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'Oil Concessions' [94r] (196/734)
The record is made up of 1 volume (365 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1927-16 Sep 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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Quatoms JDepartnont oolleots "japort Xarcl oharges* which
ooripri se Khanchi (i ,q .rent) > Porterage Baladi yah (i.e.
Municipal) tax and Pier Fees on all cargo entering the Port.
The value of these import Yard charges» io on a general
average IfLad valorem* though the rates are based upon the
size and nature of the import* rather than its value.
The charge for Porterage is on account of money dis
bursed for porting and stocking cargo* and aa regards
Baladiyah for disbursements for maintenance of local Munici
pal! ties j as regards Pier Fees for repairs and maintenance
of the Pier* Pier Shed and import Shod. The Khanchia is a
rent for space fljbd- occupied by cargo in these sheds* pending
clearance•
3. The Customs Pier is theoretically unfinished* the
original intention having been to carry it forward to the
other side of the Jthor. The cost was met by loans granted
by merchants* which were repaid by a tax now known as Pier
Fees* levied on all imported cargo* the tax having been
allocated* after ^e payment of the construction loan* to the
upkeep and maintenance of the Pier. The Pier Fees are now
actually paid into a consolidated fund.
. The "Baladiyah* charge was instituted in 1338 A.fi.
as a subsidy to be paid to the Liunidpallty of Manama, it
is collected by the Customs Department and is in fact double
the amount of the Pier Fee Tax. The proceeds are paid into
the Consolidated Fund* which pays a subsidy of Re.48f000/-
annually to the Municipalities of Manama and Muharraq. This
subsidy actually exceeds the collections of the tax,
6 - The Porterage of cargo from the custody of the Bahrein!
Landing Company into Customs charge* which included sorting*
stocking moving is done by a
Tindal
Non-European boatswain or head of a group of labourers.
* who has a contract
with the Customs for this work. He is paid on a carefully
worked out Tariff which varies according to the size and
nature of the packages removed. The amount due to the
Tindal
Non-European boatswain or head of a group of labourers.
is collected from the public and paid to him after
the
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This file contains correspondence between the British 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; the British 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. at Bushire; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative at Bahrian of the Eastern and Syndicate Company Limited; and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; as well as copies of correspondence between the Government of India and various government departments in London.
These papers concern the extension and renewal of and amendments to the Bahrain Oil Concession and prospecting licences; enquiries about the meaning and wording of the concession, particularly regards to customs and duties payments by Eastern and General Syndicate; American influence on Eastern and General Syndicate and Bahrain more generally; and dealings with other oil companies, including the Turkish Petroleum Company and Standard Oil Company of California.
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- 1 volume (365 folios)
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The file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: There are three inconsistent foliation sequences, which have been crossed out, and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 2, and runs through to 364, ending on the inside of the back cover.
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- Title
- 'Oil Concessions'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 9v:15v, 16v:18v, 19v:34v, 34ar:34av, 35r:36v, 57r:60v, 62v, 63v:64v, 66v:90v, 91v, 92v:95v, 96v:97v, 101v:103v, 104v, 126v, 153v:154v, 155v:156v, 158v:162v, 185r:190v, 191v:192r, 193r:194v, 195v:196v, 197v:202v, 203v:209v, 210v, 212r:220v, 225v:231v, 266r:282v, 283v:305v, 306v:319v, 320v:323v, 325v:363v, back-i
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