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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [32r] (68/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-17 Sep 1932. 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 complete lack of supervision either by the Govern
ment or even the Shera over estates of widows, minors
and orphans has during recent years been the subject of
much criticism in Bahrain. It is a notorious fact
that this attitude of indifference on the part of the
Government has led to innumerable instances of mis
appropriation by executors of wills and by persons ap
pointed by wills or by the Kadis to administer estates
of deceased persons. About six years ago Major Daly,
then Political Officer, attempted to introduce certain
reforms in this direction. He succeeded to some
extent but when he left Bahrain opposition was organised,
at that time mainly by the religious leaders, and the
measures were withdrawn.
Particular instances.
During the last year or two a number of cases have
come before the Bahrain Court revealing a most unsatis
factory
An East India Company trading post.
condition of affairs. Innumerable women and
children have been robbed and cheated by persons who
were supposed to be guarding their interests and adminis
tering their estates. In many cases the general pub
lic were aware of the facts but nobody considered it his
duty to inform the court, and the people who were being
robbed were incapable of complaining. It is beyond the
scope of this note to give particulars of all these cases
but two or three instances are enough to show what has
been happening.
1. Ahmed bin Rashid al Naimi, the eldest brother
of a young family whose father died was appointed by the
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1350 AH. The report includes the budget for the upcoming year (1351 AH). It is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to 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, Charles Geoffrey Prior, who then forwarded it 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 Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 10-89), submitted in June 1932, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget; Notes on Budget; Receipts and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial Department; Report on Administration of Estates; Land Department; Public Works; Education; Manamah Municipality; Maharaq [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Bahrain Electric Supply; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Trade and Customs; General. At the beginning of the report (folio10) is an index listing the contents in the order that they appear, with reference to folio numbers. These folio numbers are large, stamped numbers appearing in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
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The volume 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 101; 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 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.'
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- 7r:89v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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