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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [67r] (138/206)
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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electricity.
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The department also sells domestic appliances such
as regrigerators, heaters, kettles etc. and for these
there is a slow but steady market. With the exception
of the refrigerators all the material used now is
English. The fans which were originally installed
were Italian but a make of English fans is now being
used.
State Engineer . On the termination of Messrs.
Callenders f work in Bahrain the Government appointed
Mr. W.B.Steele as State Engineer, on a four years
agreement. He had previously belonged to Messrs.
Callenders and had acted as their Executive Engineer
in Bahrain for some months during their work on the
Bahrain contract.
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The figures in the statements which accompany this
report show particulars of revenue and capital and
recurrent expenditure from which the financial posi
tion of the undertaking can be ascertained.
The loss during the whole year includes deprecia
tion on all plant and machinery (generation and dis-
and
tribution) which is a very heavy item,/which has been
assessed at rates varying from 4 to 15$, and amounts
to Rs 32,000/- which is Rs 5,000/- more than 1349.
But out of this amount Rs 22,400/- is depreciation only
and it has increased considerably during 1350 owing to
the additional depreciation on the Muharrap extension
material which has been calculated for the whole year.
The balance of the loss about Rs 9,600/- includes
certain items which are non-recurrent such as passages
to State Engineer on first appointment, furniture, rent
of a house for Power House staff leased for four years
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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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- Title
- '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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