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{iv) At the end of the year the Company’s employees numbered as
follows:—
British .
Americans
British Indians
Bahrainis
Others
224
90
422
1,596
286
(v) Roughly 5,000 barrels of oil daUy £r e mw ^emg fought barges
foTetfined in X Bahrain Petroleum Company’s Refinery.
The following refined products are being exported .
Ethylized Gasoline
Straight Gasoline
Kerosene
Diesel Oil
Fuel Oil
Shipments are chiefly to India, South Africa and Australia.
P /vi) Construction is still continuing, though on a reduced scale. Hans
have been approved for the installation of a polymerization plant in 1939.
Living and recreational facilities have been considerably improved
Zi) Mr. F. A. Davies representing the Bahrain Petroleum Company
^Srom/vtkf^ B^hr^foi th^purposc of negotiations for the Un-
7 Agriculture.—Tne agricultural expert lent to the Bahram Govern
ment bv the Government of India spent two months (from the 5th Marc r
to the 14th May 1938) in Bahrain surveying possibilities of agriculture, but
It the time of writing his report is still awaited-with much diminished
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o Customs The customs revenue amounted to Rs. 11,58,547 during
the year as compared with Rs. 10,27,154 during 1937. Of this amount
transit duty on shipments to the mainland and other parts amounted to
Rs. 2,19,942 as compared with Rs. 1,08,561 during the previous year.
9. Municipalities. — Manama. —Experiments in constructing a section
of metalled road were begun towards the close of the year. A new road was
opened from Suk al Araba’ to Barrett street.
Muharraq. —Work was begun at the end of the year on the sea road
from Muharraq to Busaitin.
10. Public Works. —A dispensary and out-patients building, with a flat
for the State Medical Officer, were nearing completion at the end of the year.
Work was also begun on the new State Hospital.
A P. W. D. shed was completed, and also 12 married quarters for Police
Non-Commissioned Officers at the Fort.
Towards the end of the year, the extension of the Customs pier to reach
deep water, where dhows can unload at all tides, was begun.
11. Electric Department. —A new 300 kilowatt generating set was
installed during the year to deal with extra load.
The Municipal ice plant operated throughout the summer, but is still
inadequate to supply local demands.
12. Education —
Number of schools on the 1st January 1938
Schools opened during the year
Schools closed during the year
Students on rolls on the 1st January 1938
Students on rolls on the 3Lst December 1938
Teachers on the 1st January 1938 .
Teachers on the 31st December 1938
10
Nil.
Nil
1,113
1,317
42
45
In the spring of the year, a new wing for teaching engineering and welding
work was added to the Bahrain Government Technical School.