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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [‎221r] (39/72)

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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enthusiasm. The senior pupils from Suq A1 Khamis and Hedd are brought in by bus so that about
700 boys see these films each month.
In Safar a sum of Rs. 1,000 was raised partly by the voluntary contributions of various members
of the Staff and partly by the performance of a play by the Manamah School.
A mid-year examination was held in Dilhaja for the Secondary School, and the Manamah, Muhar-
raq and Hedd Primary Schools. The same papers were given to all the Primary Schools and the
results interchanged for marking. This was an innovation and met with some opposition but the
results were very valuable. Much remains to be done in the standardisation of the teaching and in the
formation of a syllabus. Books are now on order which will make it possible for each parallel class
to study the same lessons. Hitherto the choice of material has been left largely to the Headmasters
and in some cases to individual teachers. Thus much time is wasted in repetition which cannot
compensate for the gaps in the pupils' knowledge.
There is still a strong tendency, even among our best teachers, to make the boys rely on memory
rather than reasoning and understanding. One frequently comes across rules which have been com
mitted to memory without being understood, so that as memory fades the rule becomes distorted.
Wherever possible the relation between the material of the lesson and the child's own personal expe
rience should be emphasised. A series of notes on points of this nature are now in preparation and
will soon be distributed to all staff.
The spade work has now been done ; drastic changes provoking opposition are not now so
necessary. The results of the earlier work are now showing themselves in the smooth running of the
schools and the ordered progress of the pupils. The next few years should see a general improvement
in the standard of teaching and learning bringing our schools up to the level of those in other countries.
The number of teachers and pupils in the schools at the end of the year was as follows :—
Students .. .. .. 1,194
Teachers .. .. .. 53
GOVERNMENT GIRLS' SCHOOLS.
The girls' schools in Bahrain made good progress during the year. There was an increase in
the number of pupils in the Manamah, Hedd and Muharraq schools and about half way through the
year a new girls' school was opened in Rafa'a. A local house was purchased by the government and
converted into a school containing three class rooms with a large compound and several outbuildings.
The following subjects are taught in Rafa'a ;—Quraan, Religion, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic,
Sewing and Embroidery, The school is already showing satisfactory results.
In Manamah owing to the large number of new pupils it became necessary to increase the
number of classes in the school and five new local teachers were added to the staff. In Muharraq
also it became necessary to engage more teachers to cope with the new pupils. The mother of the
Headmistress who arrived from Syria during the year was engaged on part time work to teach English
and Dress-making and one new Syrian teacher was obtained for Muharraq school. All the local
teachers are girls who have passed through the government schools and have obtained the leaving
certificates.
The girls of Manamah and Muharraq schools presented two plays on behalf of the Bahrain
Fighter Fund and together raised over Rs. 1,600. The Publicity Department made arrangements
for the schools to see propaganda films from time to time, these have been very popular.
Special care has been paid to the health of the girls and nurses from the government hospital
visit all schools once a week. When necessary cases are treated at the Government Hospital. This
has resulted in a general improvement in health.
The school at Hedd is the least satisfactory partly owing to the fact that staff is not so qualified
as in the other schools and partly owing to the poverty of the people in Hedd and the under-nourished
condition of many of the children.

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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.

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English in Latin script
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