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'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [135r] (269/322)
The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1949-11 Jan 1950. 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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10. PEARLING .
In January a meeting was held at the
Adviserate to consider reports that packets of Vene
zuelan and Red Sea pearls had been sent to Bahrain
pearl merchants for disposal. The meeting urged His
Highness to take all measures possible, in conjunction
with the Ruler of Saudi Arabia and other Rulers of Gulf
States, to forbid the entry of foreign pearls into the
Gulf.
In April the Government of India lifted the
ban it had imposed in 1947 on the import of foreign
pearls into India. This was, however, not sufficient
to revive the Bahrain pearling industry which is now
moribund. The pearling fleet did not leave for the
banks until after Ramadhan and the season was in
consequence a very short one. There were even fewer
boats than last year, only 37 large boats (boats carry
ing over 100 divers) taking part, and the total catch
was estimated at a value of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
four to five
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
,
a further drop on last year’s figure of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
twenty-
five
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and on the figure for the year before of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
forty
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
The marketing prospects for Gulf pearls do
not seem to be bright though the Export Promotion
Department of the Board of Trade have from time to time
forwarded irdTonnation regarding them which has been
passed to the Bahrain Government.
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Customs revenue from all sources amounted
to Rs.60,74,343/-, an increase of Rs.14,33,768/- over
last year. The increase was due to a steady increase
in the volume of imports, more goods being available
for importers particularly from the United Kingdom.
The total number of Bahrain boats registered
by the Customs Department was 233. 4 new motor launches
were built during the year.
12. FOOD CONTROL .
During the year the State curtailed its
activities in the field of bulk buying of foodstuffs
and reduced its expenditure on this account from
Rs.113,00,000/- to Rs.71,00,000/-. This reduction
resulted from the Ruler’s agreeing to the request of
the merchant community to leave the import of rice and
sugar to private enterprise. These two commodities
were then taken off the ration. Prices remained
steady in the early part of the year but rose steeply
in the latter half. The State intends to resume
control of the import and distribution of rice and
sugar in 1949 and has applied for a quota of rice from
the Emergency Food Council. The State continued to
import throughout the year and to ration the distri
bution of wheat of which the supply was arranged by
His Majesty’s Government. The ration was maintained
at 4 lbs. per adult head a month throughout the year at
slightly increased prices during the latter half. This
local rise in price was due to an increase in the price
of wheat in the supplying areas.
13. SHIPPING
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1948 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.
The correspondence is between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; British Postal Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 116-129) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.
The final report (folios 123-148), which includes the final, summarised version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Al Khalifa; 2. Education; 3. Agriculture; 4. Water Conservation; 5. Municipalities; 6. Public Works; 7. Electricity Department; 8. Telephone Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Post Office; 15. Administration of Justice; 16. Police; 17. Economic; 18. Medical; 19. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 20. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 21. Cable and Wireless Limited; 22. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 23. Royal Navy; 24. United States Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. US Consul, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; 28. Bahrain and Palestine; 29. Bahrain and Persia; 30. Items of Interest; 31. Weather; 32. Qatar; 33. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
Folios 159-60 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (159 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 161; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional typed foliation sequence is also present between ff 40-88; these numbers are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 24r:24v, 32r:37v, 110r:113v, 115r:160v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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