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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [‎209v] (16/72)

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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remaining sterling securities were sold. At this time the market for sterling securities was in our
favour. A prolit of approximately one and three quarters lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. was made on the sale of
the securities.
It was decided that the amount should be reinvested in long dated Indian government securities
yielding approximately the same rate of interest. Advice and assistance was obtained from the
Reserve Bank of India. The whole capital with the profit which was obtained by the sale was invested
in 1963-65 Go\ ernment of India stock paying 3 per cent. The Indian stock was purchased at Rs. 95
Per cent and the new investment amounted to Rs. 65,36,000 worth of stock, producing an annual
income of Rs. 1,96,000. The Indian stock having been purchased below par resulted in a net yield
of interest of approximately 3J per cent and the net loss of J per cent in the interest has been partly
set off by the profit made by the sale of the sterling securities.
During the year 1360 a further sum of Rs. 12,84,000 was added to the reserve which at the
end of the year stood at Rs. 78,20,000 (face value) in Indian stock and £50,000 in sterling, at a total
cost of Rs. 80,48,663-11.
In the 1361 budget I have taken into consideration the income from the Reserve Fund which
is invested in 3 per cent Indian stock also the income from £50,000 and income, at 3 per cent, for half
a year on 9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees which I have assumed will be added to the Reserve Fund during 1361. It is probable
that the investment during 1361 will amount to 14 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees but the interest on the additional investment
has not been included in the revenue.
THE MANAMAH-MUHARRAQ BRIDGE.
Nearly a quarter of the population of Bahrain live on the small island of Muharraq separated
from Manamah, the capital, by about miles of shallow sea with a deep water channel running
through it from north to south. Muharraq town contains over 17,000 inhabitants and another 8,000
people live in Hedd and the other villages on Muharraq island.
The most important work which was completed during the year was the Manamah-Muharraq
swing bridge spanning the deep channel between Manamah and Muharraq and uniting the two ends
of the stone causeway whose construction was begun over 12 years ago. The possibility of joining
the two towns by a road across the sea was first contemplated about sixteen years ago. Although
the distance from shore to shore was less than i£ miles, boat traffic between the two islands was slow
and difficult. Owing to shoals and shallows the little sailing boats and small launches which carried
passengers to and fro were compelled to make a wide detour and during storms and low tides the
crossing was often impossible.
In 1348 (1929-30) the State started work on a stone causeway carrying a thirty feet wide
road. The side walls of the causeway were made of heavy square blocks of coral stone, the centre
was filled with irregular shaped coral stone. No cement was used in the construction, except on the
parapet, in order that water should be able to flow through the structure. Work continued during
I 349 ( I 93 0 -3 I ) but in the following three years no progress was made owing to lack of funds. In
1352 (1933-34) the work was resumed and continued intermittently until the road was completed in
1360. The work was regarded by the State as a means for providing employment for many of the
people of Bahrain during times when owing to bad pearling seasons there was much unemployment.
All the money spent on the project, which cost about 2j lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , was paid to men of Bahrain who cut
the coral stone from the bed of the sea and brought it to the site in their boats.
The deep water channel was used by craft plying between Manamah and Sitrah anchorage,
by large launches, tugs towing barges and by dhows from the south side of Muharraq island. It
would have been simpler and cheaper to span the channel by a fixed bridge but owing to the water
traffic it was necessary to have a bridge which would open and shut. If the passage was closed craft
would have to sail round the north of Muharraq island, in the open sea.
The question of bridging the channel was under consideration from 1929. It was thought
that some type of ferry boat service would solve the problem and estimates and plans were obtained
from several firms. Sir John Ward of Iraq was consulted and provided details of ferries in use in
Iraq, but none of them seemed satisfactory. In 1352 (1934) the causeway was progressing and the

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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)

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1 volume (35 folios)
Arrangement

This file contains an index (folio 204r) which references pages of the report.

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Foliation: Folios 202-237.

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English in Latin script
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