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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [205r] (7/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1942. 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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GENERAL REVIEW.
The State completed the second year of the war with a reduction of normal
revenue of about two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. The falling off was principally in oil revenue and
customs receipts but in spite of a smaller income the Reserve Fund was increased
by the addition of approximately fourteen
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. During the year the Reserve
Fund was transferred from England, where it had been invested in sterling stock,
to India where it was re-invested in rupee securities. This action was taken on
the advice of the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
. The profit which was made on the transaction
was added to the Reserve Fund and brought up the year's investment to 14
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
Owing to the war there was a great increase in the cost of living but the
measures which were taken by the Government to control prices of essential
requirements and to prevent profiteering were successful in keeping prices in
Bahrain very much lower than in neighbouring states and countries. The Bahrain
public rarely show appreciation or gratitude for any action taken by the
Government to benefit the people but in this case even the man in the street
appeared to appreciate the Government's rules and restrictions and the only
complaints were from merchants who were prevented from profiting unduly at the
expense of the poor.
In spite of much genuine want among the poorer classes, which was only
partly relieved by an unexpectedly successful diving season, there was no serious
crime though there was an increase in petty thieving. Considering the size of the
population the crime statistics show that the people of Bahrain are an exceptionally
law-abiding community. Much of the credit for this is due to the police, though
they are not highly trained they are effective in preserving law and order which
is their principal duty.
A considerable proportion of the annual expenditure was devoted to social
services, mainly medical and educational. The State now possesses the largest
and best equipped hospital in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
which is full to overflowing both
on the men's side and on the women's side. In addition to hospital work medical
services have been extended throughout the islands by country clinics and through
anti-malaria work. During an epidemic of small-pox it was possible for the first
time for the Government to insist upon infected persons being removed from
their homes to the Quarantine station. Propaganda was undertaken, especially
in the schools, in connection with malaria and eye diseases. The majority of the
inhabitants of Bahrain are suffering from trachoma.
Attendance at Boys' and Girls' Schools increased and during the year the
large new workshop of the Technical School was opened. Students from other
parts of the Gulf are now being educated in the Bahrain schools. An ambitious
scheme for starting a Gulf College, with financial support from the British Council,
was indefinitely postponed as it seemed impossible to consider it during the war.
The Manamah Muharraq swing bridge, linking the two islands and the two
chief towns in Bahrain, was finally completed at the end of the year. The building
of the bridge and causeway, which started 12 years ago, was originally suggested
by His Highness Shaikh Hamad. Apart from its usefulness to the people of
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1360 AH (1941-1942) 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 1361 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An Index appears on folio 204r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated June 1942 (folio 205).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1360 (folio 206r);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207r);
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207v);
- Notes on Revenue 1357 (folio 208r);
- Notes on Expenditure 1357 (folios 208r-209r): Public Works, Hospitals, Police Married Quarters, Fort Jail Yard, Manamah Police Station, Technical School, Bridge Approaches and Buildings, Manamah Palace, Muharraq Sea Road, Budeya Garden, Kozabia Bungalow (leased to the Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ), Cattle Sheds, Land Department Office and Adviserate, Maintenance of Roads, Upkeep of Government Buildings;
- Reserve Fund (folios 209r-209v);
- The Manamah Muharraq Bridge (folios 209v-210v);
- Pearl Industry (folios 210v-212r);
- Police and Public Security (folios 212r-213r): Strength, Routine, Jail, Muharraq Police Station, Duties, Public Security, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Court 1360, and List of Police Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court During 1360;
- Public Health (folios 213r-218v): Out-patients, In-Patients, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Vaccinations, Laboratory, Anaesthetics, The dispensaries, The Police, The schools, Anti-Malaria Measures (Chief results of anti-malarial work in 1360, Special Schemes, Propaganda), Air Raid Precautions, Statistic of Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries for Year 1360, Predominating Male Outpatient Diseases 1360, Summary Results of Treatment of Male In-Patients 1360, Bahrain Government Hospital Female Side 1360, Major Operations, Male Dispensary Statistics, Laboratory Results, Women's Dispensaries Showing Predominating Diseases, Total Number of Deliveries 1360, The Police, and The Matron's Report;
- Land Registration Department (folio 219r);
- Judicial Department (folios 219r-219v): The Bahrain Courts, Shara [Sharia] Courts, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], and Appeal Courts;
- Manamah Municipality (folios 219v-220r);
- Muharraq Municipality (folio 220r);
- Shia Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 220r);
- Education (folios 220r-222r): Government Boys' Schools, Government Girls' Schools, and The Technical School (Report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal of the School);
- Minors Department (folio 222r);
- Agriculture (folio 222v);
- Passport Department (folio 222v);
- Price Control (folio 223r);
- State Engineer's Department (folios 223r-224v): Electricity, Wiring Contracts, Mains Extension, Air Conditioning, Continuity of Supply, Financial Position, Electricity Charges, Prospecrs for 1361, Telephones, Transport Department, Fire Section, Traffic Section, Oil Royalty and Government Inspection, Financial Position, General (Anti-Malaria Campaign, Manamah-Muharraq Swing Bridge, and Staff;
- Bahrain Electric Supply (folios 225r-231r): Statement of energy generated, sold, etc., Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Load Revenue Curve 1359, and Load Revenue Curve 1360;
- Oil Gauging (folios 229r-230r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1940 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1941;
- Customs Department, report for the year 1360 by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 231v-235r);
- Budget 1361 (folios 235v-236v): Notes on Revenue and Notes on Expenditure.
Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 211: 'Manamah-Muharraq Bridge', 'The Bridge open for water traffic', and 'Bridge Head and Toll House'.
On folio 236v there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 222v)
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (35 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 204r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 202-237.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)'
- Pages
- front-e, front-e-i, 203r:236v, back-e-i, back-e
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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