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the various courte..-
1. The Eahrain Court, (The Adviser and
Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad, eldest
son of Shaikh Hamad)
2. Petty Court. (The Assistant Adviser
and a shaikh of the ruling family
and a "Persian notable on behalf
of the Political Agency.

3. The Shia and Sunni Shara Courts.
4. The Diving Court.

Item IV. A municipality has now been
instituted in Maharaq on the same lines as the
one in Manama and the Government contributes
Ho. 2000/- monthly towards its expenditure.

B. VIII. Two lacs have been 3et aside
for the contemplated installation of Electric
and
Light aSP/tY.e proposed read between Maharaq and
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Manama. A Reserve Fund is'being started by setting
aside two lacs. Previously the State had no

Reserve Fund.

Item XIII. A quarter of a lac has been
set aside for agriculture, The digging of a well
in the centre of the island was contemplated but as
many of the present wells,constructed at very great
expense^are rapidly drying up, this expenditure
is doubtful.

The recurrent annual expenditure corresponds

almost exactly to the estimated annual revenue.
The assets on hand from 1345 have been allocated to
the reserve and to the various extra-ordinary
public works etc.

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