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'File 8/8 IV Annual Administration Report for 1945' [31r] (61/280)
The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1946-9 Mar 1946. 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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1 The s&le of this rice and of wheat throughout the year to
the public | was aubsicilaeci in price by the Oovenuaent In an
* endeavour to kee..} oown the cost of living.
The auger ration was Bifeintained throughout the year at 3 lbs
per a cult in the towns - where tea is consulted) and 1 lb per acult
in the villages.
Tea, and coffee were in plentiful supply at al times.
The Government suffered s severe financial loss when an
epidemic of pneumonia spread through their herds of goats, the
death roll being very high. Despite this calamity meat was
never in short supply.
After a winter of good rains in Persic thereby ensuring a
good harvest, there was a steady stream of carmoaities such as
potatoes, gram, fresh and tried fruits, onions, walnuts etc.,
continually arriving in hahra in.
The rice purchased by the Government was also of Persian
origin.
Towercs the end of the year cloth ration cards were issued
to the public and two rations issued. This system has proved
very successful ana has prevented overcrowding as the number of
retail shopkeepers were increased ano each shopkeeper received an
equal number of rations. Similarly each ration card bore the
name of shop from which to obtain rations from.
A very strict control was again exercised on the export
of all lypt s uf gooes from Bahrain.
kany arrests were made by both the Police and Customs
Officials In cases of attempte^d smuggling of piece ■ ood&*
The public were once again slow in co-operating with the
Government by reporting cases of profiteering.
All cases so reported were successfully prosecuted in
the Courts.
Pi*ices of most commodities were on the average slightly
lower this year than last - whilst piece gooes prices show a
cons icier able reduction.
FOOD CGhTKOLiJ&i.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1945 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. , as well as the reports themselves.
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 that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 98-105) is 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. at Bushire.
The final report (folios 111-135), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearl Industry; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. Medical (General); 16. The Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Education; 19. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 20. Visits of Foreign Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. The Weather; 23. Economic; 24. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 26. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 27. The Royal Air Force; 28. American Consulate; 29. Qatar; 30. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
Folios 137-139 are internal office notes.
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 IV Annual Administration Report for 1945'
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- 29r:31v
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- Government of Bahrain
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