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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [65r] (134/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-17 Sep 1932. 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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Electricity
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wired and some which were already wired now use lights
after dark. This new concession will be of most
benefit in the winter because in the summer it is the
custom of the people to walk outside the town in the
evenings and enjoy the air and most of the bazaar
coffee shops move out of the bazaar to positions on
the edge of the town.
Ice machine . During 1350 one of the two ice plants
bought by the Municipality from H. E. Shaikh Hamad
was dismantled and re-crected in the Power House
where it is now driven by an 15 H.P. electric motor
instead of an oil engine. Power is supplied to the
Municipality at the special rate of one anna per unit.
It was run very successfully during the summer of
1350,and vide Municipal report. The original rate
charged remains at 8 annas per unit for light and
4 annas per unit for power.
Wiring. Until 28th October all wiring was done
by Messrs. Callenders Cable and Construction Go. but
on completion of the Muharraq scheme^when the company
handed over^ the Government of Bahrain took up the
wiring work. After very lengthy negociations which
finally resulted in a considerable reduction in the
prices the Government purchased from Messrs. Callenders
a supply of wiring material for Rs 8,0Q0/~ which it was
calculated would last for about six months. Over
2/3rds of this material has already been used. When
Messrs. Callenders completed their work they had a
large stock of surplus material which they wished the
Bahrain Government to buy from them. The price amount
ed to about Rs 19,000/-> After lengthy correspondence
which resulted in numerous reductions in the price of
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1350 AH. The report includes the budget for the upcoming year (1351 AH). It is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to the 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. at Bahrain, Charles Geoffrey Prior, who then forwarded it to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 10-89), submitted in June 1932, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget; Notes on Budget; Receipts and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial Department; Report on Administration of Estates; Land Department; Public Works; Education; Manamah Municipality; Maharaq [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Bahrain Electric Supply; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Trade and Customs; General. At the beginning of the report (folio10) is an index listing the contents in the order that they appear, with reference to folio numbers. These folio numbers are large, stamped numbers appearing in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.'
- Pages
- 7r:89v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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