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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎89r] (182/474)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 29 Feb 1922-30 Mar 1931. 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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His Majesty’s Ships visited Bail rain .n six oocasiena.
R©y«.l Indian Marine ships ae
The -T.B.T. dhip 'Patriot Stewart' eaiied ®noe.
Tncrs was a regular weeJcly mail service fresi India and a
fertni^htly service from Iraq to India. The
the slew Gulf mil service is the cause of much adverse cement
and .presumably ewing te tire failure el steamers to wireless
accurate advise of their arrival,or possibly awing te mis
calculation by the Agents of the time the steamer will require
to remain in pert to discharge cargo,the mails are frequently
called for twenty-four hours er mere before it is necessary.
Judicial.
The nimteer of eiril suits* fix^d in the court of the
Polltic*tX A^ent during the yty.r was one thousand six hundred
•And twelve, neur hundred &nd t eive crifiiine*>X were at’Trae
disposed ef . In add tien several hundred luisceiiane^ug
I.)etitiens were deait with. These figure again show an increase
®var these @1 the previous year* There was aXs© a eensiderafcX©
increase in the weric ©x tne Baixrain Court whicu presided ever
hy the Deputy Purer in person*
MtdicaX *
Assistant Surgeen * HeXunes itas heen in charge of
the Victoria XleciordaX Hespital throughout the year* He has
aiso acted as MedicaX adviser to the Siiaih in regard to the
hevy Corps k PoXice forces kam hae adininistrative charge oi the
heepitaX beat for the diving fXeet and of the Dispensary in
huharraq*
One hundred and sixty eight indoor patients and
four th.©usand seven Xiundred and ninety nin^ ©utdoor cases were
treated in the Victoria Kemerahl JfoapitaX durin w the v ear *
Nine hundred and fifty seven patients were treated at the
huharrac Diax^ensary which is being increasingly resorted to.

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The volume contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , as well as the reports themselves.

Present within the volume are the reports for the years 1921-1930. Each report contains a prose statement and statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain State; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Oil Concession; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Education; Trade; Industry; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd; Qatar; Slavery; Climate; General. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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 the time of submission to 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. at Bushire.

Also included in the file is correspondence between 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. and some of the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals and schools.

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1 volume (233 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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