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'File 18/5 Agency Tennis Courts' [‎15r] (29/428)

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The record is made up of 1 file (213 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1933-Dec 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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THE CU^TO?HOUSE:
BAHRAIN:
31st January, 1935.,
Dear Bel^ra^c/
The method of surfacing a tennis court, which Nash
explained to me, according to his successful treatment in Poona, wes
to mix dry cement in with the selected mutti earth in the proportion
of one to six; fine earth is best, possibly mixed with a little sand.
Thoito spread this over the court to a depth.* of about two inches,
and, having damped it well, not thoroughly wetted it, have it carefully
rolled in, at first rather lightly, and then heavily. He considered
that the dampness of the local air would greatly help towards the
setting, and thvS the cement forms a binder of the earth, end v;il go
on hardening, the lor^er it remains, and the more it is rolled.
V/hen there is loose cement dust on the pier, I often water it
with the idea of preventing surface/lust, and even this rudimentary
effort produces a good effect.
I believe that it is.well worth trying.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the repair and maintenance of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's tennis court. The early correspondence is mostly concerned with replacing the surface of the existing court and requests for advice from the En-Tout-Cas Company regarding suitable material and maintenance. Most of the rest of the file contains correspondence regarding supplies, including grit, asphalt, clay, hoses, planks, grass, nets and racquets. The file contains shipping orders and invoices. Most of the correspondence is between Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government, and the En-Tout-Cas Company, Uberoi Limited and T Tominna and S Uchi.

The file includes twelve folios in Arabic, mostly with English translations, including: correspondence between 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 Mansoor Al Arayedh, November 1935 (folios 23 and 24); and correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and the Secretary, Manamah Baladeyah, Bahrain, dated November 1935 and February 1936 (folios 27, 45, 46 and 47).

Detailed file notes are found on folios 168 to 214.

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1 file (213 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 168-214 contain File Notes.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 215; 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, with gaps, beginning on folio 4; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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