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Confidentaa l
102/9/9.
The Political Agency
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf.
4/12/25.
From The Political Agent,
.--gf i tr - Bahrain,
To ( The Hon'ble the Political Resid
Bushire.
Bahrain tvater suu.oly Scheme
Memorandum . Since my return >
timea expressed his desire to arrange \
complete a scheme "by artesian wells fo:
Manameh & Muharreq. I do not know what
matter are & have refrained from expr'
Major Holmes came to see me aboi
sy
understood from him that you had asked
plant from Muharraq until my return. I
of the sum to he charged for wells / shoi
& endeavoured to get out of him a propi
per well,which I gathered from Captain
figure he and you had expected. Major 1
that betweer^I? .000 A^ISOOO was the 1<
he could undertake to "bore a well,"but i
talk,he finally said that he would "be £
16000 Hs provided an agreement were r
scheme for th^ two Towns,which would (
cheaper lines than if he had only a fev
I told him that I could give
not discuss it with the Shaik until I I
The Muharraq well is a very d
crowded with people drawing water "both
guards have had to be appointed at the
-hen
i
fighting for the water.The Manameh well
sweeter than before I went on leave.It
from the well & consejil^ntly not pleasa
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Confidentaa l The Political Agency
102/9/9 • Bahrain,
Persian Gulf.
4/12/25.
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From The -folitical Agent,
Bahrain»
^'o , The Hon'ble the Political Resident
Bushire,
Bahrain V^ater suij.oly Scheme ^
Memorandum . Since my return Shai-k Hamad has several
times expressed his desire to arrange with i~aj or Holmes to
complete a scheme "by artesian wells for the supply of water in
Manameh & Muharreq. I do not know what your wishes in the react:*
matter are <Sc have refrained from expressing an opinion.
. ..
Major Holmes came to see me about the same matter & I
understood from him that you had asked him not to remove the
plant from Muharraq until my return. I discussed the question
of the sum to "be charged for wells should they be decided upon
& endeavoured to get out of him a proposal of about ^s 12,000
per well,which I gathered from Captain Mallam was about the
figure he and you had expected. Major Holmes said he thought
that betweer^I?.000 <Sc^I8000 was the lowest figure at which
he could undertake to bore a well,but after a good deal of XaJt
talk,he finally said that he would be able to agreb to about
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16000 Hs provided an agreement were made for a complete
scheme for th^ two Towns,which would enable him to work on
cheaper lines than if he had only a few wells to bore,
I told him that I could give him no reply & would nt
not discuss it with the Shaik until I had consulted you.
The Muharraq well is a very marked success & is exjo I
crowded with people drawing water both day & night. Special
guards have had to be appointed at Lhe well to stop people
fighting for the water.The Manameh well is now very much jlkxje I i
sweeter than before I went on leave.It is warm when straight tj
from the well & consequently not pleasant to the taste,butb