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'Improvement and Extension of Customs Pier' [33r] (69/80)
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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CUSTOM HOUSE
Bahrain, dated the I8th December 1917,
To
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 have the honor to give you as under the detailed
information of the pier income and the expenditure incurred the
reon from the I7th of November to I5th December 1917 i,e from
1st Safar to 29th Safar 1336.
Income under the in c reased pier fee
from I7th Nov: to I5th Dec: 17 ^ 888- 3-0
Pier expenditure as under:-
To monthly wages of mesons ^1245- 0-0
To cost of sand 13 boats * 78- 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.
" 110- 6 -0
To
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
wages * 862- 0-0
To cost of stones 123 boats * 564- 8-0
To portion of the cementfre-
ight left out " 757-13-0
To donkey hire for bringing
stones from quarry
9^3635-11-0
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant
Di rector
Custom House Bahrain
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/62
- Title
- 'Improvement and Extension of Customs Pier'
- Pages
- 6r:10v, 12r:12v, 14r:18v, 21r:22v, 25r:25v, 30r:31v, 33r:36v
- Author
- Government of Bahrain
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