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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [60r] (124/206)
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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Agriculture.
-6-
and the mainland it is not possible to assert that
it was grown in what is now known as Bahrain. In
most of the gardens there are a few bushes of
cotton but it has not been cultivated in recent
times.
The first sowing of cotton was made at Aali,
where Rustom 68 was sown, and 95^ of the seeds
germinated within fifteen days. Unfortunately
this progress was not maintained, the young plants
died and after two months only a negligible number
of plants remained alive. The reason for this
failure was probably the sulphur in the water which
gradually saturated the soil and killed the plants.
After this experiment Abdul Aziz Eozaibi, who
has always taken a great interest in agriculture
offered to plant cotton in a piece of ground on
the outskirts of Manamah and this planting was on the
whole a very successful undertaking.
The area planted was about three acres of new
ground. On 15th April work was begun on preparing
the ground, digging it over and manuring it, ridges
were made and it was irrigated prior to sowing which
began on 1st May. The ground was divided as follows.
If acres - Rustom 82, 37f lbs.
1 tt _ « 90, 30 lbs.
3 /4th tT - " 68 22f lbs.
Rustoms 82 and 90 was sown on ridges and 68 on
plain plots. The seed germinated very well, within
about 15 days. The recent manuring had a bad effect
on the plants after germination but this was counter
acted by more frequent irrigation. About 90/ of 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
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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