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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1363 (January 1944 - December 1944)' [‎319v] (16/76)

The record is made up of 1 volume (37 folios). It was created in 1945. 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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outpost duties, guard duties and patrols. The following permanent duties were undertaken by
the State Police and the Natur Force :—
State Police.
Manama Police Station
Muharraq Police Station
Manama night patrol
Muharraq night patrol
Shaikh Hamad Bridge
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Guard
His Highness's Guard
Traffic Control
Hedd Police Station ,.
Jida Jail
Jaw
Budeya
Cable and Wireless
Manama Customs Pier
Naturs.
26
Hawar Island
14
Sitra
32
Cable and Wireless
8
Swaifia
13
Suk al Khamis
4
A'ali ..
5
Safra
12
Nasfah
7
Hedd ..
12
Galali ..
4
Om al Shajar
5
Halat al Naim
3
R.A.F. Rest House
14
Aerodrome
159
6
4
4
4
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
7
22
64
1 he camel section and the mounted police patrolled the coast and the country from posts
at Budeya, Jaw and Zellaq in addition to mounted night patrols on Muharraq Island.
About 50 per cent, of the State Police took leave during the year, one month's pay in lieu
of leave was granted to men who had over three months leave to their credit, in most cases men
who were due three months leave took a month's pay and two months leave. For some time after
the beginning of the war all leave had been cancelled which resulted in many of the Police accumulating
long periods of leave. Daily routine parades were held at the Fort and there was one musketry
course for recruits and for men who had previously failed. Owing to the shortage of men caused
by other duties it was not possible for every Policeman to fire on the range during the year. Dry
rations, rice, flour, ghee and dhall, were supplied to the Police, on payment, by the British Army,
other rations were bought through a local contractor. The Military Authorities also sold to the
State Police durries, blankets, murzi cloth, khaki caps and socks, some other general clothing stores
were purchased in India.
Many of the Police and Naturs were originally pearl divers and were indebted to their Nakhudas
and in some cases they owed large sums. Every enlisted diver pays Rs .50 per annum to his Nakhuda
on account of divmg debts. During 1363 over Rs .4,000 was recovered from the Police and Naturs
and refunded to Nakhudas, during the year 21 men discharged their obligations to their Nakhudas.
Among the various duties dealt with by the Police were checking car registrations, radio
licenses, issuing permits for drummers and dancers who attend weddings and other occasions and
issuing permits for visits to Nebi Salih island.
Jail. During the year 221 persons were admitted to prison and 228 prisoners were released.
The number is small in comparison to the population which is now probably in the neighbourhood
of 100,000. Many of the prisoners were inveterate offenders who spend most of their lives in and
out of jail. One prisoner died during the year and one execution was carried out. Capital sentences
are dealt with by shooting, executions take place in public in front of the Fort, the State Police provide
a firing squad. The prisoners at Jida jail worked during the year on the construction of a pier at
Budeya, putting new ground under cultivation in the Government garden and weaving sailcloth
and the material for the prisoner's clothes. Five hand looms were set up in a barasti building close
to the jail and long term prisoners were taught to weave. It is hoped that this prison industry will
develop, at the end of the year experiments were made in weaving durries with coloured patterns.

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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1363 AH (1944) 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 1364 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An Index appears on on folio 314r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folios 314v-315r).

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

  • Budget 1363 (folio 316r);
  • Revenue and Expenditure (folios 315v, 317r-317v);
  • The Diving Industry (folio 318r-318v);
  • Police and Public Security (folios 319r-320v): State Police, Special Police, Naturs, Police Pay, Duties and Administration, Jail, Promotions, Law and Order, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1363, and List of Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Courts 1363;
  • Public Health (folios 321r-326r): 'Bahrain Government Public Health Report, 1363-1944' by Dr R H B Snow, Senior Medical Officer (Bahrain Government Hospital, Short Notes on the Statistics, Predominating Male-Out Patient Diseases, Predominating Police Out-Patient Diseases, Male In-Patients, Isolation Hospital, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Laboratory, X-Rays, Bahrain Government Dispensaries, and The Future of Dispensaries and Public Health), Female Statistics, report by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (Out-Patients, Female In-Patients, and Notes);
  • Land Registration Department, from the report of Khan Sahib Mohammed Khalil Memon, Superintendent, Land Registration Department (folio 326);
  • Judicial (folio 326v): Bahrain Courts;
  • Municipalities (folios 327r-328v): Manama Municipality, from the report of the Municipal Secretary, Mr Mohamed Saleh Shater, (Manama Municipality Budget 1364), Muharraq Municipality, from the report of the Municipal Secretary, Mr Ahmed Al Omran (Finance, Municipal Activities, and Muharraq Municipality Budget 1364);
  • Education (folios 329-332): Report on Boys' Education in Bahrain by Mr F J Wakelin, Director of Education (School Statistics, Staff, The Secondary School, The Hostel, The Primary Schools, The Village Schools, Medical, Equipment, Extra-Mural Activities, and Grants and Donations), Government Girls' Schools, report by Mrs [Marjorie] Belgrave, Directress of Female Education, The Technical School, report by Mr G E Hitchings (Students, Staff, Finance, and General);
  • Minors Department, from report by the Superintendent of the Minors' Department, Mr Mohamed Dowaicer (folios 332v-333r).
  • Agriculture (folios 333r-333v);
  • Passport Department, from the report of Mr Ibrahim Khalfan, Passport Officer (folios 333v-334r);
  • Food Control, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Food Controller, Bahrain (folios 334r-335v, 338r);
  • State Engineer's Department, report by Group Captain H P G Leigh, State Engineer (folios 336r-337r, 338v-340v);
  • Customs, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 342v-344v);
  • Oil Gauging, report by Mr G E Hutchings (folios 344v-345v): Oil Royalty Quantities 1944, Bahrain and Arabian Crude Oil 1944, Annual Production of Crude Oil, and Inspection of Petroleum Cargoes 1944;
  • Local Industries (folio 346r): Boat Building, Weaving, and Metal Workers;
  • General (folio 346v): Presentation of Sword to His Highness, Muharram Celebrations, British Officials, "Al Bahrain" [ al-Baḥrayn newspaper], Superintendent of Public Works Department, Floods, Zubara, Obituary (Haj Sulman Matar);
  • Budget, 1364 (folios 347r-348r).

On folio 348r there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 314v).

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1 volume (37 folios)
Arrangement

This file contains an index (folio 314r) which references pages of the report.

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Foliation: Folios 312-349.

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English in Latin script
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