Page 471 - Bahrain Gov Annual Reports (I)_Neat

I r*
i V
-2- 469

gardens already under cultivation,
Structural repairs were carries out in
120 no.j.;uo3 in 11 villages, the repairs in
most c?ses consisted of re-roofing and repnir-

inr .v?Us doors and- wir.dows.
Purchases. Eleven small gardens end plots
o? cultivation were purchased by the department.
In some cases shares in property are wakf and
the remaining shares are privately owned, In

such cases it is The -practice of the department
to buy out the private owners if such action
appears to be wise.
Sales. 7ith The remission of the Shia

c/.aady four sales were made by the department,
two pieces of oren ground were sold and two
gardens. The orices obtained were very high,
as the T-nrchasers required them tc consolidate
their other noidinws. The purchase price

was spent *Mon buying new gardens in place
of the ones which were sold.
General. During the year it was found

That one of the members of the council was
using his position on the council to acquire
money irjunsuitable way ; he resigned and
an election tos held in the usual way for the

purpose of appointing a new member, There
was some slight agitation during the election
organised by the retiring member.