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Land Registrations.

Registrations during 1351 457.

Seles registered 233
cancellations 13
Gifts 21
Titles 18^
c^fr ^457)

Revenue from above Rs 5,052/-.
The revenue collected from registrations is about

Rs 3,000/- less than the previous year’s revenue, This
is partly owing to the continued decrease ;n the value
of property and also because for reasons of economy it

has been necessary to reduce the staff of this depart-
raent. There are now only two surveyors and it is
impossible to carry out as much work as was done before
when four surveyors were employed.

Apart from the registration of sales and titles,

the department submitted reports with clans on 346 land
disputes to the Bahrain and .agency Courts; this work
is unproductive of revenue but it entails considerable

time and trouble, however it would be very difficult
for the courts to deal with many of the complicated
boundary and water right cases without the plans and

reports which are provided by this department.
Land Settlement. Very little survey work has been
done during the year; the district of Shahrakhan was

mapped and the district of riadad, which was started
in 1351, was completed.
Fish Trans. 598 fish traps Y/ere registered during

the year, including renewals, Printed forms are nov/
issued for these registrations somev/hat similar to those
issued as diving licenses. The public as a whole

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