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Bahrain Electric Supply.

Economic depression continues to afreet the
revenue of this department. Owing to the conti­

nued depression the number of wiring carders which

we re received were less then was expected when last
yearTs annual report was written, The revenue
from sale of energy would have been greater, if many
of the public, for reasons of economy, had not

substituted their 40 or 60 watt lamps for 5 watt
lamps made in Germany and Japan.

However in spite of these circumstances there
is an increase of ns 5,000/- in the revenue from
sale of energy during 1351 and the profits from
wiring, in spite of a reduction in the cost per

point, are only about Rs 600/- less than during the
previous year.

Running costs in 1350 amounted to Ks 37,300/-
approxiraately and in 1351 to Rs 38,000/- approximately
not including depreciation which amounted to Rs 22,4737-
in 1350 and Rs 20,796/-, in 1351.

During 1351 the actual loss, apart from depre­
ciation, was Es 5,600/- approximately, but this amount

includes, in the expenditure, Rs 2,704/- being the
payment for insurance of the machinery, and also
about Rs 1,200/- paid to the Customs department in
dues on material imported.

It was found at the end of the year that outstand­
ing debts owing to the department amounted to Rs 7,246/-.

The department found it increasingly difficult to col­
lect the amounts from nearly 400 different houses and
hhops in !.!anaraah 8nd LRiharraq. In many cases the