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'File 32/7 (4/6) Bahrain Cinemas' [91v] (182/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (100 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1934-22 Jan 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Carbon in steel not to exceed 0*25 per cent, or iron to be less than 99
per cent.
. Tenacity of steel not to be less than 26 or more than 33 tons per square
inch. Ultimate elongation not less than 1 -2 inches in 8 inches. Test-
bar to be cut from finished annealed cylinder.
o oJn r< n 0 ^ P ressure hydraulic test, after annealing, 224 atmospheres, or
o,oo0 lbs. per square inch.
Permanent stretch shown by water jacket not to exceed 10 per cent,
of elastic stretch.
One cylinder in 50 to be subjected to a statical bending test, and to a
stand crushing* nearly flat between rounded knife-edges without cracking.
Regulations applicable to all cylinders.
Cylinders to be marked with a rotation number, a manufacturer’s or
o'u ner s mark and annealing mark with date, a test mark with date.
The marks to be permanent and easily visible.
Testing to be repeated at least every two years, and annealing at least
every four years.
A record to be kept of all tests.
Cylinders wdiich fail in testing to be destroyed or rendered useless.
Hydrogen and coal gas cylinders to have left-handed threads for
attaching connections and to be painted red.
I he compressing apparatus to have two pressure gauges, and an
automatic arrangement for preventing overcharging. The compressing
apparatus for oxygen to be wholly distinct and unconnected with the
compressing apparatus for hydrogen and coal gas.
Cylinders not to be refilled till they have been emptied.
If cyliinders are sent out unpacked, the valve fittings should be pro
tected by a steel cap.
. A minimum weight to be fixed for each size of cylinder in accordance
with its required thickness. Cylinders of less weight to be rejected.
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence regarding the establishment of a cinema in Bahrain. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the desirability of opening a cinema in the country and the logistics involved in doing so. The file contains a letter from April 1937 (in English and Arabic) in which Belgrave grants two members of the Al Khalifa family permission to establish a cinema in Bahrain.
The file contains a number of letters from other individuals and companies interested in establishing a cinema in the country (ff 9-11,14,28,58-59).
The file also contains documentation regarding the licensing and censorship of films as follows:
- ordinance for licensing and controlling cinemas and other places of public amusement compiled by the Government of Bahrain (ff 66-69);
- government of Bengal From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. , Political Department, Manual of the Bengal Board of Censors, 1936 (ff 80-99).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (100 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 100; 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 in parallel between ff 2-57; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A mixed foliation/pagination sequence covers the file notes between ff 70-79. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. Pagination: the file includes a booklet (ff 80-99) which contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/817
- Title
- 'File 32/7 (4/6) Bahrain Cinemas'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:6v, 8r:8v, 12r:13v, 16r:27v, 29r:32v, 34r:34v, 36r:37v, 39r:42v, 44r:44v, 51r:51v, 54r:56v, 60r:60v, 62r:63v, 70r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence