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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [63r] (130/206)
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 BAHRAIN ELECTRIC SUPPLY.
The Bahrain Electric Supply has been seriously
affected by the acute economic depression in Bahrain
v/hich has deterred many people from the initial outlay
of installing electric light in their houses and shops.
This has been particularly apparent in Muharraq
where the capital expended on the extension has pro
duced less revenue than might reasonably have been
expected because so few of the leading merchants have
taken it up.
Muhara q extension . The decision to extend the elect
ric power to Muharraq was made at the beginning of
1350. The work was carried out by Messrs. Callenders
Cable and Construction Co. whose tender was accepted
by the Bahrain Government. The amount of the tender
was Rs 52,144/-.
The work was completed on 1st Jamadi al Awal 1350,
(13th Septr. 1931) and by the end of the year 24 con
sumers had been connected. The extension is connected
to Manama by approximately 1^ miles of 3300 volt over
head transmission line which is carried across the
shallow sea on poles built into islands along the site
of the Manamah - Muharraq road. A submarine cable
approximately 700 yards long, lying on the bed of the
sea, conveys the current across the deep channel which
runs between the two islands, and is used as a passage
by boats travelling North and South. To prevent beats
crossing underneath the line in the Muharraq harbour,
a wooden boom has been placed between the islands on
which the poles are built. The high tension line ter
minates at Muharraq in a step-down 3300/440 volt sub-
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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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