'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency' [284r] (567/598)
The record is made up of 1 file (297 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1935-10 Apr 1940. 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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The revenue of this Department amounted (in round
figures) to Rs. 1,19,000/- as compared with Re. 1,03,000/-
during 1938.
Public demand having exceeded the potential supply
of the Municipal ice plant permission was given to a local
merchant, Hussain Ycteem, to install an ice plant for the
manufacture and sale of ice.
In spite of improvements made the electric supply
is still far from satisfactory and rates for lighting are
much too high.
EDUCATION
The following schools were in existence at the
end of 1939 :-
Bovs 1 Schools
Teachers
Students
Manama
11
398
Muharraq
9
342
Hedd $
Suk al Khamis {
Budeya
Sitra 5
13
582
Technical School
3
17
Girls* Schools
Manama
175
Muharraq
145
Hedd
65
During the year a
new Girls* School was
opened
at Hedd, the third largest town in Bahrain.
The Technical School was enlarged in order to admit
more pupils and further expansion is under consideration.
To the great satisfaction of the public, the Syrian
Inspector of Schools was dismissed in March after 10 years
service in Bahrain.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , including the reports themselves. Present in the file are the reports for the years 1935-1939.
The correspondence is 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 representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; the Indian Posts and Telegraph Department; American Mission Hospital; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; Petroleum Concessions Limited; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave). The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports are submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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. at Bahrain to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain. From 1938 the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report was subsumed into that of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The final reports are divided into short sections, each covering a particular subject. Each report contains information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and Al Khalifah Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain Armed Police; Local Affairs; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Electric Department; Education; Trade; Industries; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Naval; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Movements of Foreigners; British Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Slavery; and Climate.
Prior to 1938, when they were separate from the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. report, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports contained information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Trucial Shaikhs; Tours; British Interests; Aviation; Royal Navy; Visits by Foreign Ships of War; Shipping; Medical; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Raids and Disturbances; and Oil.
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- 1 file (297 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-298; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/298
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 9r:11v, 22r:61v, 70r:73v, 82r:82v, 84r:119v, 123r:123v, 126r:128v, 137r:176v, 179r:179v, 183r:189v, 191r:192v, 204r:204v, 206r:232v, 235r:235v, 237r:238v, 246r:250v, 271r:272v, 277r:298v, back-i, back
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