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'Government of Bahrain Administrative Report for the Years 1926-1937' [12r] (23/86)
The record is made up of 1 volume (43 folios). It was created in 1937. 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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5. Landing Company. The British India Steam Navigation Company s agents have a conces
sion from the Bahrain Government to operate a landing company which is authorised to convey
cargo from steamers to the pier. They charge landing fees according to a schedule authorised
by the Government, and the Company pays to the Government 5% ot its total collections.
The cost of importing normal cargo, at the 5% rate, including all outside costs such as
landing fees, import yard charges, etc., amounts to approximately 10%. This amount is not high
considering that there is no other form of taxation in Bahrain,
(a) Mainland Bahrain is, to a great extent, a distributing centre for the mainland ports;
Cargo. most of the imports into Saoudi Arabia pass through Bahrain, and tor
this reason various special systems have been arranged to deal with the
transit trade. Until about sixteen years ago, imports through Bahrain which were re-exported
to the mainland were charged the same duty as imports into Bahrain. In 1921 the duty on
re-exported goods was reduced from 5% to 2%, and during the last ten years further changes
have been made.
(h) Optional In 1349 (1930-31) the Optional Cargo System was introduced. Under this
Cargo System. system cargo imported into Bahrain, but intended lor re-export to certain
specified mainland ports, is charged full import duty, but is eventually
liable for 2% only when the shipping bills are returned endorsed from the ultimate destination.
(r) Transhipment
Cargo.
Transhipment cargo is cargo transferred by boats from steamer to native
craft direct; 1|% duty is charged on such cargo for certain specified ports
and 2% for other ports provided that not less than 100 packages are
transferred at once.
Transit Transit cargo is cargo destined to other ports which is landed in Bahrain
Cargo. awaiting shipment. On this cargo 1|% is charged, and also the import
yard charges.
The reduction in duty on goods for certain mainland ports in Saoudi Arabia trom 2% to
1|% was made in 1354 (1935-36) as the result of negotiations by a delegation sent by His Majesty
King Ibn Saoud to Bahrain to discuss various commercial matters with the Bahrain Government.
Harbour dues are charged only in the case of foreign launches which are not registered in
Bahrain; no harbour dues are charged on native craft, although they are charged in all other ports.
Export Dues, The only exports from Bahrain are dates, shells, animals' skins, and
Boat-Building. pearls. There is no export duty on pearls, but on the other commodities
export duty is levied which amounts to approximately 5%. The only
local industry of any importance is boat-building. This in the past was a flourishing trade, but
with the slump in the pearl market, boat-building has declined. This table shows the numbers
of boats built in Bahrain:
Year.
1346
1347
1348
1349
1350
1351
1352
1353
1354
1355
The customs collections during the last ten years are shown on the attached graph. The peak
year was 1346 (July 27th, 1928); from 1346 until 1351 the revenue decreased each year to an
alarming extent; in 1352 it began to improve, mainly owing to the increase in rates ot duty which
15
Boats.
Launches.
76
10
100
12
70
28
27
13
18
2
10
1
21
2
25
1
21
4
8
5
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This volume is an administration report covering the years 1926 to 1937 (though in some subjects the report goes further back than 1926) and deals mainly with the activities of the Bahrain Government. It includes text, photographic images, graphs and tables. The report was based on annual reports of the financial and government departments which are made every year. A contents page can be found on folio 3, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, dated December 1937 (folio 4).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Finance (folio 5): Revenue;
- The State Police and Public Security (folios 5v-10v): The Levy Corps, Political Disturbances, Attempt to assassinate the Shaikh, Indian Levy Corps, Crime and Prostitution, Drugs and Liquor, The State Jail, The Present Police Force, Administration and Routine, Changing Nature of Duties, Recent Innovations, Police Band, Camel Section, Shooting, Uniforms, Police Training in India, and The Naturs;
- Customs Department and Revenue (folios 10v-13v): Organisation and Establishment, Revenue (Customs Duty, Import Yard charges, Khanchieh, Porterage, Pier Fees, Landing Company, Mainland Cargo, Optional Cargo System, Transhipment Cargo), Transit Cargo, Export Dues, Boat-Building, Customs Improvements, Steamship Lines, and Future Improvements;
