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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [220v] (38/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1942. 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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32
EDUCATION.
Government Boys' Schools.
The past year has seen several changes of major importance in the Education Department.
The total number of boys attending the schools has not increased to any great extent as this is limited
by the size of the school buildings, all of which have been filled to capacity for some time. As is to be
expected the lower classes are the greatest in size while the numbers in the higher classes are consi
derably reduced, the average figure being 16 for the big schools and 12 for the village schools. At the
beginning of the school year in Shaaban the total number of pupils registered was 1,200, about 75
per cent attending regularly. As the year progresses there is always a decrease of about 5 per cent
in the town schools and 10 per cent in the villages.
During the early summer there was much discontent among the Palestinian staff. It seems
that they were under the impression that they had been asked to come down from Palestine in
order to raise the standard of teaching and therefore should be given senior posts at once, although
most of them had far less experience than our older Bahrain masters. Many cases of insubordination
occurred. Minor grievances were enlarged upon and all kinds of petty complaints were put forward.
These culminated in a strike of most of the Palestinians and the repatriation of the ringleader.
At the end of the school year three of the senior foreign staff resigned for family reasons ; one
a Palestinian and the others Syrians.
Mr. Adrian Vallance left the Department in Jumada A1 Awal (June 1941) and Mr. F. J. Wakelin
of the British Council, Cairo, took his place in Shaaban. (October 1941.)
Ten new members of the staff were recruited locally : four to replace the foreign teachers who
had left at the end of the term ; one as Head Master to the Secondary School; four for the lower
classes of schools where the ratio of pupils to teachers was too high and an Indian for the Secondary
School. In Shaaban, the beginning of the School Year, another class of 25 boys was added to the
" Kulliyeh These had been picked from the three town schools by formal examination and con
siderations of health and intelligence. 11 were chosen from Manamah, 9 from Muharraq and 5
from Hedd. This brought the total of both classes to 45.
The former name of " Kulliyah " was changed to that of Secondary School (Madraset Al
Thanawieh) in accordance with the practice in other Arab countries.
Since the opening of the Secondary School in 1360 it had been possible for boys living in Hedd
and Muharraq to obtain a free mid-day meal and in some cases free board during the week. The new
term brought further applications for these facilities which were then developed and rationalised.
All Hedd boys were provided with free accommodation and board while all Muharraq boys were given
a free mid-day meal six days per week. 5 students from Kuwait and three from Hedd who were
studying at the Technical School were also accommodated at the Hostel. Arrangements were made
for the introduction of fees for those who could afford to pay, from the 1st Muharram 1361.
The post of Head Master and Warden of the Hostel was created. This entails the supervision
of both the school and the boarding section. An assistant master was given a room in the school
building so that he might take charge after school hours. Rules regulating the times of rising and
retiring, of exercise, study and meals were introduced.
Dr. Kidar \ath who has worked for some years in Bahrain in the Medical Department was
appointed Schools Doctor in Dil Qaada. Every school is visited twice a week, stores of medicines
and drugs being kept at each school. Owing to the efforts of Dr. Snow there has been a marked
decrease in eye disease and the general standard of health is improving. There was no epidemic in
the school throughout the year. A film of Anti-Malaria measures was shown to 900 of the pupils.
Pamphlets on this and kindred topics were also distributed and in some cases were made the basis
of Hygiene lessons.
Each month a free film show is given by the Publicity Office in Manamah and Muharraq schools.
The programmes consist of War and Publicity Hlms. They are always received with tremendous
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1360 AH (1941-1942) and gives te 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 1361 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 204r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated June 1942 (folio 205).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Budget 1360 (folio 206r);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207r);
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207v);
- Notes on Revenue 1357 (folio 208r);
- Notes on Expenditure 1357 (folios 208r-209r): Public Works, Hospitals, Police Married Quarters, Fort Jail Yard, Manamah Police Station, Technical School, Bridge Approaches and Buildings, Manamah Palace, Muharraq Sea Road, Budeya Garden, Kozabia Bungalow (leased to the Assistant 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. ), Cattle Sheds, Land Department Office and Adviserate, Maintenance of Roads, Upkeep of Government Buildings;
- Reserve Fund (folios 209r-209v);
- The Manamah Muharraq Bridge (folios 209v-210v);
- Pearl Industry (folios 210v-212r);
- Police and Public Security (folios 212r-213r): Strength, Routine, Jail, Muharraq Police Station, Duties, Public Security, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Court 1360, 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 During 1360;
- Public Health (folios 213r-218v): Out-patients, In-Patients, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Vaccinations, Laboratory, Anaesthetics, The dispensaries, The Police, The schools, Anti-Malaria Measures (Chief results of anti-malarial work in 1360, Special Schemes, Propaganda), Air Raid Precautions, Statistic of Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries for Year 1360, Predominating Male Outpatient Diseases 1360, Summary Results of Treatment of Male In-Patients 1360, Bahrain Government Hospital Female Side 1360, Major Operations, Male Dispensary Statistics, Laboratory Results, Women's Dispensaries Showing Predominating Diseases, Total Number of Deliveries 1360, The Police, and The Matron's Report;
- Land Registration Department (folio 219r);
- Judicial Department (folios 219r-219v): The Bahrain Courts, Shara [Sharia] Courts, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], and Appeal Courts;
- Manamah Municipality (folios 219v-220r);
- Muharraq Municipality (folio 220r);
- Shia Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 220r);
- Education (folios 220r-222r): Government Boys' Schools, Government Girls' Schools, and The Technical School (Report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal of the School);
- Minors Department (folio 222r);
- Agriculture (folio 222v);
- Passport Department (folio 222v);
- Price Control (folio 223r);
- State Engineer's Department (folios 223r-224v): Electricity, Wiring Contracts, Mains Extension, Air Conditioning, Continuity of Supply, Financial Position, Electricity Charges, Prospecrs for 1361, Telephones, Transport Department, Fire Section, Traffic Section, Oil Royalty and Government Inspection, Financial Position, General (Anti-Malaria Campaign, Manamah-Muharraq Swing Bridge, and Staff;
- Bahrain Electric Supply (folios 225r-231r): Statement of energy generated, sold, etc., Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Load Revenue Curve 1359, and Load Revenue Curve 1360;
- Oil Gauging (folios 229r-230r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1940 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1941;
- Customs Department, report for the year 1360 by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 231v-235r);
- Budget 1361 (folios 235v-236v): Notes on Revenue and Notes on Expenditure.
Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 211: 'Manamah-Muharraq Bridge', 'The Bridge open for water traffic', and 'Bridge Head and Toll House'.
On folio 236v there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 222v)
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- 1 volume (35 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 204r) which references pages of the report.
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Foliation: Folios 202-237.
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- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)'
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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