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'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)' [43v] (86/118)
The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1946-13 Apr 1949. 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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total area is estimated at 231 square miles or 150,000 acres* Tke island
o.erives its importance tr®& its oil and pearl industries* It also does
v , . e tr jc:*; trade with Saudi Arabia and other 6-aiLf territories#
Agri culture plays a very minor part in the economy of the area 'and the
105,000 inhabitants, at which the population of the group of Islands la
estimated, v. : pend for their food and other necessaries of life almost
entirely on isroorts.from outside# Hice/was foi’aierly the principal cereal
iood of the local inhabitants out during the war years wheat was eaten
uo a considerable extent anil now is said to foe the i-aain food of the younger
generation: the older generation is understood still to prefer rice*
¥po mWifF2 li^I PC.E IBB Fee BAHRAIN CONSUMPTION
'j 4 ' v The- following iig^jires assume that the excess of imports over
e^or^s, as given in trade statistics, represents in each case the
conapaption of Balir&in itself# Quantities are not stated in all cases
i.n statistical data available: money values take their place ;~
Rice
Wheat
Wheat flour
Sugar
Pure ghee
Vegetable ghe©
Tea ; •
Coffee
Spices
Fruits (dates)
Fruits (others)
.Fresh vegetables
and fruit
Tobacco
Cigarettes
C&ttl© (for
slaughter)
b'keep and goats
(for slaughter)
1,932 tons
5,522 rt
169 ”
2,894 ,f
5,86,^X)
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
2,42,870 n
3 , 87,480 ”
1,12,040 w
2,32,t
3,73,770 -
1,94,250 *
4,77,570
2,96,620
13,15,190
1,675 Numbers
43,255
Rainfall
Fg/OTUPJ g j OF THE AGRICULTURE OF BAHRAIN
•> , The annual rainfall averages about 2^ inches: the highest
w n)< ^ 6 indies, xt falls in the winter months between
i.Dv^Dsr and mi-ch# Rainfed agriculture i s thus iigpossiblo* Such
T ia * practis ® d and sych extension of cultivation as may fo©
? n artificial irrigation. Water, therefore, is the
tina, Uo ur in the development of the agriculture of the island.
Soil
soil is saline but information as to the actual salta
l ti W&8 f^ rth ««wins* Sodium chloride probably constitute©
and ^ adi^ 0 proportion, in view of the low-lying nature of the island
r “d ^iKlf:: ,f iS P f ,tiGU f a L Sa1 ^ bsin ® hi ^ soluble, can be
a*. a { r ™~ easily oy neavy irrigation, coupled with an efficient
ln 1,1,1011 t0 «* «!*» which are leached b.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of developing agricultural and grazing land in Bahrain.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) was commissioned by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to complete a report on Bahrain's water resources, and the file contains both this report (ff 15-29) and correspondence related to it. The BAPCO report on Bahrain's water resources contains a map of the country showing the distribution of artesian water wells (folio 18).
Some of the file's correspondence relates to a visit made to Bahrain in March 1949 by Sir Herbert Stewart, Agricultural Adviser to the British Middle East Office. A report written by Stewart after his visit entitled 'The Possibilities of Agricultural Development in Bahrain' is also contained in the file (ff 41-47).
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- 1 file (59 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/2/850
- Title
- 'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 6r:8v, 10r:10v, 30r:32v, 34r:37v, 39r:53v, 55r:58v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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