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File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [32r] (68/200)
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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Lana registrations.
whole appreciate the registration of fish trans, they
have gradually come to regard the possession of a
T, paper from the government ,f as an inviolable proof of
ownership although actually in the case of fish traps
the annual registration, without registration of title,
is not a definite proof of ownership.
Government forms . During the year, 13,284 govern
ment forms, which are sold for 2 annas each, were
issued. Ho sanads or wakalas etc. are accepted by
the courts unless written on government forms. These <?
forms correspond somewhat to stamp duties but until
now the amount on the receipt or the sanad does not
affect the price of the form. It has been suggested
that, as in Muscat, the forms should bear revenue
stamps corresponding to the amount of money which
is involved.
IQialifieh Estates . In my last annual report (page 34)
I mentioned a meeting which took place between the hon’ble
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.
, the late Sir Hugh Biscoe, 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.
, Bahrain, and H. E. Shaikh Hamad, and
Shaikhs Abdulla and Salman at which it was agreed that
according to the family custom of the Ruling family,
gifts of land by the Ruler were only valid during the .
lifetime of the holder of the gift. On hi a-death the
property should revert to the Ruler. The matter was
thoroughly discussed and unanimously agreed upon by the
Shaikhs. This important decision was mentioned in a
letter written after the meeting 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.
to H. E. Shaikh Hamad and the matter was referred to
again in a public speech made by the Hobble the Political
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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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