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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [‎92r] (188/206)

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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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Company and other Companies will be forced by Nejdi merchants
to give free overside delivery and Bahrain will be headed
directly for bankruptcy.
4. 1 must confess I do not always understand the Adviser's
system of accounting,or statements such as that on Page 58
that "had the i uharrap scheme not been entered tie loss per
mensem would have been greater". Actually the extension of
the electric light to i uharraq^ has been a most unfortunate
business,for it was undertaken without securing aiy undertaking
from merchants resident there that they would connect themselves
to the supply and few have availed themselves of it. Since the
capital expenditure was over Rs.50,000 the State loses at least
Rs.2,000 a year in loss of interest,without any tangible
advantage, the current sold in Muharra^ has barely covered
the cost of generating and transmitting it the re, owing to the
very heavy transformer losses due to the distance involved. The
Adviser would do well to consult 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. more fully
before undertaking works of importance ? since he has little or
no experience of administration outside Bahrain.
5. The absence of any form of audit in the State is a grave
defect and the Adviser’s attention has been repeatedly drawn
to it. How that commercial undertakings such as the Electric
Light Supply are under State control,the need for an efficient
audit is greater than. ever.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
lour Most Obedient Servant,

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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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