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From 1929 to 1933, the cost of the surveys made by the Roads Department was as
follows :
Dollars
1929 5,117,708
1930 3 >574’448
1931 843,429
1932 759>942
1933 888,372
Total... 11,183,899
IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT.
Particulars of Irrigation Works.
I. Brief Description of the Main Works.
The following table gives the chief particulars regarding the irrigation works which
were begun or were in course of construction during 1929. In the “ Observations
column, it is stated whether the work has been completed, whether it is under construc¬
tion or whether it has been suspended.
This table also shows the works begun since 1929 and schemes for new works.
II. Principal Administrative Methods followed for the Execution of the Works and Legal
Provisions of an Exceptional or Permament Character relating to Those Works.
The studies for, and the execution of, irrigation works of general interest are carried
out by the State, through the General Directorate of Public Works (Irrigation Department),
in accordance with Irrigation Raw No. 4445- #
The above-mentioned law specifies the form in which these works are to be studied
and carried out and the method by which the beneficiaries are to refund to the State the
sums expended thereon.
Such sums must be paid back in 36^ years at the rate of 5 % interest and 1 /0 amor¬
tisation and in proportion to the area irrigated by each of the parties concerned.
Repayment starts from the fourth year after the work has been put into use.
The works are carried out by contract or by the Administration.
Contracts are placed by means of public tenders, either on inclusive terms or at
prices per unit. Previously, in 1929) contracts were based on the Cost plus Fee
system, but this was subsequently abandoned. . ’
The works executed by the Administration are carried out by staff working direct!}
under the General Directorate of Public Works (Irrigation Department).
III. Principal Methods employed for financing the Work.
The State inserts each year in the Budget Taw of the Republic the sums required
for the execution of the irrigation works carried out in accordance with Law No. 4445
mentioned above.