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'File 19/169 IV Bahrain reforms' [‎30r] (59/124)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/345

The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1942-15 Feb 1947. 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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JJduoation has risen from 4^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The
sum of 1 lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees has been ai Located for the cost of the
Bahrain boys who are studying in Cairo and provision has
been made for some expansion in the existing schools.
Expenditure on public health has increased from
4^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Public Protection now costs the State almost 8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of which half a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees is the estimated cost of the new
British Police. The Special Police were disbanded but
a number of them were enlisted in the State Police which
is now over strength. During the year a certain pro
portion of the Police will come to the end of the period
for which they enlisted and it was therefore desirable
to take on men from the Special Police some of whom will
take the place of retiring State Police.
No provision has been made for the Manama town
water supply scheme. The tender for this work has not
yet been received and it is improbable that payment
would be made during 1365 though it is hoped that the
work will commence during the second half of the year.
The Government is endeavouring to obtain a quantity
of building materials and P.W .D. requirements from
England, in some cases the dates of delivery and the
prices are not known but I lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees out of the E and l/3rd
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees allocated under P.W.D. new works and stores are
intended to cover the payment for the goods which
arrive during the current year.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Adviser to the Crovernment.
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The majority of the documents contained in this file date from 1946 and 1947. The information contained in them relates to the state of Bahrain's economy and infrastructure post-World War Two. The documents contain discussions between the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave (the adviser to the Bahrain Government) concerning reforms in state finances, public health, engineering, education, customs, the judiciary and the police force. The file also contains financial records related to the Government of Bahrain's revenue and expenditure.

Folios 2-8 contain an unrelated report (written by Charles Belgrave) that discusses disturbances in Bahrain that took place during Muharram festivities in January 1942.

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1 file (60 folios)

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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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Formerly a bound correspondence file, its sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts on the file cover and continues to last page. Foliation in pencil numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional inconsistent foliation, also in pencil, starts with 9 on f.2. There is also occasional inconsistent pagination in blue crayon.

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/345
Title: 'File 19/169 IV Bahrain reforms'
Pages: 28r:33v
Author: Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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