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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [155r] (314/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 29 Feb 1922-30 Mar 1931. 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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A3 a se suit of Municipal regulations forbidding the zirJL&a
of more than 50 tins of petrol within the Municipal area an oil
store has been built bj the An'glo-Persian Oil Company on the
iojiox e c*^v/ut j.1 all oo ]Jt_ j_0 //es w ox the tovai a^’d av 1 oth e p, f ox‘o -? r<
i n the course of erection by the standard Oil Company.
jn na.t.y quarters stone and mud buildings are replacing mat
huts.
unp
oipality
has done a
remarkable am
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ts in th
e middle of
the town have
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and shop
s have been
partly clem oil
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1 mprove
the streets
. Go far from
tne Vcklue ox ti.ie eui j_ Liu^s aii ectod^ thei r 1 e111 up* value lias
iroi*t/as©d, oo-iSirao_i.y ■ov.’ixig to th© ixicreased trade brouidit by
the improvement to the road.
Tne nazaar is muon cioaxisr and loss congested than at th©
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new meat
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cement
and
to replace the present insanitary erection of date palms.
Trees have been planted along the main roads and the
iiunicipai garden ps receiving attention.
Local rules have been made regulating the number of oascen-
tiers travelling in boats, registration of cooli es, extermi nati on
of clogs, free vaccination, protection of food from flies, ex
termination of rats and other measures to improve general health
and general cleanliness.
in fact the Manama Municipality has proved itself to be
a thoroughly progrosalve body.
A Municipality under the
presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Sheikh Abdulla
mas established in Muharraq during the year. t jt is subsidised
oy the bahr©in Grovarnmont and collects revenue from a house tax
assessed at a much lowe.r scale than that of Manama. Since its
inauguration there has been a considerable improvement in the
condition of the town.
*
A small slaughter house has been built.
been no outward opposition to the Muharraq
Municipali tv
There has
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , as well as the reports themselves.
Present within the volume are the reports for the years 1921-1930. Each report contains a prose statement and statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain State; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Oil Concession; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Education; Trade; Industry; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd; Qatar; Slavery; Climate; General. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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 the time of submission to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire.
Also included in the file is correspondence between 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. and some of the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals and schools.
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/296
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 47r:104v, 123r:125v, 128r:128v, 151r:168v, 178r:234v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence