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wired and some which were already wired now use lights
after dark. This new concession will he of most

benefit in the winter because in the summer it is the
custom of the people to walk outside the town in the
evenings and enjoy the air and most of the bazaar

coffee shops move out of the bazaar to positions on
the edge of the town.
Ice machine. During 1350 one of the two ice plants
bought by the Municipality from H. E. Shaikh Hamad

was dismantled and re-erected in the Power House
where it is now driven by an 15 H.P. electric motor
instead of an oil engine. Power is supplied to the

Municipality at the special rate of one anna per unit.
It was run very successfully during the summer of
1350,esd vide Municipal report. The original rate
charged remains at 8 annas per unit for light and

4 annas per unit for power.
Siring. Until 28th October all wiring was done

by Messrs. Callenders Cable and Construction Co. but
on completion of the Muharraq scheme, when the company
handed over,the Government of Bahrain took up the

wiring work. After very lengthy negociations which
finally resulted in a considerable reduction in the
prices the Government purchased from Messrs. Callenders
a supply of wiring material for Bs 8,000/- which it was

calculated would last for about six months. Over
2/3rds of this material has already been used. When
Messrs. Callenders completed their work they had a

large stock of surplus material which they wished the
Bahrain Government to buy from them. The price amount­
ed to about Es 19,000/-^ lifter lengthy correspondence

which resulted' in numerous reductions in the prioe of