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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1361 (February 1942 - January 1943)' [‎248v] (22/76)

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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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 1361.
Number of
Number of
Number of
Cases.
persons
accused.
persons
convicted.
Attempts at thefts
6
11
10
Thefts
22
42
2
Receiving stolen property
24
50
2
20
44
J
Cheating
Use of criminal force and assault
2
2
T
Rape
1
I
Abduction
2
0
Criminal breach of trust
1
j
* *
Adultery
1
I
J
Distilling liquor
8
13
6
12
6
Liquor drinking and possession
5
Charas or opium
3
Q
Gambling
4
•j
20
O
12
c
Accidents
6
0
Traffic offences ..
102
y
102
o
102
Possession of arms without license
2
A
Profiteering
2
/
2
4
2
Violation of bridge rules
1
i
i
212
257
227
Number of
persons
acquitted.
30
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.
Owing to ihe war situation during most of the past year and the possibility of air raids A.R.P.
measures were taken by the Government in conjunction with the municipal authorities, the police
and the state and other medical authorities. An A.R.P. committee was set up representing various
local and foreign communities which gave valuable assistance by making useful suggestions and by
explaining to the people the need and the object of the various measures which were imposed by the
Government.
Among the precautions which were taken were the removal of all the inflammable matting
roofs which covered the narrow streets in the bazaars. This action has improved the appearance of
the bazaar and is more hygienic though in summer time during the middle of the day it may be in
convenient. The straw roofs in the past were occupied by hordes of dogs which infested the bazaars
at night. Numbers of trenches were dug in all parts of the two towns to provide shelter for the public
in case of raids, they were in most parts shallow owing to the surface water existing a few feet below
the ground. First aid services were organised and practices were carried out by the personnel of
the Government hospital, the police band and members of the Mission and Victoria Memorial hospitals
augmented by local volunteers. Electric sirens for air raid warnings and fire bells were established in
Manamah and Muharraq. The state police, naturs and fire services were trained in their duties in
case of an air raid and boys and girls in the government schools were taught what they should do in
case of bombs being dropped. Practices were held on various occasions.
In spite of propaganda through articles in the local newspaper and by broadcast and by leaflets
the attitude of the general public was incredulous and apathetic. Many people considered that the
authorities were for some reason attempting to create a state of alarm. When air raid practices were
held the towns appeared devoid of inhabitants as all the people remained indoors in order to avoid
having to enter the trenches. At one time however the course of the war and the local propaganda
appeared to have some slight effect on the imagination of the people and a number of local notables
mostly people who owned cars, removed their households from their town houses and established barasti
camps at various points along the coast.
Towards the end of the year black out restrictions were relaxed and A.R.P. activities decreased
as the danger of air raids appeared to recede.

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Content

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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English in Latin script
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