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'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [62r] (136/414)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 1946-1947. 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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raeans of an H.F. underground cable to provide an
increased supply for Air Conditioning during 1946.
"he length of this cable line is approximately 1,360
feet and power will not be available to this new line
until tne new generating set, now being erected, comes
into service.
9. TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT .
The Bahrain Government telephone system is
antiquated in the extreme and badly needs replacement.
The scheme for installation of an automatic telephone
exchange has, regrettably, shown little progress due
to various factors. One is the tendency of the landlords
of the few convenient sites to hold out for high ground
rents and Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited 1 s unwillingness
to meet their demands which renders it most unlikely that
an automatic telephone exchange will be in operation in
1946. The fact remains that by the end of the year
Gable & Wireless had not placed the order for the new
exchange much to the detriment of British prestige.
10. PEARL INDUSTRY .
The pearling season was a successful one.
There v/ere about 121 pearling craft out this year. The
catch was better and prices higher than those of the
previous season.
H. CUSTOMS .
Customs revenue from all sources amounted to
Rs.25,98,098 for the year.
There were 113 launches registered with the
Customs on the 31st December, 1945, including those
belonging to the Navy and the various companies.
12 • -FOOD CONTROL .
During the year under review the Government
again devoted a considerable amount of time, money and
energy in ensuring that adequate supplies of ess-ential
foodstuffs were available for the public.
In all a sum of Rs.11,800,000 as compared to
the 1944 figure of Rs.8,000,000 was spent on the purchase
of wheat, millet, rice, tea, sugar, and dates.
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The monthly ration per adult was maintained
at a high level throughout the year.
Towards the close of the year the Government
introduced a cloth rationing system, which should prove
successful. The number of retail shops was increased
and rations divided equally amongst them.
During the year there was a steady stream of
commodities such as potatoes, onions, fresh and dried
fruius, walnuts, etc., trom Persia, where the good rains
of the previous winter assisted in maintaining"a sufficient
supply.
(Continued)
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The volume contains typescript 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1945' [1946] and typescript 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1946' [1947]. The reports are introduced by a review of the year by 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and are divided into chapters containing individual reports on each of the agencies, consulates, and other administrative areas that made up 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. . Both reports conclude with a chapter containing 'notes on the working of quarantine on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. They are signed by the local British official in charge.
The reports cover the following topics: British and non-British personnel; local affairs; local government and ruling families; transport and communications by land, sea, and air; posts and telegraphs; tribal and political matters; relations with local populations; cinemas; trade and economic matters; agriculture; finance; shipping and commerce; education; police and justice; security; military matters; propaganda; health and quarantine; statistics of temperature and rainfall; water; notable visitors; British interests; oil and oil companies; religious affairs; the pearl industry; locusts; Bedouins; date gardens; electricity; telephones; and related information.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (203 folios)
- Arrangement
There are lists of contents on the first page of both annual reports, on folios 1 and 109.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the third folio after the front cover (the first bearing text) and terminates at 198 on the third folio before the back cover (the last bearing text). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 28, 28A. The individual reports that make up the combined annual reports also have their own typescript foliation sequences appearing in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:28v, 28ar:28av, 29r:198v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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