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*Thc total expenditure on Boys’ schools, including the hostel, but not the Technical School, was
Rs. 7,27,300, which was made up as follows:—
Salaries, etc. .. Rs. 4,88,000
Books, Equipment and Furniture 46.100
Hostel 43,400
Transport 24,800
Rents .. .. 38.600
Higher Education .. 47.600
Miscellaneous 28.100
Religious Schools 10,700
Rs. 7,27,300

GIRLS’ SCHOOLS

(From the report of Mrs. C. D. Bclgravc, Directress of Female Education.)
No new schools were opened during the year. The work in Muharraq (Khadijah al Kubra) and
Rafaa schools was much handicapped by the two new Lebanese Headmistresses who proved very unsatis­
factory and were eventually dismissed. During their time as Headmistresses the number of students in
their schools dropped very considerably, but since opening after the summer holidays the numbers have
again increased. Muharraq School (Khadijah al Kubra) is now full. The Headmistress of Zahra School
left at the end of the year and was replaced by another Lebanese. Two of the Lebanese assistant teachers of
last year were appointed as Headmistresses of Hedd and Rafaa schools and seem to be settling down well
and doing good work. With the local staff there is always the same trouble, as soon as they have had
enough experience to be useful they marry and a start has to be made with new material.
A British Nursing Sister was appointed by the Medical Department to work entirely in the Girls
schools and visited one of the schools each day.

The usual Needlework Exhibition was held at the Kozabia Palace and the standard of work was
high. This year for the first time the Boys’ Education Department held an Exhibition of Handicrafts at
the same time in another part of the building.
It has again been difficult to obtain text books. They come from Egypt and there have been
currency difficulties. It is a great handicap to a teacher, especially an inexperienced one, to have to
struggle along with only one or two books in a class of twenty-five. It is hoped that supplies of books
will arrive during this year.
The staff on the whole have backed the Department loyally and the parents are much more
co-operative than they were. The children appear to be better nourished and better dressed than they
have been before and they are certainly cleaner. Conditions are worst in Rafaa, where there is no excuse
as everybody there works at the Oil Company and earns money.