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'Improvement and Extension of Customs Pier' [‎31r] (65/80)

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The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1916-20 Dec 1917. 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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To
CUSTOM H 0 U S E
Bahrain, dated the P2xd November 17
1238-14-6
H.B.M*s Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
Bahrain,
Sir,
I beg to pive you as under the monthly income item
of the pier and the expenditure incurred in connection thereto
from I8th October to I6th November 17 i.e from 1st Mohrum to 30^
Mohrim 1336.
Income unde r the increased p ier fee.
from 18th October to I6th November 17.
Pier expenditure as un der :-
To monthly wages of. mesons ^1512- 0-0
To cost of s-md 21 boats ^ 126- 0-0
To donkey hire for bringing
~ stones from quarry ^ 51- 0-0
To sweet water charges for
pier work & coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. ^ 42- 5-0
To coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. wages ^ 846-12-0
Tocost of stones 109 boats ^ 4^3-12-0
To cost 300 casks cement ^ 7423-II-3
To cost foul dust material
^ 46- 0-0 I05ai-8-3

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The file relates to improvements to the customs pier at Bahrain funded by a loan from Bahrain merchants. The papers include a translation of a letter from the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] relating to the agreement to rebuild the pier in stone and mentioning the co-operation between the merchants of Bahrain that had made the reconstruction possible, 3 December 1916; correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Director of Customs, Bahrain relating to the loan and the progress of rebuilding, June - December 1917; Pier Account statements showing the amount collected, and the contributions made by individual lenders for the period December 1916 to December 1917; and related correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and other British officials..

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1 file (37 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 38 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear 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. Foliation anomaly: ff. 13, 13A.

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