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 INSTITUTE FOR THE RESTORATION OF DUBROVNIK

REPORT ON THE FULFILMENT OF THE PROGRAMME OF RESTORATION OF THE MONUMENTAL CENTRE OF DUBROVNIK AND OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN DUBROVNIK AREA, 1 9 9 8.

Introduction

The Report on the fulfillment of the 1998. Programme features the data related to  IRD only : it has not been possible to observe the conclusion by the 8th Sitting of the Commission for the Restoration of Dubrovnik of February 17, 1996. that demanded a synthetic display of the programmes carried out by the IRD, the DPCH and the Association of Friends of Dubrovnik Heritage. The reason for this is the different dissemination of funding by the Ministry of Culture in 1998, i.e. , when the funds were not  allocated jointly to the Programme as a whole,  but individually to each of the titles.

Equally, it is worth noticing that this Report will not include the usual presentation of legal issues - regretfully, in this period not one of the issues related to a definition of IRD's status has been solved, so the legal framework remains identical as in the Report adopted by the IRD's Council with the document ' Report on the Fulfillment of the Restoration Programme, 1997'. Furthermore,  it is our estimation that the situation has grown even more complicated by the fact that, after the resign of the Committee's Chairman and a secretary of the Committee not having been appointed, the Committee has gone passive altogether and has not met once in this period.

Financial Report

By the 1998. Programme of the Restoration of the Historic centre of Dubrovnik and the Monuments of Culture in the Dubrovnik area, adopted by the IRD's Council, the IRD was allocated a total of kn 8.720.000,00 by the state Budget, thru the Ministry of Culture. Subsequently, by the order of the Minister of Culture, IRD had to cease kn 100.000,00 for the restoration of the Church of Our Lady of Angles in Orebić (allocation was made directly by the Ministry), and further kn 40.000,00 for the restoration of movable monuments of culture that, by the same order, the Ministry compensated directly to the Croatian Restoration Institute.

1.1. In 1998. The Government/Ministry of Culture were transferring the funds as follows:

Apr 30
565.000,00

May 15
650.000,00

June 2
395.000,00

Aug 28
785.000,00

Sept 9
1.000.000,00

Nov 3
1.000.000,00

Dec 31
2.275.000,00

Jan 18, 99
1.000.000,00 (by a drawn bill)

This shows that the total planned is smaller for kn 435.000,00. Also, it is evident that the dynamics of transfer was incongruent to the rhythm of the realization of the programme.

1.2. Supports failed the aimed target, and because one of the donators decided for direct financing (direct refunding to the carrier - Rebuild Dubrovnik Fund); this also because of the new law by which state budget users are not allowed independent foreign currency accounts, except by an apposite permission of the Ministry of Finance. Since IRD has not been granted the said permission, the fact has greatly discouraged the donators who were not ready to convert their contributions before the works are really done.

1.3. 'Other' include the funding for the following buildings:

