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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [223r] (450/474)
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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9. ^
than Dei ore, ana Bahrain now fills the place of Bandar Abbas
as a transhipment port for the Gulf.
BLBCTRIC LIGHT .
Ihe electric power station was opened b/ Shaikh Hamad on
the 12th May*
BANKRUPTCIES .
Two very large bankruptcies took place in the year,that
of the A1 Baqar Brothers and Khan Bahadur Muhammad Sharif who
absconded to Persia leaving debts of over three
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
,two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
being due to the ilansa line whose agent he was,and whom he had
swindled by allowing himself and his son to take delivery of
goods without retiring the bills of lading.
A suggestion was made for the establishment of a Chamber
of Commerce but the idea fell through owing to lack of support
from the Shaikhs.
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Several visits were paid by His Majesty f s Ships,and on the
27th November Rear Admiral E.J.A.Sullerton,Commander-in-Chief,
East Indies Station arrived for a two da/s visit. Shaikh Hamad I
invited him to go hawking and both weather and sport combined
to make his visit a success.
Admiral Eeville paid a visit in the Diana arriving on the
both December and leaving on the 2nd January.
ROYAL Aih FORCE . j
The Royal Air Force entered their new Rest house in June,
and the negotiations regarding the aerodrome have been concluded. |
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.
made a number of flights with the R.Afduring
the year,including a crash amongst his experiences.
J'iork on the petrol tank at Yas was begun towards the end of
November,but owing to various circumstances the project was not
completed before the year closed.
THE HEEJAZ AIR FORCE .
This ill assorted body arrived at tne close of the preceeding
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- Reference
- 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