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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [33r] (70/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-17 Sep 1932. 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 Sunni Kadis as guardian of his young brothers and
sisters and administrator of his deceased father r s
estate which was worth about 4-J-
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. If ter two years
one of the brothers came of age and filed a suit demand-
ing to see the accounts of the administration. Out
of the original estate there only remained about
Rs 28,000/-, the rest had "gone into the sea", it had
been lost in diving speculation.
2. Ali bin Seggar, a leading Muharra^ pearl merchant
was appointed by will as administrator of his brother r s
estate of 12
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
which consisted mostly of cash which
was realised from pearls at the time of his death.
Kor about eight years he kept the heirs quiet by annual
payments, they being mostly women and children. Dur
ing the slump on the pearl market he fell into financial
difficulties, and became partly paralysed; the heirs
made a case asking to see the accounts and it was tound
that practically nothing remained of his brother^ estate
except two houses, all of it had disappeared in diving.
The Court has taken possession of the title deeds of
Ali bin Seggar f s own property which in normal times
should be almost sufficient to satisfy the claims of
the heirs.
3. In another case two cousins, the Siadis, took
possession of their uncles } estate and disregarding the
other heirs, who were minors, enjoyed it for many years.
Finally they quarelled over the spoils and the matter
came before the Court. The original estate was valued
at about 10
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. It was found that about three
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
were buried in an empty house in Muharraq.
This money was taken over by the Government and put in
the Bank. The shares of one of the heirs, a young man,
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1350 AH. The report includes the budget for the upcoming year (1351 AH). It is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was 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 forwarded it 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 is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 10-89), submitted in June 1932, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget; Notes on Budget; Receipts and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial Department; Report on Administration of Estates; Land Department; Public Works; Education; Manamah Municipality; Maharaq [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Bahrain Electric Supply; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Trade and Customs; General. At the beginning of the report (folio10) is an index listing the contents in the order that they appear, with reference to folio numbers. These folio numbers are large, stamped numbers appearing in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
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The volume 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 inside back cover with 101; 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 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, 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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- 'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.'
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- 7r:89v
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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