1. Gunduliceva poljana 1 - by Dubrovnik-Neretva County
1.577.380,74

2. Cvijete Zuzoric 2-4, by Dubrovnik City
327.136,35

Roofs - refunds for mortgage
121.107,48

2. Outlays

Plan kn
Real kn

2.1.1. Restoration of roofs
2.400.000,00
2.561.515,75

2.1.2. Transport, storage, distribution
100.000,00
189.495,95

2.1.total
2.500.000,00
2.751.011,70

2.2. Participation in restoration of war-damaged buildings

Plan kn
Real kn

2.2.1. Od Sigurate 2
500.000,00
503.660,55

2.2.2. Sv.Josipa 1
400.000.00
403.051,99

2.2.3. Od Puca 11
400.000,00
400.000,00

2.2.4. Od Puca 17-Široka 5
500.000,00
511.892,35

2.2.5. Miha Pracata 6
200.000,00
108.214,74

2.2. total
2.000.000,00
1.926.819,63

2. 3. Other sites

Plan kn
Real kn

2.3.1. Gunduliceva poljana 1
2.000.000,00
2.174.997,60

2.3.2. Preventive-protective works
Ohmucevic Villa, Slano
300.000,00
122.024,00

2.3.3 Stone facade,St.George's at Pile
200.000,00
244.500,00

2.3.4. Thermo-isolation,lights, protective works, basement of the Cathedral
100.000,00
111.568,01

2.3.5. Arch.sites & villas
200.000,00
62.729,95

2.3.6. Final arch.research in eastern centre ('Na Andriji')
100.000,00

2.3.7. Strossmayerova st
170.000,00
226.608,90

2.3.8. Jesuit Church, facade
100.000,00
514.915,72

2.3.9. Church of St.Blaise
224.500,00

2.3.10. Marojice Kaboge 2-4
300.000,00
327.136,35

2.3. Total
3.470,00,00
4.008.980,00

2.4. Documentation, research, etc.

Plan kn
Real kn

2.4.1. St.Joseph's 1
250.000,00
267.228,00

2.4.2. Široka 5 -Od Puca 17
350,000,00
442.244,00

2.4.3. Od Puca 11
150.000,00
120.413,41

2.4.4. Bishop's Palace - tender doc
350.000,00
337.892,51

2.4.5. Arch.scanning, Centre
150.000,00
214.475,52

2.4.6. GIS, Centre
180.000,00
450.000,00

2.4.7. St.George's at Pile - tenders
30.000,00
29.100,00

2.4.8. Rector's Palace, Slano - sanation documents
180.000,00
19.719,00

2.4.9. St.James' - sanation doc.s
200.000,00
18.774,40

2.4.10. Main construction project-St.Blaise's
300.000,00
218.720,00

2.4.11. Revisions, new-sit. scans, alterations by Expert Comm
270.000,00

2.4.Total
2.410.000,00
2.118.800,00

2.5. Publicity - Marketing
2.5. Total: 87.693,31

2.6. Expenditures for Commission, Council, other boards
2.6. Total: 42.449,56

GRAND TOTAL

Plan kn
Real kn

10.380.000,00
10.935.755,99


Note : IRD is VAT liable. Grand total includes 22% for VAT, and 2% for housing of war invalids, families etc. A total of kn 122.001,25 was allocated to the Ministry of Renewal and Development.

Presentation

1. Restoration of roofs

The restoration of the roofs in the historic centre was subject of the Restoration Programme, funded by the Ministry of Culture. 3.212 m2 of roofs were restored. Enclosure 1. shows the restored sites.

Parallel to the Programme, restoration was also funded by the Ministry of Renewal and Development, with IRD's expert supervision only. 1.386 m2 were restored, worth kn 1.827.370,00. Enclosure 2. shows the restored sites.

In this report period, no new roof tiles were supplied. The Programme financed the storage and distribution in Dubrovnik Port, the maintenance of the deposit at Peskarija (Old Port), clearing and loading of the rubble with an apposite ship to the approved position, washing of the wharves, separation and transportation of other waste to the waste disposal at Grabovica. Major increase of this voice was caused by recurring damages of the deposit, irresponsible intrusions by private subjects depositing household and bulky waste, by an increased quantity of rubble wasted by all other investors in the City, free of charge (this especially from the renovation of the convent of St.Claire).

2. Participation in restoration of war-damaged buildings

The Ministry of Renewal and Development took the restoration of other buildings damaged in the war, and have commenced works on the following blazed palaces and buildings: Od Sigurate 2., Sv.Josipa 1., Od Puca 11.- Široka 5., Miha Pracata 6. Works are based on the documentation made and financed by IRD. Also, by the 1998. Plan, IRD accepted to co-finance the restoration of stone elements on all the buildings, i.e. those not envisaged by the Constructional Sanation Programme of the Ministry. In that respect, IRD has taken over the relative voices of the public bidding by the Ministry, and has contracted the works (except for the palace in Miha Pracata at 6., which had been contracted already back in 1997).

3. Other sites

Gunduliceva poljana 1.

The restoration of the Ranjina Palace for the representative seat of the Dubrovnik - Neretva County has been completed. Works were financed by the County, with the funding from the Restoration Programme related to the contracts of restoration made in 1991. and interrupted by the war aggression.

Preventive / protective works in Ohmucevic Villa, Slano

Done were the works as approved by the protection service, aimed to preserve the present situation and to enable the restoration with the Dubrovacko primorje Municipality, after the project is made.

Restoration of the stone facade of St.George's Church at Pile

The facade and the roof have been greatly damaged by war, by earthquakes and by the atmosphere. For delays in negotiating and contracting of the expenditure list for the restoration of the stone facade, for the doubts on the right type of stone and the system of restoration, the works began only late last year and are still underway. The project has been approved by the relative conservationist/protection service, that also demanded a restoration supervision over the works (I.Jemo).

