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File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [‎60r] (124/200)

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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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Accession of H.E.Shaikh Hamad.
coirnrmnity and about 500 of the leading Arabs, o a dis,
merchants and notables attended the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). . At the
close of the proceedings all Shaikh iiama.d r s subjects,
including the chief men of the various iirab tribes,
did obeisance bo him as Ruler by kissing his forehead
according to the iirab custom. i'or tiiree days there
were unprecedented and universal rejoicings; thousands
of poor people were fed outside the Palace, tribal
dances were performed, and the towns v/ere decorated and
illuminated.
Ji. E. Shaikh namad succeeded to the estates of his
father which consisted mainly of date gardens but as
the late Shaikh had gifted away most of his valuable
property towards the end of his lifetime the value of
H. E. Shaikh Hamad T s inheritance was comparatively small
^ vast accumulation of official letters and corres
pondence which was found in H. E. Shaikh isa T s boxes
were brought to the (iovernment office to be sorted and
examined but as it includes about 4000 documents it has
not yet been possible to deal with them.
All Shaikh lsa T s personal belongings, which are
reputed of great value, were taken over by his widow
who is the daughter of Shaikh Kohommed bin
Khalifah who died in exile in the Hejaz.
Towards the end of the year H. H. Shaikh Hamad f s
salute was increased from 7 to 11 guns.

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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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