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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [23r] (59/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. 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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2. i/b
from the late Shaikh Isa. Shaikh Isa f s widow received Rs.700/-
although 1 understand that she considered herself entitled to
the whole amount previously paid to Shaikh Isa.
According to the custom of the Khalifah family,which was
grudgingly admitted by various interested relations,the property
of the Ruler is not subject to Shara Law,but is inherited
entirely by his successor. Shaikh Isa^ property passed to
Shaikh Hamad. When however the matter was examined,it was
discovered that almost all Shaikh Isa T s property,consisting of
valuable date gardens and some houses,had been gifted away
during his lifetime,a great proportion of it quite recently,
and most of the gifts were made to his widow and to a favorite
relation of hers who himself owned a very great deal of property.
The remainder of Shaikh Isa f s vast estate which passes to Shaikh
Hamad is not worth more than Rs.15,000/- per annum,further it
was found that all rents and leases had been collected in
advance,so until the present leases expire the estate will
produce next to nothing. ?ftien,however,Shaikh Isa ? s widow dies,
all the property which she holds in gift from Shaikh Isa will
revert to the Ruler,Shaikh Hamad,this also is according to the
Khalifah family custom, it is very likely that she will
endeavour to dispose of it in her life-time,but this is for
bidden according to a proclamation issued some years ago
forbidding sale of Khalifah property to persons outside the
family.
Before paying the Rs.1,500/- due to Shaikh Isa,Shaikh iiamad
sent Shaikh Abdullah to me to discuss money affairs and the
Civil List, ?^e assumed that Shaikh Isa T s allowance was extinct
and examined methods for obtaining funds for some of the
relations,said to have been dependent on Shaikh Isa,without
increasing the Civil List. By making certain Esxt cuts we
obtained Rs.543/- per month without making any deductions from
the sons or grandsons of Shaikh Isa. Some of the people who
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 3ar, 3av, 3br, 3bv, 4r:4v, 16r:19v, 22r:25v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 44r:44v, 50r:60v, 80r:140v, 141ar, 141av, 141br, 141bv, 152r:155v, 167r:169v, 198r:205v, 214r:215v, 223r:228v, 241r:241v, 246r:320r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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