Thermo-isolation, lighting and protection works in the basement of the Cathedral

By the expenditure list of the Croatian Restoration Institute, organized and carried out were the works of thermic isolation preventing a major humidity condensation that impacted the finds in forms of huge drops. The works were completed under the supervision of IRD, and were reported by the Croatian Restoration Institute that carried out restoration supervision in form of a supervisor and consultant.

For insufficient funding, monitor gauges of oscillations of underground waters, humidity and air temperature, have not been installed as was initially planned. Without such data and a minimum of one-year monitoring period, the project of presentation of the finds is not possible. ( I. Jemo )

Maintenance of archaeological sites and villas

As per contract with the 'Vrtlar' Co. from earlier period, two archaeological sites in the City and three villas in Rijeka dubrovacka (suburbs) are cleaned of weeds and vegetation every year. ( I. Jemo )

Final archaeological research in the eastern part of the City ('Na Andriji')

This segment could not be done as the relative conservationist service could not provide an archaeologist, and the amount at this voice has been relocated (in agreement with the Ministry of Culture).

Strossmayerova Street

A contract on sewage and water systems in one segment of the street was signed on October 24, 1997, for the amount of kn 342.850,00. The contract also includes the hydro-isolation of the wall at # 12, damaged by the sewage drains impenetrated from the existing stone tubing that was hindered by a solid waste amassing within.

The first temporary sit-rep was checked and signed on Dec 18, 1997., for the digging works, new water and sewage pipes worth kn 171.590,00. The second sit-rep is of March 3, 1998., worth kn 45.228,00, + kn 9.950,16 of VAT ( total: kn 55.178,16). The third temporary sit-rep was signed on July 31, 1998, worth kn 25.067,71 ( kn 4.520,41 VAT including). The final situation was authorized on August 24, 1998, for the total of kn17.671,00 (of which kn 3.186,70 VAT).

The expenditures bid lists all the necessary works foreseeable before the first digging works, planning on the reconstruction of water and sewage pipes along 40m of the street, which was approved by the Dubrovnik Waterboard ('Vodovod).

Before the completion of the works, the Waterboard demanded (and carried out) the junction of the water system to the valve in Od Rupa Street, causing additional costs by the new 8 m of the street to be uncovered, the interruption of the sewage ditch, new pipes had to be laid and the street had to be restored to its original shape. All this amounted to an extra cost of kn 14.850,00+VAT (signed on July 26, 1998 as Addendum to the Contract). This exceeded the planned costs by 4.22%. The works took much longer than by the contract, for the impossibility of getting more labour power, and the co-operants took long for their own installations. For the shortage of space, digging works could engage one to two hands at one time, some more at the mounting of the 600mm tubes. Another limiting factor was the leaking sewage, causing four instead of two control valves - the sewage had to be re-connected incessantly in order to allow for the works to go on.

A particular hampering factor was the impossibility of using explosives; the stone section had to be worked by hand, which contributed to a considerable slow-down in the process.

Anyway, problems notwithstanding, one can declare that the first undertake on the sewage system of the historic centre of Dubrovnik has been completed to a full success, also as an illustration and help-reference for future works of this sort. ( P. Kukuljica ).

Facade of the Jesuit Church ( St.Ignatius)

The stone torches on the top of the facade were seriously damaged, so the first step undertaken was to demount them. After the ruined originals, new torches were made, and after the reconstruction project, a long-time missing stone cross that makes the unity with the torches, was also made. The new elements were built-in, properly anchored and varnished with protective paint. The height of the cross additionally demanded an anti-lightning protection, an issue to be still done. Bidding is underway for an accurate expenditures for a lightning rod. (I. Jemo)

Church of St. Blaise

The first stage of the restoration, organized and supervised by IRD, featured sanation and restoration works of the three damaged statues above the main facade (St.Blaise, Belief, Hope). Non-organic and organic sediments were removed, damaged parts were repaired, cracklings filled in, old metal parts were removed and replaced by stainless steel, protective coating was laid. The removal of the patina showed that the scepter and the pastoral on the statue of St. Blaise, and the cross on the statue of Belief, had originally been gold-gilt. This presents an unexpected work which is being negotiated with the Croatian Restoration Institute (whose experts constantly follow each phase of works). (I. Jemo).

