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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1361 (February 1942 - January 1943)' [260v] (46/76)
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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The date crop was good and no cases of date disease were reported. The Government restricted
the sale of fresh dates in order to increase supplies of dry dates and forbade the export of dates or
date juice.
In the Government garden at Budeya various crops were grown successfully on a small scale,
these included European vegetables, garlic, millet, maize and lucerne. The lucerne beds were levelled
and replanted with very good results. Lack of careful levelling in local gardens is one of the most
frequent cause of poor lucerne crops. Grape Vines have been cultivated for some years at Budeya
with successful results. About two hundred cuttings, taken during the previous year, were planted
out on the Espalier system along stretched wires. There seems no reasons why grape cultivation
should not be developed in Bahrain.
Lucerne crops suffered from the cotton worm (sihlah) which attacked various districts durine
ic summer. \ illagers were taught by the Government agriculturist methods of dealing with this
pest. The agriculturist superintended the work in His Highness's estates and in the gardens of
many members of the ruling family and visited all the cultivated districts in Bahrain giving advice
to the people about such things as manure, water, drainage, crops, etc.
Small progress has been made in growing fruit trees. Most of the large numbers of trees which
were introduced into Bahrain during recent years have now died, the few species which flourish are
those winch are said always to have grown in Bahrain such as citrus, catulpa, limes and kanar Figs
used to be grown extensively but a disease swept off most of the trees some years ago and few now
remain. The following fruit trees exist but produce indifferent results : peaches, apricots, mulberries,
bananas, oranges, chiko, cocoanuts and guavas.
Gold Mohur trees were grown from seed at Budeya and have been planted along some of the
roads in Manamah. 6 ^ ui mc
Ih- ^ f 0 ™ rn, ™ nt ac( I ui, ed 'he military authorities some European vegetable seeds most
of which unfortunately arrived late for sowing. Some of the seed was sold to local gardeners who sent
eir produce to the Manamah vegetable market where it was available for purchase by the contractors
who supply the military forces with vegetables. This seed produced good results though certain
pccies were sown too late m the year. Every year more small gardens cultivate beds of European
vegetables which they send to market but none of the growers eat these vegetables themselves.
PASSPORT DEPARTMENT.
on ^nd Aonl'ioaf" M hm T e< I '".T 5 ' ^ PaSSPOrt 0fficer died in Calcutta whik leave
on 22nd April 1942. Mr. Jelaluddin was first employed in the Customs Department in 1924 When
and r I f Passports in 1928 he was appointed Passport Officer. He was a loyal discreet
and hardworking official and rendered valuable service to the State The wni r i i ■
department, Ebrahim Ali Khalfan has been appointed Acting Passport Officer.
Revenue from passport fees was Rs. io, I 22 a decrease of approximately Rs 1 , 00 from last
f"™ 8 ^ P^POrt receipts amounted to Rs. 2,500 less than in the previous year Ld the
prospect for 1362 .s not encouraging. Revenue from passports which used to amount to over
Rs. 20,000 a year is now insufficient to pay for the cost of the department.
The number of passengers who landed in Bahrain during the year was 13,743.
was due to the new arrangement by which destitute imnii - , ^i m ^ 1360 t0 I0 . ln ^ 1301
were repatriated to their countries immediately without lengtryprlLZgs ^ the 00^° Ba '' rain
Bahrain has 8 b^TX^ n f~tod^t pIXr'who'att ''"'tT ^ fo0dS0,ne P" 4 * of Q 8 ""
number of Qattar nakhudas make a ^ 0 ' A
b y carrying Persians to the Bahrain coast and unloading
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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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- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1361 (February 1942 - January 1943)'
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- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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