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File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [80r] (164/200)
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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It is however a fact that an unofficial light
has been put upon this beacon by The local B.I.3.i\ T .
Coy’s agents on stormy nights, t<D assist their
lighters in making the Customs Pier, but the beacon
was rebuilt by the Bahrain Government, and somewhat
improved; (but I observed that quite recently it was
broken up by a person acting upon outside orders)
and I hear that the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Lighting Authority
nropose to erect there a permanent light —Qmt I have
not as yet heard that this has been sanctioned by the
Bahrain Government^
General . It has to be remembered that while the
total of the receipts for the past year has decreased,
the quantity of work to be done has increased, espe
cially clerical work in connection with refunds and
statistics which have now reached a point of reasonb-
able efficiency; there is actually as much clerical
work in collecting a small amount of money as a large
one. It may perhaps be said that since the collec
tions have decreased, the staff should also decrease;
but I suggest that this is a v/rong point of view to
take, and it is better to keep together a trained staff,
although its cost may increase a little each year owing
to the annual increments in pay. It will be remembered
that last year, all pay was cut by ten per cent, but I
will not suggest this as a matter of merit, since it
will be seen from above how the cost of the prime
commodities has fallen so sharply, that actually
the present rates of pay have a much larger purchasing
power locally than three years ago.
Thus, although the Customs receipts have fallen
sharply, yet the cost of living has fallen quite as
sharply; and if expenses are made to fall consistently,
I suggest that the outlook for the future should not
be too pessimistic.
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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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