File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [39r] (88/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1924-11 Sep 1931. 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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have 1)6611 set aside during past years and owing to ttie un
employment ttiis year it was decided to start the work.
Lunatic Asylum. Ttie Municipality took over the charge
of a number of indigent lunatics wtio were a public nuisance,
doused and fed ttiem in a Hired "building. Ttie uovemment
recently granted tdem a piece of land outside ttie town on
wtiicti a permanent Imilding capable of bolding 16 persons Has
"been l)uilt. Ttie asylum is under ttie supervision of tde
Medical Officer.
W^ig , tits and meas u res . 500 sets of trass weights were
made in England for ttie two Municipalities and are "being
sold at cost price to local shopkeepers.
Sea wal l* A piece of ground belonging to tne Laladiya
at Houra has teen reclaimed ty building a stone wall which
keeps out the sea.
Dange rous buildin gs. About forty houses were partially
demolished in most cases the ruinous upper rooms being remove!*
as they became public dangers during the abnormally heavy rains
Ice^m&chine^ A tlalf stlare was P urctlaseci from h#E * Shaikh
Hamed in the local ice machine, after protracted negociations
with the other half owner, a Mr. ¥usuf Khunji of Manchester.
The Municipality was granted by the government a five years
monopoly for manufacture of ice for sale in Bahrain, ihe
machine was worked for about 3 months and ice was sold at
7 pies per pound instead of, as previously trom 2 to 4 as.
per pound.
Wells. Three wells were *ore4 at places where previous
wells had become filled in.
nr.irnr^ lend. A suDsiiiary drain 500 feet long was
Puilt from the Jiission square to the main drain v. ._~h
built last year from the municipal garden to the sea- J-hc la g
accumulation
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Correspondence, minute papers, and memoranda relating to the finances of the Bahrain state. The papers cover a number of matters, including the appointment and retention of Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave as Financial Adviser in Bahrain, annual budgets and reports, and the economic situation in the country more generally. Correspondence is between officials at 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. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Belgrave himself.
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- 1 volume (187 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 183; 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 3-72, and between ff 93-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- Title
- File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget'
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- 177r:182v, 160r:160v, 128r:146v, 95r:122v, 86r:87v, 8r:72v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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