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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1358 (February1939 - February 1940)' [148r] (53/86)
The record is made up of 1 volume (42 folios). It was created in 1940. 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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with the possibility of another 200 yards from the hillside. The expense incurred
in building this rifle range was great owing to cost of transport and the distance
from the sea. It cost Rs. 8,000. It will only be used occasionally by the Police
for machine-gun practice as the .old range is more suitable and convenient for
the daily rifle shooting. This expenditure may be considered as part of the
expenditure on defence measures.
B. Jida Island. Jida Island, a rocky island about three miles south-west
of Budeya, has been converted into a penitentiary for long term prisoners. An
artesian well was drilled and ground has been put under cultivation. A pier was
constructed, reaching deep water; also accomodation for the police guards and
prisoners. Overhanging rock was utilised in building the prison so that one side
and the roof are of natural rock. A square two-storied watch tower, which is now
being used as a store, was built on the high cliffs at one end of the island.
Jida contains what is probably one of the oldest known inscriptions in
Bahrain. It is in Arabic writing, carved on the face of one of the rocks, and
commemorates the cutting of a thousand stones about five hundred years ago. In
those days this island was used as a stone quarry and most of the stone in the
Portuguese Fort was cut at Jida.
C. Idari Spring. The sides of Idari spring, which have been leaking in
many directions, were repaired and cemented in order to preserve the water and also
to improve the amenities of the pool, which is thronged with people during the
summer. A small pavilion was built on the edge of the pool, providing shade, and
a Hat roof for use at night. A temporary coffee shop was put up during the hot
weather, and as the experiment proved a success a permanent building is contem
plated which will be in keeping with the surroundings. This place, in the summer,
might be described as Bahrain's Lido.
D. Hedd Girls' School. Extensive repairs and alterations were carried out
in a house in Hedd, which has been taken on a long lease as a Girls' school. The
building, like all old fashioned local houses, contained a number of dark unventilated
rooms which had to be provided with doors and windows. The floors, previously
of mud, were cemented and walls and roofs were repaired.
E. Om Ashaoom Spring. The spring was repaired and the sides cemented
and the roads leading to it were repaired and bridges constructed so that it can now
be reached by car from several directions.
General.
New Appointments. Captain A. C. Byard, m.b.e ., was appointed as Assistant
Adviser, and commenced duty on 1st R/Thani 1358 (21st May, 1939).
Mr. C. R. L. Adrian-Vallance, m.a., l.l.b , Cantab., was appointed Director
of Education and commenced duty on 16th Shawal, 1358 (17th November, 1939).
Local Newspaper and Cinema. An Arabic weekly newspaper was started at
the beginning of 1358, edited by Abdulla bin Ali A1 Zaid, a Bahrain Arab, brother-
in-law of Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa al-Khalifah. At the end of the year it?
circulation was about 800 copies, including subscribers in other parts of the Gulf.
This is the first and only newspaper published in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. The Govern
ment has made use of it by publishing in it all public proclamations and by various
"inspired" articles on Education, anti-malaria measures, etc., etc.
Towards the end of the year the local Cinema arranged to show the news reels
which were shown at the Bapco cinema. The cinema audiences increased
immediately and many people, especially Arabs, took to patronising the cinema only
in order to see the news reels, walking out at the beginning of the big film.
