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successful if sown in the ground, not in tubs or
boxes.
A number of tree seeds.were sown but only acacia
eucalyptus and parkinsonia germinated. These have
now been transplanted and are growing well.

The water supply is at present inadequate for

irrigating the whole garden and the drain which
carries water from an adjacent mosque through the
garden to the main sewer has caused much trouble by
constantly becoming blocked.
Sanayan garden. Sanayan, which is H. B. Shaikh

Hamad’s own property, was previously leased to some
local Bahama who were ejected because they failed

to pay their rent. It was in bad condition, the
irrigation channels were choked by rubbish and leaves
and hundreds of loz trees, which yielded an almost

worthless harvest, had been allowed to grow up
among the date trees killing many of the young palms
and keeping the sun off others although it is well

known that date trees do not thrive without sun.
During the previous year a number of the date trees
were manures, as is done in Iraq, but this year for

economical reasons no more manuring has been done#
Almost all the loz trees have been cut down and have
been sawn up to a saleable size, which is slow and

expensive work as only small handsaws are used. The
wood is now being sold, by degrees, to the public
and also to the Police force who are purchasing from

Sanayan instead of from the rations contractor, This
wood should in time produce three or four thousand
rupees as it includes quantities of pieces which are