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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1362 (January 1943 - December 1943)' [299r] (47/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1944. 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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43
Oil Royalty and Government Inspection.
All oil produced by the Bahrain Petroleum Company's field in 1943 (1362) amounting to
868,025 • 287 tons was gauged and sampled by the State Engineer's Department. 59 cargoes of refined
oil amounting to 421,523-224 tons were sampled, tested and inspected. The State Engineer is
responsible for this work and personally carried out all refined oil inspections. The crude oil shipped
from the California Arabian Standard Oil Company to Zellaq and Sitra was also gauged and sampled,
this amounted to 641,180-233 tons. Records, curves, etc. showing oil produced by the field, used on
the Island, and in the Refinery are kept at the State Engineer's Office.
From the Curve supplied with this Report it will be seen that revenue from this source showed an
increase over 1942 (1361).
Financial Position. Oil Gauging Section. The cost of gauging and inspecting all crude
oil and refinery products amounted to Rs. 13,100-0-0. Fees paid to the Government by the Bahrain
Petroleum Company on account of services rendered by the State Engineer amounted to Rs. 24,600-0-0,
leaving a balance on the Credit side of Rs. 11,500-0-0.
General.
Water Scheme. The Municipal water scheme is held in abeyance owing to the war situation.
Until this is carried out, including suitable draining, the breeding of mosquitoes and consequent
high percentage of malaria will continue in the Manamah City area.
Shaikh Hamad Bridge. Shaikh Hamad Bridge was operated successfully during 1362.
Total revenue amounted to Rs. 36,500-0-0. Operating costs, etc. including all charges amounted to
Rs. 18,900-0-0, leaving a surplus of Rs. 17,600-0-0. A statement is attached showing Revenue and
Expenditure for 1362.
Staff. Since the Department was started in 1349 every effort has been made to train Bahrainis
in the work of the various sections. The Department has 79 employees of all classes out of which
only six are foreigners (British subjects).
Shaikh Hamad Bridge.
Financial Position, 1362.
I. Expenditure.
Rs.
a.
P-
(«)
Proportionate pay of S.E. (and other expenses)
2,500
0
0
(b)
Pay of staff
5.700
0
0
ic)
Services of mechanic, etc.
900
0
0
id)
Rental of telephones
250
0
0
{*)
Cost of energy consumed
692
0
0
if)
Printed stationery, grease, kerosene, paint, waste, etc.
858
0
0
10,900 o o
II. Depreciation on Capital Expenditure, 400,000 @ 2% .. .. 8,000 o o
18,900 o o
Revenue .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 36,5°° 0 0
SURPLUS
17,600 0 o
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1362 AH (1943) and gives the 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 1363 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 278r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folio 279).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1362 (folios 280r-281v): Revenue, Expenditure, Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for year 1362, and Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for year 1362;
- The Diving Industry (folios 282r-282v);
- Police and Public Security (folios 282v-284v): Strength, Duties, Uniform and Equipment, Rations, Police Pay, Jail, Crime, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1362, 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 1362;
- Public Health, report by Dr R H B Snow, State Medical Officer (folios 285r-290r): Bahrain Government Hospital (Male Statistics 1943, Short Notes on Statistics, Chief Out-Patients Diseases, Predominating Out-Patients' Diseases (Men), Male In-Patients, Male In-Patients, Bahrain Government Isolation Hospital, Total Male In-Patients, Results of Treatment, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Laboratory and X-Ray Statistics, Bahrain Government Dispensaries, and Comparative Incidence of Predominating Diseases Hospital and Outlaying Dispensaries), Women's Hospital and Dispensaries report by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (In-Patients Diseases Treated, Out-Patients Treated, Details of Obstetric Cases, Operations, Women's Dispensaries, Summary of Diseases Treated, Medical Work in the Girls Schools), and Matron's Report;
- Land Registration Department (folio 290r-290v);
- Judicial (folio 290v): Bahrain Courts;
- Municipalities (folios 290v-291v): Manamah Municipality and Muharraq Municipality;
- Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 291v);
- Education (folios 291v-295v): Boys' Schools report by F J Wakelin, Director of Education (School Statistics, Staff, The Secondary School, The Hostel, Village Schools, English Teaching, Medical, Equipment, British Council Assistance, Public Library, Clubs, School Plays, Games, Recruitment by the Oil Company, and Finance), Girls' School, and The Technical School report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal (Students, Staff, and Scheme of Training);
- Minors Department (folios 295v-296r);
- Agriculture (folio 296r);
- Passport Department (folio 296r-296v);
- Food Control (folios 296v-297v);
- State Engineer's Department, report by Mr W B Steele, State Engineer (folios 298r-302r): Statement of Energy generated, sold, etc., Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Load and Revenue Curve 1361, and Load and Revenue Curve 1362;
- Oil Gauging (folios 303r-304r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1942 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1943;
- Customs Department, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 305r-308r);
- General (folio 308r): Investiture, Presentation of Guns, Distinguished Visitors (including Lord Wavell, the Viceroy Designate, Lord Linlithgow, Governor-General and Viceroy of India, Amirs Khalid and Mahomed [Muḥammad], sons of His Majesty King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]), Customs Directorate, Poor Relief Measures, Race Meeting, Sunni Kadhis [qādis], Obituary of Shaikh Mohamed bin Ali Al Khalifah [Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah];
- Note on Budget 1363 (folios 309r-310r);
- Budget 1363 (f. 308r).
Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 283: 'Jail and Police quarters, Juda Island'.
On folio 310r there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 305r).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (35 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 278r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 276-311.
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- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1362 (January 1943 - December 1943)'
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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