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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [218r] (440/474)
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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OIL CONCESSION .
xiiajor Lolmes arrived on the 15th April and was followed by
two American geologists,Messrs Taylor and Davies,a month later.
They left again on the 21st of July,and without making any
definite statement,for obvious reasons but are understood to have
been optimistic in the possibilities of finding oil at Bahrain.
The lolitical Agent detected a clause in the Oil Concession
that gave the Company^to indemnify tliemselves for any losses of
whatever nature by deducting them from payments due to the
Bahrain Government. The injustice of this clause was pointed out
and 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.
requested that the Shaikh should be
advised not to agree to the Assent transferring the Eastern
and General'S concession to the American interests until this
clause had been modified. He was supported by the
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.
and the Colonial office obtained a letter modifying the clause
from the American combine.
ARTESIAE AEllC .
* A check has been put on the indiscriminate sinking of
artesian wells but far too much water is still being wasted.
Shaikh Hamad has sunk a very successful well near the sea coast
at Qarzekhan on the western shore of tue island,but it will be
a long time before all the water can be utilized.
The Government sank a well on the open ground near f All
but the water was sulphurous and two other attempts failed. It
is unfortunate tiiat the only unclaimed land near Manama is
unsuitable for artesian wells.
AGRICULTURE .
On the recommendation of 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.
an agriculturist
was engaged from T Iraq. He appears exactly the type of man
wanted,and all the big date garden owners consult him freely.
He gives lectures at the schools and takes the boys out for
practical training. In the days of Ibn Batuta Bahrain was
famous for its cotton,and there is no reason why it should not
be grown again.
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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