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forms are used for receipts, leases and agree­
ments and correspond to revenue 3tar.ps bjjt they

are of one denomination.
6. Sitrah Fish traps. The disagreement
between the Bahrain Petroleum Company and trie
owners of fish traps which are said to be

damaged by the pier at Sitruh was finally
settled by mediation. A number of meetings
were held in tte Bahrain government office and
eventually the company agreed to reduce the end

of the pier and to pay a full year's rent to
all trap owners, The owners agreed to thi3
formula, and the dispute which has lasted for
about two years, has finally been settled.
7. Bublie 7/orks. ■ Manamah-Meharaq road.

Cost Hs 30,500/-. Great progress has been made
during the year on the Jea-road and employment
was provided for numbers of Bahrain subjects who

were without work. It is now possible to drive
a car along the sea road to a distance of about
700 yards from the Manamah end to a point where
one section of the ro d has been entirely com-
pieted with parapet etc. It is difficult to

describe exactly what construction has been
completed during the year but it is very clearly
illustrated by three photographs taken from the
air through the courtesy of the Officer Command­
!
ing, No. £03 Squadron, Royal Air tforce, Bus rah.
I hope to obtain copies of the photographs to
illustrate this report.
8. Plans and blue prints of a ferry
;
capable of carrying motor cars were obtained from
the Port Director of Busrah and also from Baghdad.
The 'Iraq government were asked whether they could