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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1359 (February 1940 - February 1941)' [183r] (37/74)
The record is made up of 1 volume (36 folios). It was created in 1941. 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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Latid Rents. —The department colleetes the rents from persons living on Government land,
mainly in and around Manamah. Most of the occupants are poor people who pav a nominal rent
of one anna monthly. The leases are maintained in order to preserve the Government's ownership
of the land. Total rents collected amounted to Rs. 7,165.
Flood tucasnrcs. —During the serious floods which occurred in the winter a number of houses
on Government land became un-inhabitable. Fifty-one houses were moved to a higher and drier
site south of Ali Abul's hota where they were re-built in regular lines. All the houses on Govern
ment land whose owners pay ground rent are of the barasti type.
Other revenue. —Fish trap license renewals brought in a revenue of Rs. 500 and Rs, 2,300
was obtained from sales of small pieces of ground in Manamah and Muharraq.
Census. —The first census of Bahrain was carried out at the end of the year. This work was
<lcalt with by the Land Department and will form the subject of a separate report.
Properties resist red during the year were as follows: —
Sales ... 311
f iifts ... 45
Awkaf ... 9
Titles ... 91
Demarkation ... 1
JUDICIAL
The Bahrain Court.
Shaikh Rashid bin Mohomed Alkhalifah
Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Alkhalifah
Shaikh \li bin Ahmed Alkhalifah
1 he court sits on four days of the week and meets lor consultation on the fifth dav throughout
the year except in the month of Ramadhan. I he Adviser to the Government attends once a week
for appeal cases from the lower court and for hearing important cases.
I he number of cases heard during the year was 502 of which 209 were finally settled. The
remaindei are not yet disposed of. I he majority of the cases are civil suits, a great proportion of
them being land disputes.
Several important estate cases were dealt with during the year, including the estates of Isa
bin Ahmed Dosri and Shaikh Jasim al-Mehza. 1 he estate cases of Ali bin Sagar and Saad bin
Salim Shorugi were finally disposed of.
I I k only important criminal case was that of Isa bin Ahmed Algattam who was convicted
•ot treason and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
During the year the Head clerk of the Judicial Department, Mr. Abdullah bin Rashid,
retired alter about rS years' service.
Court fees and fines from all sources amounted to Rs. <j, 151.
The Bahrain Small Court.
Shaikh Daij bin Hamad Alkhalifah
Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Alkhalifah
Shaikh Mohomed bin Ali Alkhalifah
Ihis court deals with civil cases which amount to not more than Rs. 400 and criminal cases
ol .m unimpot lant nature. During the year over t , ioo cases were heard of which 740 were finally
disposed of.
I here is a great difference in the numbers of cases heard by these two courts, which is
because cases in the lower court can often be disposed of in one or two hearings and cases in
the higher court are longer and more complicated and require many hearings before they can be
settled. Most of the cases heard in the Small Court arc maintenance claims and instalment claims
agninst divers.
Sunni Shara Court.
Shaikh Abdullatif bin Saad.
Shaikh Abdullatif bin jodr.
Shaikh Abdullatif bin Mahmood one of the three Sunni (Jadis, retired during the year owing
tt» ill health. I he two other Oadis continued to function without a third judge. The court sits on
two, or sometimes three, days in the week. It deals with about 20 cases at each sitting, but so
few final judgements are given that the number of pending cases in this court is steadilv increas
ing every year.
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1359 AH (1940-1941) 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 1360 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images, and tables, and architectural plans. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An index appears on folio 167r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, dated May 1941 (folio 168r).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1359 (folio 169r);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 170r);
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 170v);
- Note on Revenue 1357 (folio 172r);
- Note on Expenditure 1357 (folios 172r-172v): Special Public Works;
- The Pearl Industry (folios 172v-173r);
- Police and Public Security (folios 173r-175r): Strength, State Police (Recruitment, Routine, Prisoners, Promotions and Appointments), Naturs, Crime, and General;
- Public Health (folios 175r-181v): Report on the work of the Medical Department, male side, by Dr R H B Snow, State Medical Officer (Summary of Statistics of Male Patients of the Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries, The Out-Patients (Government Hospital, Dispensaries), Bahrain Government Police (The Police Clinic), The Inpatients (Major Operations, Minor Operations), School Medical Examinations, Review of the Anti-Malarial Work) and Women's Section, report by Dr M M McDowall (The Women's Hospital, Health of School Girls);
- Land Department (folios 181v-183r);
- Judicial (folios 183r-183v): The Bahrain Court, The Bahrain Small Court, Sunni Shara [Sharia] Court, Shia Shara Court, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], Shia Appeal Court, and High Appeal Court;
- Municipalities (folios 183v-184r);
- Shia Wakf [Waqf] Department (folios 184r);
- Education (folios 184r-185v): Report by Mr C R L Adrian Vallance, Director of Education;
- Female Education (folio 185v);
- Minors Department (folio 185v);
- Agriculture (folio 186r);
- Passport Department (folio 186r);
- Bahrain Nationality (folio 186v);
- Census of Bahrain (folios 186v-188r);
- General (folio 190r): Floods, Death of Shaikh Jasim and Haj Abu Ali bin Rejab [Ḥajj Abū ‘Alī Rajab], Bahrain Broadcasting Station, Visit of H.R.H. the Amir Sa'ud, Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa Alkhalifah [Muḥammad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] in Malta, Air Attack on Bahrain, and Papal Insignia bestowed on His Highness Shaikh Hamad [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah];
- Electric Department (folios 190v-191r): Electricity Department (Wiring Contracts, Temporary Wiring, Air Conditioning), Government Telephone Department, Transport Department, Fire Section, Traffic Section, Oil Royalty and other Gauging, and General (Anti-Malaria Campaign, Electricity Charges, Financial Position, Prospects for 1360);
- Statement of Energy Sold, etc. (folio 192r);
- Profit and Loss Account (folio 193r);
- Customs Department, report by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 194r-198r);
- Budget 1360 (folios 199r-200r).
Illustrations appear on four folios and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 171: 'Lay-out of Government Hospital Buildings, Manama';
- Folio 174: 'The State Police on parade salute His Highness the Ruler, on the occasion of his Accession Anniversary';
- Folio 182: 'March past a mounted section of His Highness’ state police';
- Folio 189: 'Roads flooded during unusually heavy winter rains'.
On the front cover there is an inscription that reads 'Printed at the Times Press, Basrah' (folio 165r), and on folio 166r there is a label that reads 'Owing to reasons with the war the printing of this report was delayed for many months'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folios 167r and 195v).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (36 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 167r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 165-201.
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- Title
- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1359 (February 1940 - February 1941)'
- Pages
- front-d, front-d-i, 166r:200v, back-d-i, back-d
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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