Marojice Kaboge 2.-4.

Completed is the 2nd phase of the restoration. IRD is conducting the works on behalf of the City of Dubrovnik, the investor and owner of the Dubrovnik Libraries, to which the palace is assigned ( Library of Science, holdings moved out of the inappropriate premises of the Skocibuha Villa).

4. Documentation, research works, etc.

Compiling of documentation comprises facilities on which a action of sanation is planned. It often happens that during or at the end of research works additional documentation is needed (scanning, analyses of the material, studies, etc.), especially with such complex operations like with the burnt palaces, churches, the Bishop's Palace. An enlarged scope of action delays the terms and an action is completed at the end of the year or is transferred into the next, as has been the case with the church of St.James, the Rector's Palace in Slano, the church of St. Blaise et sim., with extra documentation and dues not settled within the same year.

Sv.Josipa 1.

Additional architectural scanning of the remnants in the interior, necessary for the reconstruction project; main and tender projects for the sanation have been completed. Underway is the obtaining of the construction permit. (I. Jemo).

Široka 5. - Od Puca 17 . (burnt Đordic-Maineri Palace)

Additional architectural scanning of the stairway, the stone elements of the facade and of the interiors of the whole palace. As per the decision of the Expert Counseling Commission, the main project has been enlarged to include the whole palace, not only to its burnt segment ( ca. 1/3). Additional geo-mechanical sonding of the basement, main and tender documents for the whole palace have been completed. Underway is the obtaining of the construction permit, while all other approvals have been provided. (I. Jemo ).

Od Puca 11.

Completion of the main and tender documents, underway the construction permit. (I. Jemo ).

Bishop's Palace - tender documents

The documentation-making process for the documentation was adopted in 1997, after the main project, defining the functioning of the palace and the disposition of premises, was adopted to unanimous consent of the experts and users. Four groups preceding the sanation project were defined:

specialist separates with a selection of exhibits from the fields of history, archaeology, sculpture, painting and church ceremonial items;
a project of exhibition set-up, placing of objects in apposite premises, so as to define the kind and disposition of all installations;
an analysis of the building's resistance to earthquakes, with a plan of solutions;
a programme of restoration works, describing and gauging all kind of restoration works ( ceilings, walls, stone, joinery, etc.).
Most time was engaged for the first of the phases - the specialist separates : five authors were involved, and their work was the prerogative for the next phase. Another issue was a satisfying form of collaboration with the Faculty of Public Engineering of Rome for the third stage.

Hardships notwithstanding, the 1998. saw the materialization of all that had been planned for the continuation of the document work. All separates were completed, and they defined the contents of the museum part. Complete documentation will be worked out over 1998/1999. in conjunction with the Faculty of Architecture/Institute for Architecture, Zagreb.

Detailed architectural scanning of the interiors has been completed, and computer-processed; earlier scans have been transcribed digitally, so all further documents can be handled electronically. For the scanning, the Palace was thoroughly cleaned from unusable material and waste ( with a participation in costs by Dubrovnik Diocese). More valuable pieces of furniture have been stored in the Palace's basement.

An interdisciplinary expert team of the Croatian Restoration Institute conveyed a detailed inspection and , based upon it, elaborated a programme of restoration works.

After an earlier decision of the Expert Counseling Commission, professor Croci of the Faculty of Public Engineering in Rome has made the main project of the resistance on earthquakes of the existing construction, with the suggestions for sanation (adopted by the Commission).

In 1998. location permit has been obtained for the sanation as planned.

All the elaborates and projects will serve as fundaments to the team to make the main project of the interiors, without which the main and tender projects are not possible. The main project is expected to be completed in early May, 1999., when it will be possible to request the construction permit and, based on which, tender documentation will be pursued. Restoration works can be expected to begin in mid 1999., according to the available funding. (I. Jemo)

Architectonic scanning of the historic City

The scanning has continued according to the Programme, i.e. of one block in the northern and one block in the southern part of the City. Completion foreseen: end January, 1999. Scanning is carried out after the criteria and norms set by the programme made by the IRD's expert team, including a set level of tender documents in scale 1:50, photographic documentation of stone elements, listing of population, gross and net area. The scans are also saved on floppy disks. Unscanned so far : 35%. (I. Jemo ).

