'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [159r] (322/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 29 Feb 1922-30 Mar 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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Ho -visits war© paid by the ships of* the Royal Indian Marin©
d ur i n 5 t h e year,
Tlie 1 /id0-European Tolograph ship w Patrick Stewart” ran
aground on the -baont—i—JDaoal when bringing the Di rector* Persi an
'Suit o©c uion, 1 ndo ~E u r op a an telegraph D©par tmen t to Bahrein on
his annual visit.
There was a regular weekly mail service from India and a
fortnightly one from Basrah to Bombay. There has been no improve
ment in the punctuality of the slow Gulf mail service, if any-
thing, matters are worse than before as more ships appear to be
calling at Dubai .
Postal .
A branch of the Indian Pest Office is established in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Manama* but it has not yet undertaken the duty of
delivering letters at addressees * residences* There iepo record
of the number of 1©tters postad bufc the r © ceipfcs fr cm the s a1e
of stamps .were Rs.11,700. The number of ordinary letters
received for delivery was roughly 1,20,424 and of registered
letters 3>094. . The number of registered letters posted in
Bajjeein was 3,500. Parcels of all kinds received were 7,430
while 270 only were posted. Gash Certificates purchased were
of Rs,10>555/s/- i n value. Rs.23,103/4/- were deppsited in the
Savings Bank and Rs.11,400/- were withdrawn. British Postal
orders to the value of Rs.611/12/6 were sold while orders to
hh© value of Rs. 17 %/ q /3 were paid. 4317 money orders of the value
ol Ks .2> 13»724/li/— v/ere issued the commission on which amounted
L0 Ra • 338 6/4/- while 47 money 01-ders to the value of Rs.i90O/l4/-
were paid
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , as well as the reports themselves.
Present within the volume are the reports for the years 1921-1930. Each report contains a prose statement and statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain State; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Oil Concession; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Education; Trade; Industry; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd; Qatar; Slavery; Climate; General. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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 the time of submission to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire.
Also included in the file is 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. and some of the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals and schools.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/296
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 47r:104v, 123r:125v, 128r:128v, 151r:168v, 178r:234v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence