'File 6/4 Stores for the Bahrain Municipality; Municipal Tax and Dues'

Content

The file contains correspondence relating to administrative, legal, and fiscal matters connected to the Manama Municipality. The correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, British Consulate at Damascus, Manama Municipality (also referred to as the Baladiyah), 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. , Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Frank Holmes of Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, Director of Customs and Port Officer at Bahrain, and a number of Bahrain merchants.

The file covers several matters, including:

• the sourcing and purchase of numerals for housing and street signs in the town;
• complaints by merchants about customs procedures and the imposition of surtaxes by the municipality;
• numerous orders of the municipality, such as licensing for dogs, lighting for boats and bicycles, and calls for offers to build a new road in Manama.

Folios 12-18 are a report into water sources and quality, and suggested methods of extraction, by Frank Holmes on behalf of Eastern and General Syndicate Limited.

Extent and format

1 file (47 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 49; 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 4-28; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1208

Former external reference(s)

File 6/4

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Oct 1925-6 Nov 1929 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Municipal government

Places

Manama

People & organisations

British Consulate, DamascusManamah MunicipalityEastern and General Syndicate Limited, oil companyPersian Gulf Political ResidencyFrank Holmes

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