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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [210v] (18/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The bridge is free for pedestrians. Before it was opened the average number of people who
walked along the causeway was 200 daily, since it was opened about 2,500 people cross from one side
to the other, on foot. Cars are charged at the following rates, according to their size, irrespective of
the number of passengers.
Passenger cars 2 annas P er tri P-
Taxis .. .. - • - • • • ■ • • • • • 3 "
Buses and lorries not exceeding one ton .. . • • • 4 "
Buses and lorries exceeding one ton but not exceeding 5 tons 0 ,,
Bicycles .. . • • • • • • • • • * • 2 »»
The bridge is open for sea traffic for an hour in the morning and an hour at night if there are
boats wishing to go through. The bridge is opened at other times, by special arrangement, on payment
of a fee. Tickets are sold at the two toll houses at each end of the causeway and can be bought in
books. It is expected that the income from toll fees will amount to Rs. 30,000 per annum and that
the cost of labour on the bridge, upkeep, etc., has been estimated at Rs. 12,000 per annum. The life
of the bridge is considered to be 50 years.
If the cost of the bridge is taken to be Rs. 4,00,000 and interest on capital allowed for at the
rate of 3% (Rs. 12,000 per annum) it would appear that revenue and expenditure would about balance
and after about 33 years a sinking fund would be accumulated sufficient to replace the existing bridge
when necessary.
It is possible that in future the bridge tolls will be farmed out.
PEARL INDUSTRY.
The results of the diving season were considerably better than they have been for many years.
Contrary to general expectation the price of pearls showed a big increase over prices during recent
years which was entirely due to the brisk activity in the Indian market where pearls were sold for
comparatively high prices. It appears that owing to the war many people in India invested money
in pearls in the same way as they did during the Great War. Another factor which perhaps contri
buted to the improvement in the pearl market was the cessation of the import of cultured pearls into
India from Japan. Any permanent measures directed against the Japanese cultured pearl trade will
be of lasting benefit to the majority of the people of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
who depend so greatly on the
diving industry. The present improvement in pearl prices, which can almost be described as a boom,
cannot be assumed to be lasting because the Indian market will only absorb a limited quantity of
pearls and all other markets are likely to remain closed for the duration of the war.
The number of boats which went out diving from Bahrain was 222 ; last year there \vere only
191. About 8,000 men were employed in the boats as divers and pullers. In the days when the
diving industry was at its height, over 30,000 men from Bahrain worked in the boats every season
and though the season only lasts 4-5 months the divers usually made sufficient money to support
themselves and their families during the off season.
The 1360 catch was better in quantity and quality than last year though few large pearls were
found. The highest price paid for one pearl was Rs. 6,000 (weighing 90 chows), another pearl in the
catch of the same boat was sold for Rs. 2,000. A diver's share in this boat was Rs. 222 and a puller's
share was Rs. 148.
The government diving clerks dealt with the accounts of 155 boats, of these only 5 failed to
make a profit. On an average a diver made Rs. 104 and a puller Rs. 68 on the season.
Prices in the Bahrain market started higher than last year and rose steadily until the end of the
season when they were 50 per cent higher than in 1359. Golwa, Na'am and Badla pearls showed the
greatest increase in prices.
Prices; Opening prices. Closing prices.
Sherin Rs. 40/- to Rs. 45/- Rs. 70/- to Rs. 90/-
Golwa .. .. •• •• •• ®/ - " " I0 / _ " " " 20
Na'am .. .. .. • • • • >> *3/~ >> >> J 5/~ >> 2 5/~ »> >> 3 (> /~
Badla 2/- „ „ 3/- » 5/- ih
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1360 AH (1941-1942) and gives te details of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Bahrain State and contains notes on the activities of the various Government departments, as well as the budget 1361 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An Index appears on folio 204r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated June 1942 (folio 205).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1360 (folio 206r);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207r);
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207v);
- Notes on Revenue 1357 (folio 208r);
- Notes on Expenditure 1357 (folios 208r-209r): Public Works, Hospitals, Police Married Quarters, Fort Jail Yard, Manamah Police Station, Technical School, Bridge Approaches and Buildings, Manamah Palace, Muharraq Sea Road, Budeya Garden, Kozabia Bungalow (leased to the Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ), Cattle Sheds, Land Department Office and Adviserate, Maintenance of Roads, Upkeep of Government Buildings;
- Reserve Fund (folios 209r-209v);
- The Manamah Muharraq Bridge (folios 209v-210v);
- Pearl Industry (folios 210v-212r);
- Police and Public Security (folios 212r-213r): Strength, Routine, Jail, Muharraq Police Station, Duties, Public Security, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Court 1360, and List of Police Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court During 1360;
- Public Health (folios 213r-218v): Out-patients, In-Patients, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Vaccinations, Laboratory, Anaesthetics, The dispensaries, The Police, The schools, Anti-Malaria Measures (Chief results of anti-malarial work in 1360, Special Schemes, Propaganda), Air Raid Precautions, Statistic of Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries for Year 1360, Predominating Male Outpatient Diseases 1360, Summary Results of Treatment of Male In-Patients 1360, Bahrain Government Hospital Female Side 1360, Major Operations, Male Dispensary Statistics, Laboratory Results, Women's Dispensaries Showing Predominating Diseases, Total Number of Deliveries 1360, The Police, and The Matron's Report;
- Land Registration Department (folio 219r);
- Judicial Department (folios 219r-219v): The Bahrain Courts, Shara [Sharia] Courts, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], and Appeal Courts;
- Manamah Municipality (folios 219v-220r);
- Muharraq Municipality (folio 220r);
- Shia Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 220r);
- Education (folios 220r-222r): Government Boys' Schools, Government Girls' Schools, and The Technical School (Report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal of the School);
- Minors Department (folio 222r);
- Agriculture (folio 222v);
- Passport Department (folio 222v);
- Price Control (folio 223r);
- State Engineer's Department (folios 223r-224v): Electricity, Wiring Contracts, Mains Extension, Air Conditioning, Continuity of Supply, Financial Position, Electricity Charges, Prospecrs for 1361, Telephones, Transport Department, Fire Section, Traffic Section, Oil Royalty and Government Inspection, Financial Position, General (Anti-Malaria Campaign, Manamah-Muharraq Swing Bridge, and Staff;
- Bahrain Electric Supply (folios 225r-231r): Statement of energy generated, sold, etc., Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Load Revenue Curve 1359, and Load Revenue Curve 1360;
- Oil Gauging (folios 229r-230r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1940 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1941;
- Customs Department, report for the year 1360 by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 231v-235r);
- Budget 1361 (folios 235v-236v): Notes on Revenue and Notes on Expenditure.
Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 211: 'Manamah-Muharraq Bridge', 'The Bridge open for water traffic', and 'Bridge Head and Toll House'.
On folio 236v there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 222v)
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (35 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 204r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 202-237.
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- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)'
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- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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