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                                 nllirjp and surfacing, has been abne in lahny

                                 other places, on rrior Koad, on two roaas
                                 which connect Government Koad ana rTior Koad
                                 ana on the.ralace itoad.   Unfortunately it

                                 is impossible to prevent donkeys irom using
                                 the roaas in the town ana this invariably
                                 spoils the mua surface.
                                 5.   tteciaimins ground. The vori of lining

                                 in the stagnant pools which lie opposite the
                                 municipal buiiamg msiae the government itoari
                                 has been continued. These two pieces of

                                 water whicn are an eyesore ana a danger to
                                 the public health are the property ol the
                                 Killer ana one of his sons ana there appears
                                 to be no possibility of their being filled in

                                 by the owners. Being adjacent to the fruit
                                 ana fish markets they become a dump for decaying
                                 refuse. xxbout i5uu x bo ieet of the swamp at

                                 the back of the town has been reclaimed by the
                                 municipality ana the remainder oi the water is
                                 treated with oil at regular intervals to aestroy
                                 mosquitoes.

                                 6.    Municipal Boundaries. in conjunction vdth
                                 the Bahrain retroieum uompany the government
                                  constructed a series of stone boundary pillars

                                  defining the municipal boundary., oimilar
                                   action was taken in muharruq.
                                  7.   municipal Garden.     Various improvements
                                  have been made in the municipal garden,     The

                                  houses of the wild, animals in the zoological
                                  section have been enlarged, the western part
                                  of the garden has been laid out and planted



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