ملف ٢٩٠٨/١٩٠٧ الجزء ٢ "البحرين: ترتيبات الحجر الصحي" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٩] (١١٢/٤٧)

Translation of a letter from Sheikh Esa bin Ali Al Khalifah, Chief of Bahrein, to
Captain C. F % Mackenzie t Political Agent, Bahrein, dated the 15th Rabiath
lhani 1328 {23th April /p/o).
After compliments*—\ have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No. 244, dated the 7th Rabi ath Thani 1328 (18th April 1910), and to say
that I have duly understood whatever you mentioned on the subject of quarantine
expenses. Insha Allah you will send to me invoices of accounts every month.
According to verbal conversation kindly send to me the name of the chief doctor
in Bombay so that I may instruct my agent to show him my doctor who will Insha
Allah reach Bahrein soon.
Copy of a letter from Captain C. F. Mackenzie, Political Agent, Bahrein, t 0
Sheikh Esa bin AU Al Khalifah, Chief of Bahrein, No. 262, dated the 26th
April igio (16th Rabi ath Thani 1328).
Aft'r compliments. —Your letter dated the 25th April 1910 (15th Rabi ath
Thani 1328) has arrived and I have understood what you have written. The title
of the principal doctor in Bombay is “ Surgeon General with the Government of
Bombay,” and when your Wakil goes to see him I will give him by your hand a
letter of introduction. I am afraid though a little time will have to elapse as it
is necessary for me to obtain the Honourable Resident’s sanction in this mat
ter, as 1 have already explained to you. Kindly give me written information of
your desires so that the Resident may see for himself exactly what you want.
Translation of a letter, dated the ijth Rabiath Thani 1328 (zfth April 1916),
from Sheikh Esa bin Ali Al Khalifah, Chief of Bahrein, to Captain C. F,
Mackenzie, Political Agent, Bahrein.
After compliments. —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No. 262, dated the 16th Rabi ath Thani (26th April 1910), and to say that
I have duly understood whatever you mentioned on the subject of the (quarantine)
doctor.
1 will order my agent in Bombay to go to the Surgeon-General of Bombay
and take his advice. My agent will appoint a doctor for me who will be approved
by the Surgeon-General with the Government of Bombay.
No. 319, dated Bahrein the 13th May 1910.
From— Captain C F. Mackenzie, I.A., Political Agent, Bahrein,
To COLONEL P. Z. Cox, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
In reply to your letter No. 983, dated the 24th April 1910 (received 7th
May 1910), I have the honour to suggest that the annual sum of Rs. 1,250 may
be sanctioned for the prevention of plague in Bahrein, and it may be apportioned
as follows
(a) Construction and maintenance of segregation camp Rs.—200.
(£) Disinfection of infected houses, payment to staff employed thereon, and
compensation where necessary to poor people for expenses connected with their
moving into segregation camp ; also cleaning up surroundings of plague centres
—Rs. 500.
(c) Destruction of rats and purchase of traps, etc.,—Rs. 200.
w Preventive inoculation—Rs. 100.