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Staff:
Number of Clerks (Customs) .. 95
Number of Clerks (Food Control) 15
110
Menials :
Customs, including Guards and Crane Crew 75
Food Control 5
80
Salaries Paid :
Customs Department Rs. 2,75,571
Food Control 34,464
Total Rs. 3,10,035

Wages Paid :
Customs Department Rs. 1,04,556
Food Control 8,814
Total Rs. 1,13,370

Bills of Entry.—The total number of Bills of Entry dealt with was 28,648, an increase of 4,292 over 1370 :
Particulars arc :
Steamers 19,038
Craft 3,490
Baggage and Aircraft 6,120
Total 28,648
Shipping.—Bills : The total number of Shipping Bills dealt with during the year amounted to 48,223, an
increase of 7,375 over 1370.

STATE ENGINEER’S DEPARTMENT

(Report by Mr. D. Brammer, State Engineer)
Electricity Undertaking :
The Power Station.—A new 650 k.w. Generating Set was completed and put into com­
mission on 17th Ramadhan. This increased the total installed capacity of the station to 3,000 k.w.
Units generated amounted to 7,461,300, an increase pf 47 per cent, on the previous year,
and the supply was maintained without any major interruption.

Mains Department.—Early in the year four skilled linesmen were obtained from India in an
effort to speed up the connection of outstanding applicants for supply. The work of renewing
much of the old distribution system and the erection of new lines has proceeded steadily and the
new transmission system for Muharraq has made good progress.
The Royal Air Force Station was given a supply of 200 k.w., 67 new Street Lamps were
erected in various districts and 660 new consumers connected, bringing the total number of
consumers to 3,615. The total additional load connected was 1,175 k.w.
852 were men] U"l^e ?*** 7^9 meters were repaired and tested,
sumers complained of ^ l° reconstruclion- 26 con’
found to be inaccurate C cons“mPtlon and their meters were tested. Only five were
police 0 cases consumers tampering with meters were reported to the

1,220 applications for new electricity supplies were received and at the year end some 1,780
were still outstanding.
Accommodation in this Department is now totally inadequate and considerable extensions
will be undertaken in 1372.