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A profit was made and e longer rur. than usual was
sustained, from 15th Huharrsm until 11 th He jab,

owing to the age of the plant, v.hich is 15 years
old, it was necessary to purchase o number of
spare parts etc. The municipal council do not
appreciate the necessity for this and are inclined

to consider such expenditure as unnecessary.
7. Consumption of units. as in 1351 the
units were not in proportion to the number of
extra points connected owing to the increasing use

of low wattage Japanese lamps by the Arab consumers.
It is difficult in such times as these to deter the
public from using cheap lamps but their use results
in a reduction in the revenue from consumption.

The Japanese lamps are marked as low as 5 watts.
Usually under tesxs these lamps take a good deal
more but in any case they consume much less than
the lowest wattage lamps used for ordinary lighting,

which are 25 watts; these cheap Japanese lamps
give very little light but their cheapness appears
to outweigh their effectiveness in the eyes of the
public
8. Japanese wiring material. Owing to its
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dangerous nature the import of Japanese wiring
material has been forbidden. It was reported on
very adversely by the State Engineer as being
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liable to cause fire by. fusing.
I 9. Refrigerators. The Bahrain Electric
Supply department has now obtained the sole agency
for International General Electric Company’s refri­

gerators. The majority of the machines installed
in Bahrain are of this make and standardisation is
advisable from the point of view of maintenance and

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