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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1361 (February 1942 - January 1943)' [‎246v] (18/76)

The record is made up of 1 volume (37 folios). It was created in 1943. 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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Relief measures included Rs. 20,500 contributed by the Government to the two Poor Relief
Committees.
In 1360 a sum of one lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. was transferred from the Electrical Department account
to the Consolidated Fund account. This represented the " Depreciation Reserve " shown in the
Electrical Accounts for the year 1360, and this amount was placed on deposit with the Government.
In 1361 this lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. was repaid into the Electrical account with the intention that
this department should invest it in Government of India securities. Owing to the fact that
the Government was in need of all available funds for purchasing food supplies, this investment has
been postponed until 1362.
The Government took over the interests which the Manamah and Muharraq municipalities
had in the Electrical Scheme and repaid them the amount of capital which they had originally
subscribed.
By the end of the year the Government had spent Rs. 7,73,000 on food supplies which were held
by the Government. These supplies will be sold during 1362 and have been shown on the revenue
side of the 1362 budget. This sum is part of the amount which normally have been added to the
Reserve Fund during the year.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Throughout the year 1361 this department has been mainly occupied in carrying out a big
programme of building work for the Royal Air Force. With no addition to the small normal staff,
construction of camps, buildings, aerodrome works, etc., etc., amounting to about 2^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
have been completed.
The possibility of the Bahrain Government being asked to undertake work for the military
authorities was considered when the budget for 1361 was made and this was one of the reasons why
no important new projects were contemplated in the budget. At the end of 1361 more R.A.F. work
is under consideration and the Public Works Department will probably be occupied with this during
the first half of the year 1362.
Almost all the expenditure on R.A.F. works consisted of payments for labour and for local
purchases which provided useful employment for Bahrain workmen. It became necessary during
the year for the Government to make a small increase in rates of wages and the cost of local building
materials, stone, wood, lime, etc., was also raised.
Apart from special work for the R.A.F. the following Government works were completed or
commenced :—
Government Hospital.— Completion of Surgery Block, Staff Sisters' quarters, new European
Ward with kitchens, bath-rooms, etc., etc.
Manama Sea Road.— Beginning of extension of the road past the Government Hospital.
This work is being done on behalf of the Government by the Manama Municipality.
Manama-Muharraq Road.— Completion of surfacing the road, alterations to Muharraq
Naturs Station, construction of a roundabout and removal of Muharraq flag pole to another site.
Manama Palace.— Conversion of two rooms into one to be used as a dining-room. New
tank in the Palace garden with drainage to cultivated ground on the west of the garden.
Fire Engine Station near the Adviserate.
Camp for Special Police.
Reclaiming swamp at Budeya.
In addition to the usual upkeep of roads and buildings the department made furniture for
schools and carried out a number of minor works.

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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1361 AH (1942-1943) 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 1362 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 240r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated 19 May 1943 (folios 243v-244r).

The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:

  • Death of His Highness Shaikh Hamad [Ḥama bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Accession of His Highness Shaikh Salman [Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah] (folios 241r-243r);
  • Budget 1361(folio 244v);
  • Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1361 (folio 245r);
  • Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1361 (folio 245v);
  • Note on Revenue 1357 (folio 246r);
  • Note on Expenditure 1357 (folio 246r-246v);
  • Public Works Department (folios 246v-247r): Government Hospital, Manama Sea Road, Manama-Muharraq Road, and Manama Palace;
  • The Diving Industry (folio 247r-247v);
  • Police and Public Security (folios 247v-248v): Strength, Promotions, Routine, Jail, Crime, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1361 and List of Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court 1361;
  • Air Raid Precautions (folio 248v);
  • Public Health (folios 250r-254v): Men's Hospital, by Dr R H B Snow, State Medical Officer (Summary of Male Statistics of the Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries 1361 (1942), Special Notes (The death of His Highness Sheikh Sir Hamad bin Esa Al Khalifah, K C I E, C S I, The Administration Block, The Services, Anti-Malarial Work, The Schools, The Police, Laboratory and X-Ray Work), Predominating Men's Outpatient Diseases, Bahrain Government Hospital Inpatients, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Inoculations, Vaccinations, Isolation Hospital In-Patients, Men's Dispensaries, Comments), Women's Hospital, by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (Out-Patients, Diseases Treated, In-Patients, and Result of Obstetric Cases), and Matron's Report;
  • Land Registration Department (folios 254v-255r);
  • Judicial (folios 255r-255v): The Bahrain Courts, Bahrain Small Court, Shara [Sharia] Courts, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], and Appeal Court;
  • Municipalities (folio 255v-256r): Manamah Municipality and Muharraq Municipality;
  • Wakf [Waqf] Departments (folio 256r);
  • Education (folios 256-259): Boys' Schools, by Mr F J Wakelin, Director of Education (The Hostel, The Secondary School, Manamah Primary School, Muharraq Primary School, Hedd Primary School, Village Schools, Staff, Books, Syllabus, Examinations, Games, General, Policy, and Finance), Girls' Schools, and Technical School, by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal (Students, Staff, Equipment, and Contract work and standard craftsmanship);
  • Minors Department (folios 259v-260r);
  • Agriculture (folio 260r-260v);
  • Passport Department (folios 260v-261r);
  • Food Control (folios 261r-263r), including Comparison in Princes between Pre-War and Present Rates;
  • General (folio 263v): Hs Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Visit, The Motor Rocket, Poor Relief Measures, Gift of Dates from His Majesty King Ibn Saoud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and Bahrain Levies;
  • State Engineer's Department, report by Mr W B Steele, State Engineer (folios 264r-270v): Statement of Energy generated, sold, etc., Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Load and Revenue Curve 1360, and Load and Revenue Curve 1361;
  • Oil Gauging (folios 268r-269r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1941 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1942;
  • Customs Department (folios 271r-273r);
  • Budget 1362 (folio 273v);
  • Note on Budget 1362 (folio 274r).

Illustrations appear on four folios and they are labelled as follows:

  • Folio 241: 'His Late Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Alkhalifah, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.';
  • Folio 242: 'His Highness Shaikh Sulman bin Hamad Alkhalifah, K.C.I.E., Ruler of Bahrain';
  • Folio 249: 'Bahrain Government Hospital';
  • Folio 262: 'H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester with H.H. Shaikh Sir Sulman'.

On folio 274v there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'.

Extent and format
1 volume (37 folios)
Arrangement

This file contains an index (folio 240r) which references pages of the report.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: Folio 238-275.

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