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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1362 (January 1943 - December 1943)' [‎284r] (17/72)

The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1944. 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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Rations. The Military authorities in Iraq also supplied the State Police and Special Police
with a large proportion of the dry rations which were used including rice. Rice was enjoyed by the
Police throughout the year while the civil population were unable to obtain rice. The arrangements
for obtaining rations and uniforms were made through the Defence Officer in the Persian
Gulf. Monthly rations for State Police and Special Police included the following items :—
lbs.
01.
Firewood ..
60
0
Rice
22
8
Flour
22
8
Meat
2
4
Ghee
3
12
Mong Dhall
1
14
Gram Dhall
1
14
Onions
1
8
Salt
1
61
Spices mixed
0
6
Soda
0
1
Garlic
0
i
Vegetable .. .. .. Costing about 7J annas
Police Pay. Owing to the increased cost of living and the high wages obtainable in Bahrain
which attracted the Police to leave their service in order to obtain employment elsewhere it became
necessary to improve the conditions of service. Until 1362 the basic pay of a Policeman was Rs. 25
per month, after two years' service, provided that he passed the musketry test, he received an allowance
of Rs. 3 per month, he also received a clothing allowance of Rs. 3 per month most of which was spent
upon replacing items of renewable uniform. In 1362 the basic pay was increased to Rs. 27-8 and
all clothing was made a free issue so that the clothing allowance was enjoyed without an}- deductions.
An arrangement was made in the case of the Special Police at the Oil Field by which they were given
a free return bus pass to Manama once every week. The Naturs, who receive no rations, were granted
a war allowance of I2i per cent which increased their pay from Rs. 25 per month to Rs. 28-8 per
month. The cost to the State of a Policeman in 1362, including pay, rations and uniforms but not
including accommodation, water, lighting, etc., was approximately Rs. 54 per month.
Jail. In the past prisoners were housed in a yard in the Fort which contained cells along
one of the walls. Long term prisoners only were sent to Jida Island. Prisoners from the Fort were
sent to work in various parts of the town in charge of Police. Opportunities existed, and
were frequently taken, of escaping and of communicating with friends. The arrangement was
unsatisfactory for disciplinary, sanitary and political reasons. During 1362 the new jail in Jida was
completed and all prisoners sentenced to a month's imprisonment, or longer, were transferred there.
Prisoners attending hospital or serving for less than one month or not sentenced to labour were retained
in the Fort. The new jail consists of one large well ventilated barrack room, built against the face of
one of the old stone quarries with suitable sanitary arrangements. In addition there is a Police
guardroom, a store and a kitchen and on the cliff immediately above the jail a barrack room for the
Police from which there is a view over the sea in all directions. The prisoners are employed on stone
cutting, cultivating a garden and in building a pier at Budeya which is being constructed of stone
from the ruined houses.
Crime. There was only a small increase in the total number of cases presented by the Police in
the courts but there was an increase of 50 per cent over 1361 in the number of theft cases. Out of 342
thefts which were reported to the Police 162 were not detected, 28 were not investigated and convictions
were obtained in 152 cases. Most of the thefts were from shops and houses in Manama or from the
Bahrain Petroleum Company. During the year various epidemics of stealing occurred which ceased
when persons were convicted and severely punished for the prevalent type of crime. There was an
outbreak of bicycle thefts and thefts from cars. Most of the convicted thieves were boys or youths
usually with previous convictions. In these cases the Bahrain Court punished the offenders by caning

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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1362 AH (1943) and gives the 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 1363 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 278r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folio 279).

The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:

  • Budget 1362 (folios 280r-281v): Revenue, Expenditure, Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for year 1362, and Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for year 1362;
  • The Diving Industry (folios 282r-282v);
  • Police and Public Security (folios 282v-284v): Strength, Duties, Uniform and Equipment, Rations, Police Pay, Jail, Crime, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1362, 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 1362;
  • Public Health, report by Dr R H B Snow, State Medical Officer (folios 285r-290r): Bahrain Government Hospital (Male Statistics 1943, Short Notes on Statistics, Chief Out-Patients Diseases, Predominating Out-Patients' Diseases (Men), Male In-Patients, Male In-Patients, Bahrain Government Isolation Hospital, Total Male In-Patients, Results of Treatment, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Laboratory and X-Ray Statistics, Bahrain Government Dispensaries, and Comparative Incidence of Predominating Diseases Hospital and Outlaying Dispensaries), Women's Hospital and Dispensaries report by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (In-Patients Diseases Treated, Out-Patients Treated, Details of Obstetric Cases, Operations, Women's Dispensaries, Summary of Diseases Treated, Medical Work in the Girls Schools), and Matron's Report;
  • Land Registration Department (folio 290r-290v);
  • Judicial (folio 290v): Bahrain Courts;
  • Municipalities (folios 290v-291v): Manamah Municipality and Muharraq Municipality;
  • Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 291v);
  • Education (folios 291v-295v): Boys' Schools report by F J Wakelin, Director of Education (School Statistics, Staff, The Secondary School, The Hostel, Village Schools, English Teaching, Medical, Equipment, British Council Assistance, Public Library, Clubs, School Plays, Games, Recruitment by the Oil Company, and Finance), Girls' School, and The Technical School report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal (Students, Staff, and Scheme of Training);
  • Minors Department (folios 295v-296r);
  • Agriculture (folio 296r);
  • Passport Department (folio 296r-296v);
  • Food Control (folios 296v-297v);
  • State Engineer's Department, report by Mr W B Steele, State Engineer (folios 298r-302r): Statement of Energy generated, sold, etc., Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Load and Revenue Curve 1361, and Load and Revenue Curve 1362;
  • Oil Gauging (folios 303r-304r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1942 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1943;
  • Customs Department, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 305r-308r);
  • General (folio 308r): Investiture, Presentation of Guns, Distinguished Visitors (including Lord Wavell, the Viceroy Designate, Lord Linlithgow, Governor-General and Viceroy of India, Amirs Khalid and Mahomed [Muḥammad], sons of His Majesty King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]), Customs Directorate, Poor Relief Measures, Race Meeting, Sunni Kadhis [qādis], Obituary of Shaikh Mohamed bin Ali Al Khalifah [Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah];
  • Note on Budget 1363 (folios 309r-310r);
  • Budget 1363 (f. 308r).

Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:

  • Folio 283: 'Jail and Police quarters, Juda Island'.

On folio 310r there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 305r).

Extent and format
1 volume (35 folios)
Arrangement

This file contains an index (folio 278r) which references pages of the report.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: Folios 276-311.

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English in Latin script
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