GIS (Geodetic Information System) of the City of Dubrovnik

This ample project contracted in late 1997. With a participation of State Geodetic Directorate, has been completed and handed over to IRD for further peruse. The project was subsided by 50% by the Directorate. Pending is the insertion of the project into the system of State Land Registrar, that implies an authorization by the Directorate and a revision by the Faculty of Geodetic Studies in Zagreb. (I. Jemo ).

Church of St. George at Pile - project

Completed is a detailed expenditure list, with designs of the reconstruction of the damaged stone elements - the distyles, door-posts and the rose vault on the facade, and the restoration of the roof and joinery. Available funding has enabled only for the contracting for the facade, while the restoration of the roof and joinery, and the completion of the constructional restoration interrupted in a final stage by war aggression in 1991., should be planned for the next year. (I. Jemo)

Rector's Palace, Slano - restoration project

Unresolved ownership status delayed the project until the end of last year, when the main project of architecture and construction were agreed, all in consent with the owners and future users (i.e. Dubrovacko primorje Municipality, 'Atlas' Travel Agency). The project has been passed on for preliminary authorization by the Conservationist Service, Dubrovnik (conservationist directions were done by the Conservationist Chapter, Split). Main project can be completed only after the consent of the liable protection office. (I. Jemo )

Church of St. James - restoration project

By the architectural scan, contracted was the documentation for the restoration of the church. First part of the conservationist documentation had been finished, underway is the main project of construction and restoration of the facade. The sensitivity of the undertake and the major damages on the facade, required several expert examinations by the Faculty of Public Engineering, Zagreb, defining what kind of documentation is needed; the contract was so made only in late 1998. (I. Jemo )

Constructional sanation of the Church of St. Blaise - project

This could hardly be classified as a classical restoration project; it rather goes for a complex documentation evolved over different stages, from a detailed architectural-photogrammetric scanning, cost estimation and description of restoration works to the project of the sanation of the stone cornice.

The previously contracted photogrammetric scan has been completed, presenting a unique approach to the make of the documentation of the existing situation. The facade and the interiors have been scanned through a combined technique. For the abundance of details, the 1.5 scale and lost of manual scanning (for the inaccessibility of some details), the work extended over the whole year.

For the first stage of the restoration of the sculptures on the facade (St.Blaise, Belief, Hope), IRD requested an expenditure list of restoration works by the Croatian Restoration Institute, Zagreb, which then served as grounds for bidding.

The second stage should see the repairs of the heavily damaged, highly profiled and outstanding stone cornice in the eastern and western corners of the church. Several expert examinations have come to the conclusion that the damages are local, i.e. not requiring significant constructive actions over the entire building. For the cornice, in coordination with the Croatian Institute for Restoration, an expenditure list has been made with detailed descriptions of necessary works which will involve the IRD and the present contractor (Gradevinar-Quelin). It goes for a complex work of dissembling of old and mounting of new parts of the cornice, with the most decisive participation of restorers and stonemasons. (I. Jemo)

5. Publicity / Marketing

January 1998 : 'Dubrovnik', exhibition by photo-master Damir Fabijanic, Historical Museum, Krakow, Poland, in conjunction with the Embassy of Croatia.

March, 1998 : an exhibition of photographs on the restoration of Dubrovnik (one segment of the big 'Dubrovnik' set-up) at Deutsche Welle head building, Cologne, Germany; in collabration with Deutsche Welle.

July 1998 : 'Trogir and Porec - Cities of World heritage'; exhibition in Dubrovnik.

April, 1998.: In collaboration with the City of Dubrovnik, IRD participated in the 'Hymn of Peace' (planetary children's chorus, for the benefit of the protection of environment and heritage).

By the recommendation of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, IRD conducted a poll with the visitors to Dubrovnik in the high season.

Materials for possible donators were prepared (photos, expenditure lists, elaborates, clip copies).

Hamburg Bank contributed a donation of DM 20.000,00 for the sculptures on the facade of St. Ignatius' Church (transmitted thru mediation of IRD).

International Trust for Croatian Monuments contributed to the restoration of one of the quatrefoils in the cloister of the Franciscan Monastery (transmitted directly to the Monastery).

