'File 19/169 IV Bahrain reforms' [‎58r] (117/124)

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D.O. No.c/204.
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , BAHRAIN,
The 15th February, 1947.
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Will you please refer to your demi-official letter
N0.1167-S of the 18th December, 1946?
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2. As regards paragraph 8 of my demi-official letter
No.c/576 dated the 4th June, 1946, I pointed the irregularity
out to Belgrave with the result that he has said that he would,
in future, sign the statements and send them to me under cover
of an official document. The summary of revenue and expendi
ture as at the end of Jamad al Thani, 1365, (1st May, 1946),
together with statements of revenue and expenditure for the
same period has since been received signed.
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3. As regards paragraph 10 of my letter quoted above,
I have seen a copy of the auditor's report, but was unable
to learn anything from it. in fact, it was not a report
written on the lines familiar to me, and so far as I could
see no objections in the accounts were raised at all. The
document consisted of a sheaf of papers on each page of
which was an initial. There was no signature nor stamp nor }
date and a more ingenuous document I never saw, for it seemed
to me to convey nothing but a tacit expression of satisfaction.
I propose to take the matter up with the Chief Auditor,
Mr. Madams, when he pays his next yearly visit to Bahrain.
4. With reference to paragraph 4 of my letter No.g/269
of the 6th March. A great deal of progress has been made
under this heading. Firstly a lady doctor has been engaged
for a period of two years and another nurse has also been
engaged, but with the resignation of Mrs. Godden the situation
as regards nurses is the same. It is, however, quite satis
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5. Generally, a Public Health Committee has been formed
which meets monthly and deals with the various subjects which
we have decided are the most urgent, a great deal of work has
been done. The Municipalities and the Health Department are
progressing. Themost evident sign of advancement is the new
women's hospital in Muharraq which is due to be opened shortly.
The next step the Bahrain Government is trying to
achieve is the appointment of permanent school doctors, and
Belgrave is endeavouring to enlist more Indians, male and
female, for this work.
As regards 6 and 7, relevant remarks are in paragraph 4
above. Air conditioners have been installed in the hospital.
6. As regards paragraph 9. The State Engineer now controls
his budget as I suggested he should do.
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The Hon'ble Lt-Gol. W.R. Hay, C .S .I., C .I.E.,
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