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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [182r] (368/474)
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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4
present ioult^y in rcckdiingj tl'io.t isiQ/nci sit lov/ tide*
Tlie finances af the Manama Municipality are
flaurishing* The credit balance at the end ©f the year
being Bs 1,35,826 - 3 - 6 .
pttrLIG WOHKS»
Buring the year the Bahrain State built 2
Shiah scheels, repaired the ancient mosque at SUQ, AL
KftAMlS, sank a weal in the Fort for the use ©f the armed
Felice and built married lines for them. A survey was
made ®f the r©utc for a causeway between Manama and
Huh&rraq and plans were drawn up f©r the lighting of
Manama by electricity.
■EDUCATION.
Owing to a quarrel in the community the as±&$x.x
single Persian scho©l split into tv/©,The tw® schools
appear to be doing well but their extreme nationalism^
which showed itself in the carrying ©f Persian flags
and the adept! on ©f a semi-military uniform and military
formations when marching to their play grounds, had to
be checked.
The Arab Sunni schools at Manama, Muharr&q,
Had and Kafaa show considerable progress. There are now
442 fceys and 75 girls on the r#ll. The number ef teachers
is 26 ef wham 13 are Bahrain subjects, 8 Syrians and 5
Iraqis, Schools are maintained at Manama 120 boys,
Muharraq 180, Had 80 and Rafata 60*
A new departure was the enrolling ®f 7 beys
in the American University at Beirut. The State is paying
f«r the education of 6 of these boys and reserves to
itself the right to their services for some years after
have completed a three years’ course.
In addition to the Sunni sch©©ls, si Shiah
school was opened by Shaikh Hamad in May, It is eitu&t-
-ed at SUq AL KHAMIS to serve the needs of the Bahrainis
living
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/296
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 47r:104v, 123r:125v, 128r:128v, 151r:168v, 178r:234v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence