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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1357 (March 1938 - February 1939)' [103v] (44/80)
The record is made up of 1 volume (39 folios). It was created in 1939. 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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38 ^
Arabs expressed the views ot the Sunn. Kadis A opposed the proposal becanse they
disliked losing control of the revenues ot estates.
Several meetings were held and eventually a mixed committee of Sunnis and
Shias was appointed' under the
presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Shaikh Sulman bm Hamad with a
permanent clerical staff and an office m the Law courts
regulations were drawn up somewhat on the lines of the Department of mmors in
Iraq and an account was opened with the Eastern Bank. The department
commenced to function in May 1038.
The main obiect of the Department has been whenever possible to invest the
inheritance of minors in immoveable property and to ensure that the property is
cared for. In cases where the funds are insufficient to invest in property the com
mittee has allowed money to be lent out on interest provided that reliable mortgages
such as house property or gold ornaments are obtainable.
During the last ten months the sums dealt with by the Department amounted
to about Rs. "68,000. The staff of the Department is paid from state funds and the
president and the committee give their services voluntarily.
Agriculture.
Agricultural survey. In March 1938 K.B. Fateh Ud Din, Deputy Director
of Agriculture, Jullunder, visited Bahrain in order to advise the Bahrain Crovern-
mentonthe possibility of agricultural development. His services were made avail
able by the Government of India who agreed to his proceeding to Bahrain on
deputation.
The Khan Bahadur spent over 2 months in Bahrain during which he had the
opportunity of making a thorough examination of the existing gardens and cultiva
tion. Arrangements were made with owners to show him round their estates and
in this way he met and had talks with most of the local land owners.
Durin^ his visit he sent samples of soil from many different parts of Bahrain
for analysis "in India in order to find out what crops could be raised and what
fertilizers should be used.
Another matter to which K. B. Fateh Ud Din gave attention was the
prevalence of date disease which did much injury to the date crop in 1856. He
recommended the Bahrain Government to employ an entomological expert for a
season in order to determine the exact nature of the disease and its cure. Phi?
proposal was considered but was not adopted on the grounds of expense.
The Bahrain Government hoped that the agricultural expert's visit
would produce tangible results as the total cost to the State was approximately
Rs. 8,500 Unfortunately up to the time of writing this note no report on
the result of the investigations has been received and the only advantage from ^ the
expert's visit has been a few suggestions and some advice verbally given by K. B.
Fateh Ud Din from time to time.
Government Experimental Garden. The experimental garden at Budeya
was considerably enlarged during the year and an artesian well was drilled in order
to give the garden its own water supply. The garden area is now about 5 acres.
Potatoes, barley and wheat were grown successfully during spring of 1938 as well as
a small quantity of sugar cane and ground nuts. In the autumn of 1938 potatoes
and grain crops were planted on a larger scale and with equal success. Experiments
have been tried with planting swedes, mangel wurzles, sugar beet and other root
crops as well as the ordinary European vegetables which are known to succeed in
Bahrain.
General. His Highness Shaikh Hamed has continued to put more land
under the cultivation at Seddad, near Zellag. During the year thirteen artesian
wells were sunk and about 100 acres were planted with date trees and some lucerne.
During the three previous year about 80 acres of new land was cultivated.
