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'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain' [‎97v] (211/224)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (98 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1921-27 Jul 1924. 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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Sub. Euclo. I of Serial No. (37).
BUDGET FOE BAHRAIN STATE, YEAR 1923.
R eceipts.
(1) Customs receipts including Snpervision fees—sale of
forms—weight certificates—■ameudment fees —certificate
fees—Kbanchi-Hamali (net receipts)—pier fees (inclu
ding Municipality fees)—Roj'alty from Landing Coy. .
(2) Judicial receipts .......
(3.) Motor taxes f ,
(4?) Pearl Licenses .......
(5) Boat Registration fees ......
(6) Contributions by Municipalities towards upkeep of
Police Force
(7) Rents of Government Lands .....
8) Quarantine Receipts ......
(9) Budget surplus from 1342 .....
Rs,
10 ; 25,000
7,50')
1,000
70,000
2,500
36,000
10,000
1,000
8.70,000
G rand T otal
15,23,000
Sub. Enclo. II of Serial No. (37).
BUDGET FOR BAEl RAIN STATE, YEAR 1343.
E xpendituke.
(A) Special Projects—
Manameh and Mubarraq water supply scheme
Completion of contract for sea-front scheme, balance due
Purchase of road culverts on order .....
{B) Public Works—
Upkeep of roads
Upkeep Public Buildings ... .
(C) Medical —
Upkeep of State Hospital Boat for Divers ....
[T)) Special Allowance* to Ruling Family—
For Religious Festivals ......
For move to summer residences ....
(Z?) State Contribution to Municipalities—
Manameh Municipality .....
Muharraq Municipality .....
(A 1 ) Vrotection Services—
Upkeep of State Levy Corps. See Serial No. (33) and Notes,
page 15 ....
Upkeep of State Police and Pay of Amirs ....
{G) Pensions —
[H] Reserve Fund—
For exceptional State visits and receptions ► , . ,
(/) Judicial—
Establishment
[J) Secretariat—
Establishment - . . , .
[K) Education —
Grants in-aid to State Schools .
Rs-
3,00,000
50,000
20,0')0
3 8,000
13,000
12,000
6,000
12 r OOO
48,000
12,000
J,20,000
74,400
7,4 iO
12,000
16,800
6,84 0
48,000

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The volume contains printed copies of Government of India confidential correspondence, relating to the Bahrain reforms. The majority of the letters contained in volume are printed copies of correspondence originally sent to the Government of India either 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Trevor or Acting Resident Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Knox), or 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. at Bahrain (Major Clive Daly). Much of the correspondence featured in the volume can be found in the original (or as office copies) in a number of files in the two Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. subsubseries ‘File 9 Bahrain Reforms’ (IOR/R/15/2/127-138) and ‘File 8 Miscellaneous’ (IOR/R/15/2/121-126), and the Bushire 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. subsubseries ‘File 19 Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/1/314-77).

The printed correspondence contained in the volume covers a range of subjects:

  • Events leading up to the programme of reforms carried out in Bahrain: allegations of the oppression of Bahraini subjects by members of the Āl Khalīfah family, violence, the deteriorating economic situation;
  • The reforms proposed and implemented by British officials: replacement of Shaikh ‘Īsá by Shaikh Ḥamad as defacto ruler, economic reforms, judicial reforms, pearl diving industry reforms, customs house reforms;
  • Specific incidents of violence involving Sunnis and Shias, or Najdis and Persians.

Some of the papers in the volume are accompanied by duplicate copies:

  • Folios 61-64 are duplicates of folios 57-60;
  • Folios 68-69 are duplicates of folios 66-67;
  • Folios 81-84 are duplicates of folios 77-80.
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1 volume (98 folios)
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The volume's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, starting with the earliest items at the front and finishing with the latest items at the end.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Most of the items in the volume are printed items that have their own internal pagination systems, using printed numbers in the top-right corners of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages and the top-left corners of verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages, or centred at the top of both verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. and recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f.

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