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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [34r] (72/206)
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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man, and also his sister, were proved and the amount
due to them was deposited in their name. The balance
of the money and a large amount of property is now the
subject matter of a lengthy and very complicated case
which has been going on in the Bahrain Court for over
two years.
There are endless other cases of the same sort in
which women and children and in one case a blind man
have been swindled out of their rights by the adminis
trators of the estateswhich they should inherit.
Recent lean years have aggravated the conditions as in
most cases the money was lost in diving, although it is
strictly forbidden by Mohamedan law for the administrators
of estates to speculate with the money which they are
entrusted with in dangerous trade. They are permited
to invest in property or to use the money in trade as
long as it is not of a dangerous nature and on condition
that the administrator possess an equivalent capital
himself with which he can refund the estate if any dis
aster occurs, but in Bahrain the law of the Shera in
this respect is disregarded.
Government issues proclamation.
These cases, and many others, were reported by the
Bahrain Court to Shaikh Hamad in detail. Various dis
cussions and meetings took place, the Kadis were inter
viewed and a proclamation was composed somewhat on the
lines of one previously issued by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
six months
before which had been accepted by the public, without
objection. It required that all wills shouH be regis
tered by the Government before being executed and in the
case of persons dying intestate the executor should not
act before informing the -Government. It specially
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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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- Title
- 'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.'
- Pages
- 7r:89v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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