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and a corresponding increase in the revenue
from this source. .

Sales registered 354
Titles registered 154
Gifts " 12
Wakf property 17 (free)
537

In the previous year total number of re^is-
trations was 440.
Revenue 1352 Rs 4,010/-
n 1353 6,780/-

Increase Its 2,770/-
4. Purchase cf land by British Government.
The purchase of three large areas of land by the
British government fron the government of Bahrain

was completed at the 'beginning of the year, This
transaction was complicated as the 3ahrain govern*8-
sent had to buy out the private owners of property
within the three areas and the time available for

settling the natter was very short, The private
owners were paid more than the real value of their
properties and they were also given grants of land

in other areas by the Bahrain -overament. It was
necessary to take this action \r\ order to prevent
a Huuoer of people considering that they had been
badly treated.

?oyr hundred fish trap licenses were renewed dur**
ing the year but ebout three hundred owners hfcve
failed to renew their licenses#
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— Revenue from ground rents and sales of email
pieces of ground, usually blank alleys or corners,
amounted to 3s fc,l6l/*f
Nearly 13,000 government forms were sold

producing a revenue of ^ 1,600/-, These forms

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