'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances' [33r] (80/654)
The record is made up of 1 volume (325 folios). It was created in 11 Jul 1924-11 Jul 1931. 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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ixpenditure during 1344.
1. Religious festivals and move to Suromer Residence.
These payments were made to the Khalifa
family as follow,-
Religious Festivals,
H.E.Sheikh Hamad Rs, 6,000/-
Summer move
H.S.Sheikh Hariad 6000/-
Shalkh Ahdulla 1500/-
7,500/-
2. Reserve Fund.
No separate accounts for the expenditure
during the visit of H.S.Shaikh Hamad and
Shaikh Abdulla to England are on record
in this office, but I gather that this
expenditure was made from Reserve Fund.
It included the purchase of a large amount
of furniture for the new palace and also
presents for various personages. Sheikhs
and chiefs, in the Gulf, and the transport
of ponies which were presented to His Majesty
theiKlng - ■
Financial Adviser,
Government, Bahrain.
/6./- ^7
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This file contains detailed information regarding Bahrain's finances between 1924 and 1931.
The file contains annual financial reports that include budget, revenue and expenditure details for the Government of Bahrain in this period. Education, the pearling industry and other economic issues are also discussed in the correspondence.
A selection of translations of Arabic-language press articles (from 1930) related to Bahrain are contained in the file on ff. 291 - 293.
The file also contains a number of photographic images:
- f. 195 - Image of Jaffariah School.
- f. 196 - Two images of Manamah-Muharrak Bridge under construction.
- f. 207 - Image of a new road built on the seafront in Muharrak.
- f. 281 - Two images of newly-built quarantine camp in Muharrak.
An architectural blueprint of the quarantine camp is also included (on f.282).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (325 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 sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation is circled in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 316, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Anomalies: f.1A-D; f.80A; f.96A; f.106A; f.111A; f.154A; f.251A.
No ff.255-256.
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- IOR/R/15/1/350
- Title
- 'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 28r:38v, 42r:57v, 63r:63v, 66r:67v, 69r:79v, 80ar, 80av, 80br, 80bv, 81r:88v, 95r, 95v, 96ar, 96av, 96br, 96bv, 97r:105v, 106ar, 106av, 106br, 106bv, 107r:110v, 111ar, 111av, 111br, 111bv, 112r:120v, 139r:139v, 156r:218v, 239r:250v, 251ar, 251av, 251br, 251bv, 252r:254v, 257r:281v, 283r:309v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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