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qr.*ill shops have been wired on the cheaper system
30 possibly local feeling i? changing.
4. Bakhir system. A complete lighting

syster. and two Kolar lighting 3ets were installed
bv zhe department at Kis Excellency Shaikh Hamad’s
country palace at Sakhir. This installation was
paid for by the Bahrain Petroleum Company who
presented it to His Excellency,

5. Telephone system. The use of telephones
in T&nanah has become increasingly popular and ten
more subscribers have been added during the year,

four more applications ha7e now been received
raking a total of 30 which is the full capacity
of the exchange. The .uestion of obtaining another
25 line exchange is under consideration but it is
unlikely that this will be Purchased until after

six months and then only if sufficient applications
are received to justify its installation.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company have a telephone
system at their camp connecting the wells and this

will shortly have 26 lines, The company wishes
to run a line into Menemah to connect up to the
government exchange; an arrangement is being con­
sidered which should be advantageous to both parties.

It would be very useful if a line could be
carried over to !.!uharra<£ but the cost of this would
be expensive owing to a need for a submarine cable
across the deep water channel,at present, for fin-

accial reasons,it cannot be installed.
6. Municipal Ice plant. The municipal ice
plant, which is inside the power house, was run
successfully by the staff of the power house during 1352.