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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [89r] (182/206)
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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General.
-4-
Distin g uisheA visitors . The Hon'ble the Political
Resident in the Rersian Gulf visited Bahrain several
times during the year and on 4th Jan. 1931 he attended
a
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
which was held at the Palace by H. E. Shaikh
Hamad on the occasion of the presentation of the Kaiser-
i-Hind medal to Dr. R.D.Holmes.
In December H.M.S.’'Emerald" visited Bahrain and
remained for several days and the usual official visits
were exchanged. On the last day of her stay a most
tragic accident ocurred; the ship’s aeroplane while
giving a display to a number of local irabs, including
boys from the Government schools, crashed in the sea
and the pilot Lieut. Heinemann, was killed. He was
buried in the Christian cemetery in Bahrain on the
following day.
Sir Philip Sassoon, Under Secretary of State for
Air, and the British Minister in Persia paid short
unofficial visits to Bahrain.
Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabr, the Ruler of Kuwait paid
three visits to Bahrain,on the last occasion he
accompanied the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and attended the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
.
Innumerable other Arab chiefs, mostly from Oman,
came to Bahrain during the year including the following;
Shaikh Abdulla bin Jasim, Ruler of l^atar, Shaikhs Said
and Juma sons of Maktoom of Dubai.
Prince Ahmed, grandson of the late Sultan Abdul
Aziz of Turkey, accompanied by Jamaal
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who was
at one time a well known Turkish General and took part
in the Senussi campaign in 1915, were also entertained
by H. E. Shaikh Hamad while making a tour of the Persian
Gulf.
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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
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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