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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [‎59r] (122/206)

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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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Agriculture
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are used for boat building and which fetch a good
price when required.
During 1349 the garden produced about 60 gillas
of dates, during 1350 it produced 105 gillas. It
must be admitted that the 1349 season was a very
bad one, owing to locusts and disease. Very few
of the dates were sold, almost all of them being
consumed by H. S. Shaikh Hamad f s household, a fact
which he rarely appears to appreciate. In addition
to the dates, households of H. E. Shaikh Hamad were
provided with local vegetables, vegetable marrows,
tomatoes, ladies fingers, egg plants etc. during
most of the year.
The following trees and cuttings were planted in
Sanayan during the year.
175 orange trees from Basrah
90 peacnes from Hassa
8 citrons
7 lemons TT
879 date trees some from Sanayan and some from
Hassa.
The orange trees are growing extremely well,
with the exception of four they are all strong and
healthy and, though it is unusual about a dozen
trees produced blossom and would actually bear
fruit if they were allowed to.
A few apple cuttings from Hassa are growing well,
also grapes, pomegranates and apricots.
Cotton g rowin g. The cultivation of cotton in
Bahrain is probably not a new thing. There is men
tion of cotton being sent from Bahrain to the Caliphs
in Baghdad in historical times, but as the term
Bahrain in those days included both the islands and
■'lump
SIKULng - JB3 B

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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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