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'File 29/33 PRICE CONTROL' [‎47r] (93/152)

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The record is made up of 1 file (74 folios). It was created in 3 Oct 1945-26 May 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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ORDER No. 8 OF 1947.
In exercise of the' powers conferred on me by
Article 4 of King’s Regulation No/ 1 of 1947; and
in cancelTation of Order No. 7 of 1947, I hereby
order that: *•
Article 1 . This Order may be cited as the Price
; and Export Control Order No. 2 of 1947
and shall come Into operation forthwith.
A rticle 2 . For the purpose ©f Articles 3, 4 and 5
of this Order, the Director of Customs
of the Bahrain Government shall be the
price Controller*
Article 3 . (a) RATIONED FOODSTUFFS .
The foodstuffs recorded in Schedule 1
which may be imported into Bahrain by the
Bahrain Government with the assistance of
His Majesty’s Government and/or the Govern
ment of India, shall be distributed to authorised
retailers within the territories of His Highness
the Shaikh of Bahrain. Such retailers shall
sell these foodstuffs to authorised holders
of ration cards, to the extent allowed by,
^and at the price fixed from time to time
by the price Controller.
(b) When assessing the retail price of rationed
foodstuffs referred to in Article 3(a) above-, a
profit of 3/ and shall be allowed to the
retailers of Manamah and Muharraq respectively.
Article 4 . UNRATIONSD F O ODSTUFFS & G CH ER COMM OD ITIES .
Prices shall be fixed as follows:-
(a) Wholesalers shall sell the commodities
listed in Schedule II to retailers at a
profit of I5t calculated on the Invoice
price. Retailers shall sell to the public
at a profit of 5^ on the cost to the retailer
(b) On the articles listed in Schedule III
wholesalers may make the profit noted
against each article.
(c) On the articles listed in Schedule IV
the price shall be fixed by the Bahrain
Food Committee. The said Committee shall
meet at least once a month to consider
alterations in the control prices.
(d) Every wholesaler of the commodities listed
in Schedules II and ITT shall maintain -i
register in the form attached, giving
details of all such commodities held or
imported by him and of every sa. a made by
him to retailers, or^in"llnrT'aAi-erf
.tuboe- or..Qla<?-fcrio ba-tt to the public.
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The file contains correspondence about fixing profit rates on several goods including wheat, dates, sugar, rice, spare parts, watches and typewriters, as well as the relaxation of price controls on commodities usually classified as luxury goods, such as cigarettes, toiletries and medicines. Most of these goods are described as imports from India, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, to Manama and Muharraq in Bahrain. The file also contains complaint letters from both the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Baghdad and Electric & Musical Industries Limited in England, regarding the adverse effect of Bahrain price controls on their profit margins. Also included in the file are the minutes of two meetings of the Bahrain Government's Food Control Committee about the removal of price controls and export restrictions, as well as new and amending Price and Export Control Orders for Bahrain in 1946 and 1947, drafted by 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. . Most of the file correspondence is 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. at Bahrain and the Director of Customs and Port Officer for Bahrain (also acting in his dual capacity as Food Controller).

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1 file (74 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 63-75 are file notes.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-29; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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