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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1362 (January 1943 - December 1943)' [298v] (46/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1944. 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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Continuity of Supply. The Electricity Undertaking has been in operation since May 1930,
and failure of supply, due to Power House faults, has been practically nil. There has been no failure
of underground distribution feeders or substation equipment.
Financial Position. After meeting all charges a surplus of Rs. 56,510-1-9 is shown for the
year 1362, which has been carried to " Operating Reserve.
Electricity Charges. Electricity charges were not increased in 1362, but it may be necessary
to re-consider the present charges in 1363 owing to the great increase in the cost of material and labour,
and general running expenses.
Prospect for 1363. Connected load will increase in 1363 as follows
A further 50 KW is to be installed at Muharraq Aerodrome principally to deal with the new
air conditioning load.
A further 50 KW transformer is being installed at the Jufair Naval Base.
British Overseas Airways Corporation are adding approximately 20 KW and an extra
25 KW of transformer capacity will be added to Gudhaibia substation to deal with this. A new
200 KVA generating set by " Mirrlees Bickerton and Day Ltd., England, is on order from England
for the Government Power House and it is hoped that it will be available for load during
the summer of 1363.
The usual domestic load increases in the bazaar and town should add approximately 20 KW.
Total new connected load is estimated at approximately 140 KW.
Telephones. The number of subscribers connected to date, is 96. The proposed laying of
underground mains to assist communication was not carried out, owing to difficulty in obtaining
material. The present overhead system is working as satisfactorily as can be expected in the very
humid atmosphere of Bahrain. This Department was self-supporting during 1362. The new
telephone switchboard, ordered on 12-1-43, has not yet arrived but a spare 20 line is in stock. Appli
cations for more connections have been refused owing to the difficulty in obtaining new telephone
instruments.
Transport Department. The Government Garage carried out the repairing and servicing
of all Government vehicles (27).
Great difficulty is being experienced in keeping vehicles on the road owing to spare parts not
being available locally, or obtainable, as yet, from overseas. The Government of India, however,
through 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, has been of great assistance in the matter of tyres. A " quota "
was allotted to Bahrain without which Government and essential public vehicles would have come
to a standstill. The purchase of these tyres is controlled, they are issued by the State Engineer's
Department, essential vehicles being given priority.
Fire Section. The Government and Municipal fire engines extinguished eighteen fires during
1362. No major outbreaks occurred.
Traffic Section. The State Engineer's Department continued to carry out the registration
of all motor vehicles in the State, testing of brakes, lights, etc. (in accordance with the Bahrain Govern
ment Motor Vehicle Proclamation of 1357). The licensing and re-licensing of all drivers was also
carried out by this Department, 65 drivers being examined during 1362, of whom 49 passed. The
number of licenses issued during the year 1362 was 157.
The price of car batteries is controlled and they are issued by the State Engineer's Department
as in the case of tyres, firstly, to essential vehicles. The number of motor vehicles now in use in the
State is approximately 522 including those of the Bahrain Petroleum Company. It is expected that
many more will be added.
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1362 AH (1943) and gives the details of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Bahrain State and contains notes on the activities of the various Government departments, as well as the budget 1363 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An Index appears on folio 278r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folio 279).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1362 (folios 280r-281v): Revenue, Expenditure, Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for year 1362, and Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for year 1362;
- The Diving Industry (folios 282r-282v);
- Police and Public Security (folios 282v-284v): Strength, Duties, Uniform and Equipment, Rations, Police Pay, Jail, Crime, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1362, and List of Police Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court 1362;
- Public Health, report by Dr R H B Snow, State Medical Officer (folios 285r-290r): Bahrain Government Hospital (Male Statistics 1943, Short Notes on Statistics, Chief Out-Patients Diseases, Predominating Out-Patients' Diseases (Men), Male In-Patients, Male In-Patients, Bahrain Government Isolation Hospital, Total Male In-Patients, Results of Treatment, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Laboratory and X-Ray Statistics, Bahrain Government Dispensaries, and Comparative Incidence of Predominating Diseases Hospital and Outlaying Dispensaries), Women's Hospital and Dispensaries report by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (In-Patients Diseases Treated, Out-Patients Treated, Details of Obstetric Cases, Operations, Women's Dispensaries, Summary of Diseases Treated, Medical Work in the Girls Schools), and Matron's Report;
- Land Registration Department (folio 290r-290v);
- Judicial (folio 290v): Bahrain Courts;
- Municipalities (folios 290v-291v): Manamah Municipality and Muharraq Municipality;
- Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 291v);
- Education (folios 291v-295v): Boys' Schools report by F J Wakelin, Director of Education (School Statistics, Staff, The Secondary School, The Hostel, Village Schools, English Teaching, Medical, Equipment, British Council Assistance, Public Library, Clubs, School Plays, Games, Recruitment by the Oil Company, and Finance), Girls' School, and The Technical School report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal (Students, Staff, and Scheme of Training);
- Minors Department (folios 295v-296r);
- Agriculture (folio 296r);
- Passport Department (folio 296r-296v);
- Food Control (folios 296v-297v);
- State Engineer's Department, report by Mr W B Steele, State Engineer (folios 298r-302r): Statement of Energy generated, sold, etc., Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Load and Revenue Curve 1361, and Load and Revenue Curve 1362;
- Oil Gauging (folios 303r-304r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1942 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1943;
- Customs Department, report by Mr G W R Smith, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 305r-308r);
- General (folio 308r): Investiture, Presentation of Guns, Distinguished Visitors (including Lord Wavell, the Viceroy Designate, Lord Linlithgow, Governor-General and Viceroy of India, Amirs Khalid and Mahomed [Muḥammad], sons of His Majesty King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]), Customs Directorate, Poor Relief Measures, Race Meeting, Sunni Kadhis [qādis], Obituary of Shaikh Mohamed bin Ali Al Khalifah [Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah];
- Note on Budget 1363 (folios 309r-310r);
- Budget 1363 (f. 308r).
Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 283: 'Jail and Police quarters, Juda Island'.
On folio 310r there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 305r).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (35 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 278r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folios 276-311.
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