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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1363 (January 1944 - December 1944)' [331v] (40/76)
The record is made up of 1 volume (37 folios). It was created in 1945. 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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Meetings were held at regular intervals and attended by the teachers from all the schools
for discussions about school affairs, problems and difficulties. One of the main difficulties during
the year was the lack of necessary materials such as exercise books, which could only be got at a
prohibitive price, slates, which were unobtainable and chalk of which only a very small quantity
was available. No new kindergarten materials could be bought but the teachers showed great
ingenuity in utilising odd scraps and simple things such as shells, dry palm fronds, match boxes and
old Christmas cards for kindergarten work. It was again impossible to give cooking lessons, which
were useful and very popular, owing to the strict rationing of food.
The annual needlework Exhibition was held at "the Palace by kind permission of His Highness
Shaikh Sulman and in spite of the difficulty in obtaining materials and threads more work was shown
than in previous years. Some linens and other materials were obtained from India but unfortunately
much of this consignment was stolen en route. All the work which was for sale was sold and twice
the amount of work which was on show could have been sold to the very large number of visitors
who came to the exhibition. The proceeds from the sale of work amounted to Rs.5,907. A local
merchant offered to buy up the whole exhibition for a large sum but this was not considered desirable.
Much of the embroidery was extremely well done and some of the best work was by pupils of the
lower grades. Prizes were given from the best work done by a girl from each school. No schools
plays were performed but there was an end of term prize-giving and entertainment for all the schools
in the Muharraq school building which was attended by an enormous crowd of mothers and female
relations. The prizes were given away by the wife of His Highness the Ruler and many of the ladies
of the Ruling Family were present at the function.
The Lady Doctor, Dr. Doeg, visited the Manama school and examined every student, these
medical examinations took time but it is hoped that in future similar medical examination will be
carried out in all the schools. A nurse from the Government Hospital made regular weekly visits
to the Muharraq and Manama schools. There was a visible improvement this year in the girls'
health mainly owing to prosperous local conditions but partly due to the girls getting proper medical
attention and regular exercise.
The number of girls at the schools at the end of the year was as follows :—
Manama school .. .. .. .. .. .. 353
Manama New school .. .. .. .. .. 210
Muharraq school .. .. .. .. .. 300
Hedd school .. .. .. .. .. .. 165
Rafaa school .. .. .. .. .. .. 139
1,167
The total expenditure on Girls' Education in 1363 was Rs.57,300, the estimated expenditure
for 1364 is Rs. 80,000. The increase is owing to the greater number of teachers, higher war allowances
and the high price of school equipment.
THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
{Report by Mr. G. E. Hutchings, Principal, Technical School.)
Students.
During the year 1363 the number of students in the Technical School has dropped considerably.
This is mainly due to the increased employment of local workers on military and other development
schemes in Bahrain. Boys with even the minimum of practical training have been much in demand,
and the prospect of good wages has tempted many to leave the school after only a brief attendance.
The summer recruitment yielded only 22 new pupils of satisfactory standard, again because employ
ment is attracting boys who might normally take up technical courses after passing through the middle
classes of the Primary Schools. Although the pressing demand for labour of all kinds is a temporary
condition it is fairly certain that new developments in the oil undertaking, in air transport and
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1363 AH (1944) 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 1364 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An Index appears on on folio 314r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folios 314v-315r).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1363 (folio 316r);
- Revenue and Expenditure (folios 315v, 317r-317v);
- The Diving Industry (folio 318r-318v);
- Police and Public Security (folios 319r-320v): State Police, Special Police, Naturs, Police Pay, Duties and Administration, Jail, Promotions, Law and Order, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1363, and List of Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Courts 1363;
- Public Health (folios 321r-326r): 'Bahrain Government Public Health Report, 1363-1944' by Dr R H B Snow, Senior Medical Officer (Bahrain Government Hospital, Short Notes on the Statistics, Predominating Male-Out Patient Diseases, Predominating Police Out-Patient Diseases, Male In-Patients, Isolation Hospital, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Laboratory, X-Rays, Bahrain Government Dispensaries, and The Future of Dispensaries and Public Health), Female Statistics, report by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (Out-Patients, Female In-Patients, and Notes);
- Land Registration Department, from the report of Khan Sahib Mohammed Khalil Memon, Superintendent, Land Registration Department (folio 326);
- Judicial (folio 326v): Bahrain Courts;
- Municipalities (folios 327r-328v): Manama Municipality, from the report of the Municipal Secretary, Mr Mohamed Saleh Shater, (Manama Municipality Budget 1364), Muharraq Municipality, from the report of the Municipal Secretary, Mr Ahmed Al Omran (Finance, Municipal Activities, and Muharraq Municipality Budget 1364);
- Education (folios 329-332): Report on Boys' Education in Bahrain by Mr F J Wakelin, Director of Education (School Statistics, Staff, The Secondary School, The Hostel, The Primary Schools, The Village Schools, Medical, Equipment, Extra-Mural Activities, and Grants and Donations), Government Girls' Schools, report by Mrs [Marjorie] Belgrave, Directress of Female Education, The Technical School, report by Mr G E Hitchings (Students, Staff, Finance, and General);
- Minors Department, from report by the Superintendent of the Minors' Department, Mr Mohamed Dowaicer (folios 332v-333r).
- Agriculture (folios 333r-333v);
- Passport Department, from the report of Mr Ibrahim Khalfan, Passport Officer (folios 333v-334r);
- Food Control, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Food Controller, Bahrain (folios 334r-335v, 338r);
- State Engineer's Department, report by Group Captain H P G Leigh, State Engineer (folios 336r-337r, 338v-340v);
- Customs, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 342v-344v);
- Oil Gauging, report by Mr G E Hutchings (folios 344v-345v): Oil Royalty Quantities 1944, Bahrain and Arabian Crude Oil 1944, Annual Production of Crude Oil, and Inspection of Petroleum Cargoes 1944;
- Local Industries (folio 346r): Boat Building, Weaving, and Metal Workers;
- General (folio 346v): Presentation of Sword to His Highness, Muharram Celebrations, British Officials, "Al Bahrain" [ al-Baḥrayn newspaper], Superintendent of Public Works Department, Floods, Zubara, Obituary (Haj Sulman Matar);
- Budget, 1364 (folios 347r-348r).
On folio 348r there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 314v).
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- 1 volume (37 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 314r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 312-349.
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- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1363 (January 1944 - December 1944)'
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- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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