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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [272r] (549/687)
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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On one occasion, in the past, they made a demons
tration against the police*
Naturs.
10. The work of the naturs (town watchmen)
under the iiiairs has been very satisfactory. They
have brought to light a number of cases of theft
and smuggling and now that the police are ^rabs,
not Indians, there has been more co-operation
between the two services. By degrees I hope
that the naturs will become a body from whom
recruits for the xiolice can be chosen. hen
vacancies occur among the naturs they are now
filled by men who would be suitable as police
recruits when any are required. They obtain
experience in police work but do no drill. The
Amirs have requested that the naturs should be
ordered to wear a distinctive dress, but of
local type. The matter is under consideration.
Crime.
11. There hove^unusually few serious
crimes during the year and no cases of murder.
Most of the matters reported by the police have
been petty thefts, pickpocketing and brawling.
12* For some years complaints have been
made by the villages around Manamah of thefts
by a band of unknown men who in some cases used
donkeys to carry away the spoil. Cows and
sheep have been disappearing in large numbers.
Early in the year a house at oinabis was broken
into and robbed, among other things a bag of
rice was stolen. The owner of the house, an
old iirab woman, discovered that the rice was
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- 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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