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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [219r] (442/474)
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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The Bahrain dates are apparently of good quality but badly
tended.
At present the Island is entirely dependent on the pearl
trade tor a living,and if agriculture was properly developed
it would prove a valuable second string,but until some opportunity
is given to the shamefully rachrented peasantry to enjoy the
fruits of improvements made in their holdings,progress will be
difficult.
CUSTOMS HDVEmiBS .
The total Customs’ collections for the year amounted to
Rs.7,90,107/-.
MUHICIPALITIBS *
Revenue has fallen off,apart from halving the subsidy
paid by the G-overnment to the Manama Municipality,and all
suggestions for raising the house rates (which were recently
reduced by half) were met with no enthusiasm. The councillors
are almost all owners of house property and are averse to any
form of taxation on buildings,or indeed any tax that affects
them personally.
Much street widening has been done in both Manama and
Muharraq,and some town planning has been done to the south of
the former.
Despite the strict prohibition on all forms of intoxicants,
liquor is constantly finding its way into the towns,and is
usually distilled from dates. The Police made several important
captures,but so long as the demand exists there will be a supply
The offenders are mostly all ’Iraqis.
PUBLIC WORKS .
No large works were undertaken owing to the necessity for
economy,but some work was done on the Manama-Mukarraq causeway,
mainly as a form of outdoor relief, ihe road was originally
planned to be forty feet wide,but as 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.
pointed
out that it would be completed in half the time and cost nearly
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence