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Shia V/ekf department.

?hn usual work of this department has beer
vrried out lurin' the year without any opposition
:’roT the public. It can bo assumed that, the
Shin 7akf department is a recovr.ised institution.

‘Then it-*was first formed there was much opposition
r.o it from the Shin population but its value is
now recognised and the v/ork which it carries cut
is self evident.
The financial position of the department is

as follows
Balance from 1351 Rs 10,400'-
Income from r.aterns 12,800,-
” nosuues 5,200/-
’’ hheirct 2.2CC/-
•' Sales 1 300/-
31,900/-
Expenditure on.-
; Interns 9,700/-
Hosuues 1.300/-
lood works 1,900/-
Repairs to wskfs,
mosques l. Ardens 2,4CC/-
?srchase of date*, trees 1,200/-
:t land 1,200/-
Orilling a well .. 500/-
Denartmentsl expenses 2,000/-
20,200/-
3alance outstanding, old
debts due to the dent. 15,500/-
Leases for 1353-* 29,800/.-
Property not leased mt
Remission- of leases
Peng'.&, improvements. 125 si'll. gardens were
repaired. Tr.’s v;or.\ usually consists of weeding and

dig/inf: „»*.• 'he ground end changin'? uh? position of
tk? * "cter channels which should be done every
^hree or four years to m vent the land adjacent to
the channels becoming stagnant. Hew d*4*. trees are
planted at the same time.

3340 young date trees v:?™ planted out, some
were purchased and some were obtained from the gardens

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