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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎68r] (140/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 1926-1931. 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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• The year has unfortunately been distinguished by a large number of
murders and robberies.
, After the murder of Subedar Niaz Ali and the consequent disband-
ment of the Levy Corps a series of outrages on villages in the islands occur
red. The perpetrators have not yet been brought to book, but the suspicion
which at first rested on sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. of the disbanded Levy appears to have been
unfounded. The outrages appear to have been the work of a gang of
Hasawi desperadoes, encouraged by the general feeling of nervousness en
gendered by the incidents of 4th August, and the temporary disappearance
of any armed and disciplined body from the islands.
The arrival of His Majesty's Ships "Triad" and "Cyclamen" and the
landing of Naval parties at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. restored a certain amount of confi
dence which was increased by the arrival on 18th September of a Detach-
ment of 3/16th Punjab Regiment under Lt. E. C. Robinson. The lawless
ness however still continued and culminated in an attempt on the life of
Shaikh Hamad on 13th October and a determined attack on Sanabis village
on 3rd November in the course of which one villager was killed while one
of the attackers who appeared to be a Hasawai was shot dead and one wound
ed. As a result of this attack a small irregular force of Arabs for service
outside the town of Manama was raised and. placed under the command of
Ali Qumri at one time Amir of Manama. Since the institution of this
force there have been no more outrages.
Trade. —Trade has, in general, been depressed as a result of the fall
in the pearl market upon which the prosperity of Bahrein almost entirely
depends. Some bankruptcy and distress have resulted among the smaller
traders.
The import of motor cars continues steadily. There are in all about
140 cars including four motor Iprries plying in the islands. The majority
of these are Fords but some merchants are contemplating the import of the
more expensive higher power types, mainly American.
An interesting development in native craft is the application of a
British Marine Engine, the Kelvin, to the locally built craft. There are 14
such craft working commercially and several of these are engaged exclu
sively on cargo work with the mainland.
Shijypina .—The number of visits paid by ships to the port of Manama
during the year was as folows : —
British 103.
German 7.
There was a regular weekly mail service from India and a fortnightly
service from Iraq to India.
Judicial. —The number of civil suits filed in the Court of the Political
Agent during the year was one thousand six hundred and seventy-seven.
Three hundred and seventy-eight criminal cases were disposed of. In addi
tion to this one hundred and eighty-six miscellaneous petitions were dealt
with. The total number of petitions received during the year was two
thousand two hundred and forty-one. Criminal cases were generally of
common assault and theft. There was one case of murder and another of
attempted murder. One man was deported during the year under the
provisions of the Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. .
The cases of murder and of attempted murder were tried by Captain B.
Stuart Horner, Additional Sessions Judge and Secretary to the Hon'ble the
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The murderer Ismail bin Shah
Murad was sentenced to death and was executed at 6-30 a. m . on 21st Sep
tember by a firing party of 3/16th Punjab Regiment.
Mohamad bin Kunari and Murad bin Dilpul convicted in the case of
attempted murder of Haji Salman the Chief of Police were sentenced to
deportation for life and to ten years rigorous imprisonment-respectively.

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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1925 (GIPS, 1926); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1926 (GIPD, 1927); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1927 (GIPD, 1928); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1928 (GIPS, 1929); [ Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1929 ] (GIPS, 1930); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1930 (GIPS, 1931); . The volume bears some manuscript corrections.

The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including review by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ; details of senior British administrative personnel and foreign representatives; local government; military, naval, and air force matters; political developments; trade and economic matters; shipping; aviation; communications; notable events; medical reports; the slave trade; and meteorological details.

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1 volume (205 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover and continues through to 207 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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