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File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [31r] (66/200)
The record is made up of 1 volume (96 folios). It was created in 3 Jun 1933-27 Jul 1933. 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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Land Registrations.
Registrations during 1351
Sales registered 333
cancellations 13
Gifts 21
Titles 189
'■
1457)
457.
Revenue from above Rs 5,052/-.
The revenue collected from registrations is about
Rs 3,000/- less than the previous year's revenue. This
is partly owing to the continued decrease |n the value
of property and also because for reasons of economy it
has been necessary to reduce the staff of this depart
ment. There are now only two surveyors and it is
impossible to carry out as much work as was done before
when four surveyors were employed.
Apart from the registration of sales and titles,
the denartment submitted renorts with ulans on 346 land
disputes to the Bahrain and
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Courts; t his wor k
i s unproductive of revenue but it entails considerable
time and trouble, however it would be very difficult
for the courts to deal with many of the complicated
boundary and water right cases without the plans and
reports which are provided by this department.
Land Settlement . Very little survey work has been
done during the year; the district of Shahrakhan was
mapped and the district of Sadad, which was started
in 1351, was completed.
Fish Trans . 598 fish traps were registered during
the year, including renewals. Printed forms are now
issued for these registrations somewhat similar to those
issued as diving licenses. The public as a whole
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1351 AH. The report is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to 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, Percy Gordon Loch, who then forwarded it to the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 8-83), submitted in June 1933, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Revenue and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial; Land Registrations; Education; Manamah Municipality; Muharraq Municipality; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Audit; Imperial Airways; Press Propaganda; Counterfeit Coins; Death of Shaikh Sir Isa bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], accession of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Bahrain Electric Supply; Customs; General; Miscellaneous.
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- 1 volume (96 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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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 98; 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 12-83; these numbers are also written in ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351
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- 6r:83v, 87r:89v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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