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opposito the ..dviserate, n continuation of the
rood liortu and South through the tov/n, and also

to continue the inner sea road to a junction
vvith Government r.oad. The government garages
were removed and the remaining two plots of land
were walled in.

4. Taxi stand. Owing to new buildings on the
property of Khan Saheb Yusuf Kenco it was neces­
sary to abandon the taxi stand, a tumble down
structure of wood and matting on the North-East
of the Police Station. a new one was built in

the centre of the open space opposite the Custom
nouse. The roof is of corrugated iron on wooden
pillars and the building is 100 feet long and

15 feet "ice. The position of the taxi -tand
is convenient as ir is at the r.ee cf the
Pier, in “h'.- th® See Bond and near the
telephone •'•/.change.
5. Nunicical garden. The wat•' channels in

the garden have been cleaned out and repaired /nd
in some cases built with cement. The western
half cf Ahe garden is being planted with trees and
shrubs which are irrigated from a new tank connected

by a pipe to the artesian well at Kasjid Al-Khawaja.
The drain from the gardendown to the sea has been
re-roofed and doors have been built atintervals
to enable repairs to be carried out inside the

drain without the necessity of opening up the whole
roof.
The railings and doors round the garden were
painted.

The municipal garden is used more every year
by the people cf the town who frequent it in crowds