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Electricity. •4-

of various items. The Government decided not to pur­
chase this stock, owing to uncertainty in prices end
unwillingness to incur additional responsibility^as
it was inconvenient and expensive for Messrs. Callen­

ders to remove the material or to store it , an arrange­
ment was eventually made by which the Government took

it over as consignment stock hut accepting no respon-
sibility for it. It was insured by Messrs. Callenders.
The Government has already drawn on this stock to over
Es 1000/-.

Since taking over the wiring work the Government
has wired 76 houses, in about six months and the

wiring personnel has been continuously employed. The
nett profit after paying wages, material etc. etc. is
Es 1282/-. The profit has been kept very low in order

to encourage people to instal electricity which will
eventually increase revenue.
Messrs. Callenders1 standard price for wiring was

Bs 22/8 per point. The average price charged by the
Government is Bs 18/- but the charge various according
to the amount of material used.
At present the department has orders in hand suf­

ficient to employ the wiring staff for the next two
months. The wiring which has been done includes
offices, houses, shops, mosques and materns.

The Ealeeco system is used for wiring, it is lead
^covered, safe and durable, and the cheaper Y.i.r. cleat

^wiring is also available but although there is a big
difference in the price, the public unanimously insist
on the Ealeeco method.

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