- Judicial (folios 13v-19v): Institution of Courts, The Bahrain Court (Criminal Cases, Civil Cases, Diving Cases, Land Cases, Fish-Trap Cases), The Bahrain Small Court, Shera [Sharia] Court (Sunni and Shia), The Mejlis Tajara [Majlis Tijārah] and Diving Court, Small Mixed Court, Laws and Codes, Police Regulations, and Judicial Legislation (Diving Regulations, Wakils Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. , Mortgages, Appeals, Statute of Limitations, Liability of Government Servants);
- Public Works (folios 19v-23v): Roads, Buildings (Suk al-Khamis [Sūq al-Khamīs] Mosque, Idari Water Channel and Mosque, Manamah School and Workshop, Barracks, Police Station, New Customs House, Shops, Palace Wall, Law Courts, Bazaar Buildings, Jufair Naval Base, and Manamah-Muharraq Road;
- Land Registration (folios 23v-24v): Survey, Reports on Land Cases, Registration of Sales and Titles, Mortgages, Government Title Deeds, Fish-Traps, and Leases and Government Forms;
- Education (folios 24v-27v): Formation of an Education Committee, Muharraq School Built, Jaffarieh [al-Ja‘farīyah] School, Opening of a Girls' School, Appointment of a School Inspector, Strike of Students and Masters, Reforms in the Schools, Disappearance of School Committees, Amalgamation of Manamah Boys' Schools, Technical Education, Bahrain Boys at Beyrout University [American University of Beirut], Education of the Ruling Family, and Future Development of Education;
- Electric Department (folios 27v-29r): Original Installation, Muharraq Extension, Share of Municipalities, Progress, State Engineer, Progress, First Profitable Year, Future Prospects, Telephone System, and Summary of Seven Years' Working;
- Agriculture (folios 29r-31v): Land Tenure, Date Cultivation, Lucerne, Cereals, Cotton, Tobacco, Fruit Trees, and Vegetables.
- Wakf [Waqf] Administration (ff. 31v-35r): Nature of Wakfs, Shaikh Khalaf, Syed Adnan's Administration, Appointment of a Council, Previous attempts to organise Wakf Department, Progress of Administration and Elections, Results, Future Development, and Sunni Wakf Administration;
- Passport Department (folio 35r);
- Municipalities (folios 35r-38r): Constitution and History (Manamah and Muharraq), Municipal Finance, Municipal Taxation, Municipal Achievement, Roads, Manamah (Conservancy, Sanitation, Water Supply, Malaria, Fire Precautions, Markets and Food Regulations, Public Health Measures, Gardens, Cemeteries), and Muharraq Municipality;
- The Pearl-Diving Industry (folios 38r-40v): General, The Diving System, The Reforms, Demonstrations by Divers, The Slump, Diving Mortgages, Divers' Debts, Transfer of Divers, The Catch, and Recent Changes;
- Social and Political Developments (folios 41r-42v): Arabs and Baharna, The Baharna, The Townsfolk, Houses, Games, Class Changes, The Ruling Family, and The Women.
Photographic images appear on eleven folios, and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 7: 'Sooq Al Khamis Mosque' and 'A Village Dispensary';
- Folio 11: 'An Artesian Well (Showing head of water)' and 'A Natural Spring (Adari [‘Adhārī])';
- Folio 14: 'Meat Market', 'Slaughter House', and 'Metal Vegetable Market (Under Construction)';
- Folio 15: 'Modern Village in Manamah', 'A Street in Manamah', and 'Municipal Garden, Manamah';
- Folio 16: 'A Small Pearling Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. ';
- Folio 21: 'New Customs House and Round-about', 'Government Shops', and 'Women's Dispensary';
- Folio 22: 'The Palace Manamah', 'Manamah Muharraq Sea Road', and 'The Road (From the Sea)';
- Folio 25: 'Manamah Boys' School', 'School Workshops', and 'A Village School';
- Folio 30: 'A road in Manamah' and 'Street in Muharraq';
- Folio 32: 'A Policeman' and 'Police on Parade';
- Folio 33: 'Buildings Constructed by Bahrain Government at Naval Base, Jufair [al-Jufayr]', 'Clerk in Charge's House', 'Canteen', and 'Officer's Building'.
Folio 17 is a graph entitled 'A decade of Customs Progress'. A note on the title page reads 'Property of H.B.M. Embassy Bahrain' (folio 2r) and the back cover includes a label that reads: 'Printed at the Dolphin Press, Brighton, England' (folio 43v).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (43 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains a page of contents (folio 3) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 1-43.
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- 'Government of Bahrain Administrative Report for the Years 1926-1937'
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- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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