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'Government of Bahrain Administrative Report for the Years 1926-1937' [31r] (61/86)
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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cotton under the supervision of the agricultural expert. It was sown in three or four different
bvKhTn^ 3 ak T i T 0 P r 0 k fn r land ?u Se t0 the tOWn, which was lent for the purpose
by Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz Gozaibi. In two of the gardens, though 95% of the seeds crerminated
a the plants died before r ^ching full growth. In the three-acre plot, which was sown in April'
^ as K successtu ] 1 ; The germinated well and produced a crop of good quantity
and quality which was well reported on by the Cotton-Growing Association in IWhdad
n oitunately, the price of cotton at that time was so low as to discourage any private individuals
rom spending money on cultivating it again. The success of the crop proved, however that it
is possible to grow cotton in Bahrain. ^ ^ "uwever, mat it
Tobacco. During the last two years tobacco has been grown as a commercial
Va , T „ proposition by Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa AlKhalifah and by Mr. Hussein
wa^made! 0 t0 WaS Sold ln the ba2aar ' and " is understood that a slight profit
Fruit Trees. A variety of fruit trees grow in Bahrain, but most of the fruit is of poor
. t l uallt 7' as the trees are neglected and never pruned. The only fruit which
is grown in any quantity is the citrus and the I02; the other fruit tiees are negligible ^ n^bS
and are only found in a few gardens. sg e m numoer
Fruit trees grown in Bahrain :
?|^ US | 3eac ^ Pomegranate
^ me F'g Guava
Orange Grape Custard annlp
Mango Apricot Lof PP
Paw P aw Loquat Mulberry
The Government planted about 250 orange trees some years ago; the trees bore fruit of verv
large size and good quality, but in five years a great number of the trees died. Those that remain
produce good crops of oranges every year. Each year during the rainy season a number of Uees
nf RahSf"? y ' f CCausc l hc J alt y earth was splashed up over the lower branches by the rain,
n Bahrain, trees frequently die in this way after heavy rain.
Vegetables. Ten years ago, no European vegetables were grown in Bahrain; to-day
then,, very profitably, fndtp^loT
s'uSssfuHy ^rBatr' ^ ^ Ve8etabfeS - Thc ^ ^ ^ 8 ~Uy S
^ ab ! 5 JS e Radishes Onions
Caul,flower Spinach Swedes
Carrots Lettuces Celery
T urni P s Beetroot Potatoes
Artichokes Sugar beet Tomatoes
Thcie is a steadily increasing demand in Bahrain for agricultural produce, there is land which
whth t lr K gated a . nd u WhlCh v WOU ! d produCe Cro P S ' aSd the of the few experiments
which have been made show that it is possible to grow a number of trees, crops and vegetables
il^R neVCr u t en cultlvated ° n a lar g e scaIc - A11 wood for fuel and for building is imported
thlt Wlt ^ the exception of palm trunks, which are of small use. It has now'been proved
that a number of fast-growing trees will flourish in Bahrain, and their timber provides good fuel.
During the present year several thousand men, who are now working as
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
on the
rhen^pll constluc " on ot the Bahrain Petroleum Company, will be discharged and will find
hemsdves unemployed. Owing to the state of the pearling industry, they will not be taken on
as divers and their employment will present a problem to the Government. They now think that
cy will obtain employment with the Hassa oil company, but this is unlikely. Both land and
labour aie available, and the Government can now afford to continue the work which had to
possibilities ofTahoin. ^ OW ' n8 ^ 0f fUndS, of increasin g and ^ agrieultural
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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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