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'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs' [‎25r] (63/567)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (287 folios). It was created in 17 May 1914-18 Jun 1929. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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and so introducing a regular Data lax,
(d) Selling arable land for wheat and barley purposes
and so introducing a Regular tJand Revenue.
(e) Faririing the fisheries,
(f) Sheep and camel tax,
lot to mention the various Municipal Taxes which every municipal
ity has a right to levy. As it is , none of the above sources
of revenue are tapped| nor does Land, Pate or Municipal Revenue
exist even in name, and this by reason of the suicidal policy
of the Shaikh who has forbidden any land to be owned by any one
but himself. Result : The island remains a dreadfully badly
managed,and rapidly decaying private Estate,with no revenues
accruing from it at all. Thare ramains the ^iustoms". Practi
cally the whole of ^haikh ^sa's income is obtained from this
source. Yet here again, he appears, utterly incapable of putting
even his own Customs louse in order. I estimate that hie custom*
roughly should bring in to 20 Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per annum. It
actually wrings in fro® 7 to 10 .balfiis. The scandalously managed
Syndicate which runs the customs must be held responsible for
the deficiency.
I,further, recommend the quashing of this incipient
trouble at once, before it is allowed to grow bigger and give
us endless trouble. Bin L'aud, now a days, imagines he is sur
rounded by enemies, all trying to fleece him in some wav or othei
* j
his attitude is rather that of a lioness robbed of her cubs. Froa
bent
what I saw of him lately he seems^on getting what he calls
justice done to his subjects. Should he fail to get this present
complaint attended to, it will only make him more bitter, than he
is already Me will only retaliate by putting an embargo on rrnig
sheep, ghi and dates, and the stupid and short-sighted policy of
Shaikh Isa will only come*back A to his own head, ior can ^is
Majesty's Government afford to see ^in ^aud starting a quarrel
with the ^uler of Bahrain, his Eastern neighbour. I recomniend
Shaikh iga be ordered to remove the increased taxation and go
^ a !f a L P wan?8 t to
make more revenue, the opportunity Is a good one, he wight be

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This file contains correspondence related to the administration of the Customs House in Bahrain from 1914 until 1929.

The earlier correspondence relates to a disagreement between Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Bin Saud regarding tariff charges on goods entering and leaving Bahrain from the mainland.

The bulk of the correspondence discusses Claude De Grenier, who was appointed Director of Customs in Bahrain in 1923.

The details of De Grenier's appointment (including the contract agreed between him and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa) and his performance in the job (which was heavily criticised) are both discussed at length.

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1 volume (287 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.

The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the spine (which is loose); these numbers are written in pencil and may be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F and 1G; 3A, 3B and 3C; 74A and 74B; 143A and 143B; 203A and 203B; 216A and 216B; 234A, 234B and 234C.

Foliation omissions: ff 199-200

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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