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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎141r] (286/474)

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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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MISCELLANEOUS
department. A department for the proper control
and registration of wakf property was instituted during the
current year. The department is under the management of
the three Sunni Kadis assisted by a council of notables,
Shias and Sunnis. There is at present some dissension on
the subject as the Kadis object to the presence of the
council which is under the presidentship of Shaikh Abdulla
bin Isa A1 Khalifa.
Courts. The Bahrain Court heard 896 cases during the
year, the greater proportion being civil cases.
A petty court has been instituted to relieve the Bahrain
Court which hears of Rs. 100/- and under. Captain Parke and
Shaikh Mohomed bin Jabar A1 Khalifa, Amir of Manama.sit on
the Court. No^, cases heard in six months amounted to 281.-
Captain Parke also sits on a small Joint Court with
a Persian representing the protected subjects appointed by
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The New Shara Court consisting of the three Sunnis Kadis
was appointed some months ago. They sit tw r ice a week
alternatively at Manama and Maharak. No cases are now
being sent to the Sunni Kadi Shaikh Quasim who, owing to
his advanced age is unable to deal with vrork.
Rufaa. A number of wealthy merchants of Manama
purchaseoLland on the high ground north of Rufaa and some
of them have the intention of building houses there for
residence during the summer. The climate is more dry than
that of Manama and Muharak.
Official Visits . H. E. Shaikh Hamad paid a visit to the
Shaikh of Dohan in the summer! Various minor Shaikhs from
Oman and the Persian Coast visited Bahrain during the year,

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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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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎141r] (286/474), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/296, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025657254.0x000057> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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