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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [‎212r] (21/72)

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 Indian pearl merchant Mr. Gendmal visited Bahrain early in the season and made big pur
chases ; after he left Shaikh Abdul Jalil, agent of Shaikh Mustafa bin Abdullatif of Bombay and Haji
Sulaiman bin Isa of Kuwait arrived and pearls were bought by them and by local merchants.
According to the usual method of calculation the value of the catch, as sold from the boats,
was Rs. 8,09,000, last year it was estimated at Rs. 5,15,000. The value of the pearls when exported
from Bahrain would be considerably higher.
The advances for 1360 were as follows :—
Diver. Puller.
Tesqam ..
.. Rs. 20/-
Rs. 15/-
Selaf
20/-
15/-
Kharjieh ..
•. „ 15/-
15/-
55
45
These amounts were slightly lower than in the previous season. At the annual meeting which is held
by the government before the diving season to decide upon the advances many of the leading merchants
threatened to go out of business unless a reduction in advances was approved. This attitude shows
how much the whole pearling industry has altered, in the past it was the government which argued
against the high advances which used to be given by nakhudas to their divers in order to put them
and keep them in debt.
POLICE AND PUBLIC SECURITY.
Strength. The strength of the State Police at the end of the year was as follows :—
Superintendent .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 1
Sub-Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Head Havildars Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 2
Havildars Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
Naiks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
Lance Naiks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
Men .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 282
336
During the year g men were discharged and four were dismissed. Followers, including cooks,
launch crew, syces, tailors, etc., amounted to 37.
The strength of the Special Police at the end of the year was 146 and the natur strength was
165. The total number of armed trained men paid by the government (police and naturs) was 645.
There was no recruiting for the State Police but 9 men were enlisted to replace members of the Special
Police who were discharged.
Routine. The usual guards and posts were maintained, no N.C.O.s and men of the State
Police and 52 naturs were employed on these duties which included Manamah and Muharraq town
police. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Palace guards, traffic and night patrols and posts at Hawar and elsewhere.
All men who were due leave were given leave during the year. The leave position, which
had become complicated owing to cancellation of all leave last year, was adjusted. The average
number of men on leave during the year was 56. Almost all of them remained in Bahrain and were
available for an emergency at a few hours' notice.
The annual musketry course was carried out during the year and every section of the State
Police took part in it. The section which won the musketry shield, which is competed for annually,
made an average score of 76.4%. Five men obtained scores of over 93% and eight men scored over
88%. The shooting, on the whole, was better than last year though some men who were previously
good shots obtained poor scores. Musketry and machine gun courses were fired at the Safra range
where a new building was constructed, mostly by prison labour, consisting of a long barrack room
and verandah and a smaller room which accommodated the firing parties.
Mounted patrols, horses and camels, were maintained throughout the year, half of the horse
section was stationed at Budeya and half of the camel section at Jaw, from these centres and also
from Manamah patrols were carried out by day and by night. The camel section at Jaw occupied

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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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English in Latin script
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