Agreements for several events were done in 1998 , i.e. for exhibitions in Estonia, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Materials are being prepared (Beta-version of the 'Restoration of Dubrovnik' video, texts, translations), to be pursued in 1999. All collaboration mainly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia and the relative Croatian embassies.

An intensive information and collaboration with the media went on in 1998., thru IRD's information on actions to the local media, and the information to the international press in Dubrovnik.

Web-pages in English were updated, including data on IRD's actions, facilities under restoration, materialized or requested donations. (D. Zvrko).

Summary

From the above, it is evident that for the Programme, the central budget has allocated an amount of kn 435.000,00 less than planned, and that the realization engaged kn 507.573,59 more than planned ( i.e. a total of 942.573,59). The difference has been covered with the income from interests, from our own resources ( supervision for the Ministry of Renewal and Development), with some cuts in current expenses, with the indemnity from the legal process with Atlas Travel Agency, with the cotization for bidding documents. Uncovered remains the total of kn 381.257,59.

The loss has been covered temporarily. IRD's suggestion to ( IRD's ) Council:

to lodge the request by the Ministry of Culture to transfer the planned total;

to consent on the coverage of the loss from the 1999. Programme, with a proportional reduction of the voices for the amount of the loss;
to consent to cover the loss from the income of sold property.
Resources - Outlays

Coordination and cooperation outlays in 1998.

Position
Plan
Real
%

Current outlays
2.460.000,00
2.145.864,42
87

a/ Staff
1.610.000,00
1.531.214,00
95

1. Payroll
1.100.000,00
1.037.558,72
96

2. Compensations
260.000,00
249.882,45
96

3. Revenue tax
250.000,00
243.773,25
97

b/ Resources outlays
850.000,00
614.650,00
72

1. Electricity,utilities
110.000,00
81.724,06
74

2. Stationery
90.000,00
55.448,72
61

3. Telecom
71.000,00
59.933,14
84

4. Expert info
100.000,00
97.315,24
97

5. Business trips
150.000,00
117.547,42
78

6. Expert education
25.000,00
37.020,23
148

7. Insurances
20.000,00
8.989,52
50

8. Rents
10.000,00
9.407,62
94

9. Maintenance

vehicles
20.000,00
18.008,53
90

equipment
50.000,00
69.822,46
140

premises
50.000,00
7.690,57
15

10. Dues for defense
4.140,01
-
-

11. Bank services
20.000,00
12.066,00
60

12. Miscellaneous
134.000,00
35.536,48
26

Note: In 1998 the Ministry of Culture allocated:

for the staff + taxes…………….kn 1.542.641,00
for outlays……………………… 737,500,00
Total……………………………….kn 2.280.141,00.
IRD's Staff

On January 1, 1998. , IRD employed 21 on full-time staff , and 1 on part-time (replacement for an employee on leave), with professional break: 1+1 unqualified, 7 qualified, 13 highly qualified.

On December 31, 1998, IRD employed 18 on staff, plus 1 part-time (replacement): 1 + 1 unqualified, 7 qualified, 10 highly qualified.

Three of the staff have left the IRD, all three public engineers. The reduction, however, did not cause significant delays to the Programme - the assignments were re-distributed, one part-time hand was engaged for the works on the church of St.Ignatius, one of the staff 's former assignments in the surroundings of Dubrovnik were redefined.

For the fact that in this period the formal status of IRD has not been defined, any assumption of new employees has been postponed and will be adapted to the new organization as defined.

Property Sale Funds

As by the 1996. and 1997. Reports, respectively, IRD's bank account has a voice on kn 1.768.770,71, the amount allocated by the Ministry of the Interior for the so-called 'substitution housing' in A. Hebranga at 31. The funds have been put on hold until the definition of IRD's status.

However, IRD has used some of those to 'bridge' the dues when the budget allocations were late. The IRD's Executive Coordination allowed to IRD to loan one part of these funds under all legality, and with a stipulation that 50% of the interests are added to the capital asset, and the remaining 50% to the IRD's Restoration Programme.

Contributions:

Mr. I. Taslaman for financial report;
Mrs. N. Brigovic for charts.
Dubrovnik, March 11, 1999.

Director
Vjekoslav Vierda, B.L.

Enclosure 1.
RESTORATION OF ROOFS - restored in 1998.
by IRD
by Ministry of renewal and Development