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1357 AH (1938-1939) and gives te details of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Bahrain State and contains notes on the activities of the various Government departments, as well as the budget 1358 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An index appears on folio 84r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the State of Bahrain (folio 85r).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1357 (folios 86r-87r);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 87v);
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 88r);
- Notes on Revenue 1357 (folio 88v): Customs Receipts, Royalty on Oil, Passport Fees, Judicial Receipts, Car Taxes and Driving Licenses, Land Revenue, Interest on Reserve, Oil Inspection Fees, and Miscellaneous Receipts;
- Notes on Expenditure 1357 (folios 88v-93r): Allowances to Ruling Family, Administrative Services, Public Health, Public Protection, Departmental Expenses, Education, Municipalities, Public Works, Major New Works (Palace, Hospital, Dispensary and Medical Officer's Quarters, Extension of Customs Pier, Passport Office, Residential Quarters, Manama-Muharraq Causeway, Police Family Quarters, Water Tower of Fort, Muharraq Sea Road Extension, Major Repairs to Quarantine, Fort Wall and Tower, Completion of Muharraq Girls' School, Completion of Hawar Fort, and Completion of Law Courts), Minor New Works (Stores Shed, School playing Ground Wall, Country School, Store Room and Servants Quarters, General Repairs to Roads, and Metalling Roads in Manama), Agriculture, Transport, Unforeseen, and Electric Department;
- The Pearl Industry (folios 93v-94r): The 1357 Season, Advances, Pearl Propaganda [Pearl Associates], and Future Prospects;
- Police and Public Security (folios 94v-97r): Police Administration (Strength, Recruitment, Routine and Recreation, Discipline, Health of the Police, Prisoners' Health, Infant Welfare Clinic, Cavalry Section, Buildings and Gardens, Fire Section, Promotions, and Pay and Allowances), Traffic Control, Crime, Liquor, and General;
- Public Health, by Dr I Davenport Jones, State Medical Officer (folios 97v:-99v): The Village Dispensaries, Malaria, Diseases of the Eye, Diseas of the skin, Dysentery, Enteric, Veneral disease, Tuberculosis, Disease of the Respiration (excluding pulmonary tuberculosis), Small-pox, Gynaecological and obstetrical conditions, The Malaria Report, Medical Examination of School Children, Quarantine Service, and Comments;
- Land Registration Department (folio 99v): Registration of Sales, Gifts and Titles, Revenue from Sales etc., Property owned by Iranians, and Land Survey;
- Judicial (folio 100r-100v): Bahrain Courts and Shera Courts;
- Municipalities (folios 100v-101r): Manama and Muharraq;
- Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 101r): Shia Wakf Department and Sunni Wakf Department;
- Education (folios 101v-103r): Schools, Technical School, Religious Schools, Students Abroad, Girls Schools, and General;
- Minors Department (folio 103r-103v);
- Agriculture (folio 103v-104r): Agricultural survey, Government Experimental Garden, and General;
- Political Unrest and Press Propaganda (folios 104r-104v);
- General (folios 104v-106r): Distinguished Visitors (including Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and Earl Athlone, Rear Admirals J F Somerville and Herbert Fitz-Herbert, Shaikh Hafiz Wahba [Ḥāfiẓ Wahbah], Saudi Arabian Minister to London, the Vicar Apostolic of Arabia and Bishop of Gaza, Monsignor J B Tirinnanzi, and the Ruler of Dubai), Appointments, His Highness's Indian Visit, Bahrain Theatre Company, Bahrain Camels in Edinburgh, Government Rest House, and Repatriation of Indigents;
- Electric Department, report by Mr W B Steele, State Engineer (folios 106r-108r): Generation, Increase, Wiring Contracts, Temporary Wiring, Mains Extensions, Alterations to Mains, New Generating Set, Air Conditioning, Government Telephone Department, Transport Department, Fire Department, Traffic Section, Municipal Ice Plants, Government Engineering and Carpentry School, General (Private Ice Plant, Water Supply, Royalty and Tanker Oil-Gauging, Financial Position), and Electricty Department - New Load for 1358;
- Profit and Loss Account (folio 108v);
- Revenue Account (folio 109r);
- Balance Sheet (folio 109v);
- Statement of Energy Sold (folio 110r);
- Customs Department, report by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs (folio 110v-115v);
- Budget 1358 (ff. 116r-118r);
- Notes on Estimated Revenue 1358 (folio 118r);
- Notes on Estimated Expenditure 1358: (ff. 118r-120r).
Illustrations appear on five folios and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 89: 'Dispensary and Medical Officers Flat', 'South Aspect', and 'North Aspect, from Sea';
- Folio 92: 'Government house at Kozabia, built for letting', and 'Road construction equipment';
- Folio 95: 'Mounted Policeman', and 'Police patrol launch “al Hawar”;
- Folio 102: 'Technical School';
- Folio 105: 'Princess Alice Inspecting Guard of Honour'.
On the front cover there is an inscription that reads 'Printed at the Times Press, Basrah' (folio 82r). Handwritten annotations and corrections are present on various folios (for example, folio 90v).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (39 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 84r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 82-121.
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- Title
- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1357 (March 1938 - February 1939)'
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- front-b, front-b-i, 83r:120v, back-b-i, back-b
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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