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'4/1 Bahrain Finances 1' [30r] (64/397)
The record is made up of 1 file (197 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1934-18 Jul 1935. 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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3. At present about forty men, including
two recruit sections, are available for daily
parades. The remainder are occupied by duties
including jail guards, point duty in the bazaar,
steamer parties, aerodrome guards, detachments
at Hedd, Muharraq. and Sakhir and guards at the
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Police Station etc., a few
men are usually on leave or sick.
4. The health of the present force is
better than that of the Indians. Malaria is
the most prevalent illness. It increases dur
ing certain seasons in spite of constant inspec
tions of the Fort and married lines to detect
breeding places of mosquitoes. It seems that
most of the men acquired the disease before they
joined the police. So far there has been a sur
prisingly small amount of venereal disease although
the population as a whole are riddled with it.
More than fifty per cent of the men who offer
themselves as recruits fail to pass the medical
examination on account of defective eyesight.
The minimum height of a police recruit has now
been settled at 5ft. 6inches although some of
the men who were previously enlisted are consi
derably under this height.
5. In addition to their routine duties
the police have provided numerous guards of
honour during the year for His Excellency Shaikh
Hamad and various distinguished visitors includ
ing the Commander in Chief, East India Squadron,
and the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq. During
the visit of the Mediterranean Destroyer Flotilla
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This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1352-1354AH (1933-1935). These records include details of the expenditure and budget of the government.
The file also contains annual reports written by Charles Belrave that cover a range of topics including the pearling industry in Bahrain, education, agriculture, the police force, and public works.
The file contains three black and white photos (ff 144-146), the titles of which are as follows:
- Police station at Hedd (outside view);
- New barrack room at the fort;
- Hedd Police post (interior).
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- 1 file (197 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present between ff 7-196; this sequence is partly printed and partly written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, although the numbers are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/195
- Title
- '4/1 Bahrain Finances 1'
- Pages
- 7r:82v, 101r:184v, 186r:186v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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