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'File 8/9 Bahrain Government Annual Report' [‎64r] (132/298)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (145 folios). It was created in 16 Jul 1930-11 Jul 1931. 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 * ),lbllc were informed that they were at liberty to obtain
and employ any workmen for wiring their houses etc. as long
as tneyheld certificates from some recognised authorities
such as Indian Municipalities or Electrical Departments.
Lntil now no such people have been imported and the Public
hade placed all their orders in the hands of Callender's Cable
& Construction Co. Ltd., The wiring of Government buildings,
rslbce, Customs etc., including an ire light on a seventy five
feet standard to be placed on the peer, amounted to about X
Rs. 15,000/-.
It had been proposed at first that the Shiakh's
Palace, which is only occupied for about four months of the
.w--.-.:, snould be provided for^by a subsidiary engine. On
further consideration it was decided to extend the main supply
to the Palace. The extra distance was about 2000 yards, some
surplus material was utilised But, the extra poles and cables
cost Rs. 10500/-, including the 7/ork of erection and an addition
si transformer Kiosk inside the Palace itself.
Arrangements were made with the A. P. 0. C. for a
regular supply mil of fuel to be shipped monthly from Abadan to
Bahrain on S. S. "Kuzistan", but unfortunately we were informed
by them that no voyages would be made during July and August.
It was therefore necessary to purchase an extra oil tank which
was obtained from Karachi.A small tanker was built in Bahrain
consisting of a Jaliboat with a wooden tank which so far,seems
to be a success.
Messrs. Callender's offered <tn provide an adequate
staff, including an engineer, for twelve months, charging 10%
over their actual pay. The offer of Asiatic staff was refused.
A Power House suprintendant and two engine drivers who were
personally known to and recommended by the Engineer were obtained
from India direct.
The services of Mr. Jordan were offered for six months
c onsidered
or a year @ Rs. 1500/- per month. I IMMMI/this amount too
high s besides doing the Government work Mr. Jordan had still

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Content

The volume contains the annual Government of Bahrain reports for the years AH 1348 and 1349. Both reports include budgets for the upcoming year and are written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.

The reports are submitted by Belgrave to 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, Charles Geoffrey Prior, who then forwards them 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 Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process are included in the volume.

The 1348 report (folios 8-68), submitted in July 1930, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget 1349; Notes on Budget, for 1349; Notes on Revenue for 1348; Notes on Expenditure; Education; Judicial; Public Works; Wakf Departments; Municipalities; General.

The report includes an index (folio 8) which lists the sections in alphabetical order, with reference to page numbers. Most of these page numbers are not present in the document itself.

The 1349 report (folios 76-134), submitted in July 1931, is divided in a similar way, as follows: Budget 1350; Statements of Receipts and Expenditure; Comparative analysis; The Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Land Department; Education; Manamah Municipality; Muharrak [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Quarantine; Electricity; Press Propaganda; General. There is no index.

Folio 69 is a letter from Belgrave to Prior regarding two Bahraini boys educated at the American University of Beyrout [Beirut].

Folios 135-37 are correspondence between Prior and Claud Cranbrook Lewis de Grenier, Director of Customs at Bahrain, regarding a recent drop in trans-shipment duty in Bahrain.

The volume contains the following photographs:

  • Jaffariah School (folio 45);
  • Manamah-Muharrak [Manama-Muharraq] Bridge (two photographs, folio 46);
  • a new "sea road" north of the Customs House (folio 57);
  • a new quarantine site (two photographs, folio 115).

Folio 116 is a blueprint of the new quarantine.

Extent and format
1 volume (145 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 147; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 25-70; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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