H. H.'s visit to India. His Highness Shaikh Hamad spent about 6 weeks at
Simla during the summer. He returned just after war had been declared. His
Highness was received by H.E. the Viceroy and met various prominent people at
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1358 AH (1939-1940) 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 1359 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 122r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, dated April 1940 (folio 125r).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1358 (folios 126r-127v);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1358 (folio 128r);
- Statetment of Revenue and Expenditure 1358 (folio 128v);
- Notes on Revenue 1357 (folio 129r);
- Notes on Expenditure 1357 (folios 129r-130v): Allowances to Ruling Family, Adviserate, Customs Department, Judicial, Awkaf [Awqāf] and Minors Departments, Public Works Department, Land Department, Passport Department, Oil Gauging, Transport Department, Public Health, Education, Municipalities, Agriculture, Departmental expenses, Unforseen, Public Protection, Armaments, Transport, King [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] Ibn Sa'ud's visit, Food Supplies, and Public Works (Manamah-Muharraq Swing Bridge, Hospital Building, Manamah Pier extension, Pier Trolley Lines, Fort, Education Department, Transport Department, Passport Office, Miscellaneous, Mosque at Hawar, Kozabia House, Budeya Garden drainage, Annual Repairs, and Road Repairs);
- The Pearl Industry (folios 130v-131v): The Pearl Industry and Pearl Propaganda;
- Police and Public Security (folios 132r-133v): Police Administration (Strength, Recruitment, Routine, Defence Duties, Health of the Police, Infant Welfare Clinic, Mounted Sections, Machine Gun Section and Motor Bicycle Section, Buildings, Promotions and Appointments), Naturs, Traffic Control and Crime;
- Public Health (folios 133v-139r): Appointment of Staff, The Village Dispensaries, Health (Malaria, Eye disease, Ear diseases, Respiratory disease, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Venereal disease, Small-Pox, Alimentary diseases, Rheumatic disease, and Gynaecological and Obstetrical diseases), Medical examination of school children (Boys' Schools and Girls' Schools), Health of the Police (Infant Welfare Clinic and Prisoners' Health) and Malaria;
- Land Registration Department (folio 139r): Registrations, Iranian Property, Island Beacons, and Survey Students;
- Judicial (folio 139v): Bahrain Courts and Bahrain Small Courts;
- Municipalities (folio 140r): Anti-Malaria Measures, Widening and Constructing town roads, New Road, Water Cart, Road Metalling, Lease of Markets, Swamp Reclamation, and Miscellaneous;
- Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 140v): Shia Wakf Department and Sunni Wakf Department;
- Education (folios 140v-141r): School Reforms and appointment of Director of Education, Technical Schools, and Female Education;
- Minors Department, (folios 141r-141v);
- Food Control, report by A C Byard (folios 142r-143v);
- King Ibn Sa'ud's Visit to Bahrain (folios 143v-145r);
- Passport Department (folios 145r);
- Public Works Department (folios 145r-148r): Recurrent Expenditure, Non-Recurrent Expenditure (Manamah Muharraq Causeway and Bridge, Manamah Pier Extension, State Hospital, Fort, Government Schools, Transport Building, Passport Office and Post Office, New entrance and stairs at Manamah Palace, and Hawar Mosque), Works not provided for in 1358 budget (Rifle Range, Jida Island, Idari Spring, Hedd Girls' School and Om Ashaoom Spring);
- General (folios 148r-148v): New Appointments, Local Newspaper and Cinema, H.H.'s visit to India, Press and Broadcast propaganda, Catholic Church, Government Rest House, Appointment of a Governmental Representative with the Oil Company, and Shaikh Mohomed bin Isa's [Muḥammad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] visit to New York;
- Electric Department (folios 148v-150): Electricity Department (Wiring Contracts, Temporary Wiring, Main Extensions, Alteration to Mains, and Air Conditioning), Government Telephone Department, Transport Department, Fire Department, Traffic Section, Government Technical School, New Government Hospital - Naim, Anti Malaria Campaign, Oil Royalty and other gauging, Muharraq Bridge, Financial Position, Electricity Charges, and Prospects for 1359;
- Profit and Loss Account (folio 151r).
- Revenue Account (folio 151v);
- Balance Sheet (folio 152r);
- Statement of Energy Sold (folio 152v);
- Customs Department, report by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 153rv-159r);
- Budget 1359 (folios 160r-161r);
- Notes on Estimated Revenue 1358 (folios 161v);
- Notes on Estimated Expenditure 1358: (folios 161v-162v).
Illustrations appear on four folios and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 134: 'The Government Hospital, with labels Men’s wing in progress (left) and Women’s wing (right)';
- Folio 136: 'The Government Hospital: The Women’s Wing from the west';
- Folio 144: 'H.M. King Ibn Sa’ud inspecting the guard of honour, accompanied by H.H. Shaikh Hamad';
- Folio 147: 'H.M. King Ibn Sa’ud and H.H. Shaikh Hamad, on the palace’s new flight of steps'.
On the front cover there is an inscription that reads 'Printed at the Times Press, Basrah', as well as a note in pen that reads 'Confidential' (folio 122r).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (42 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 122r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 122-164.
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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