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'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)' [172r] (344/415)
The record is made up of 1 file (207 folios). It was created in 19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941. 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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Translation of Bahrain Government 'Ilan (undated and un-numbered)
COVERMENT OF BAHRAIN .
Tapu Department.
The public are hereby notified:-
1. That Bahrain Government ! Ilan dated 26th Jamad-ul-thani 1346
issued in connection with the ownership of their lands through^
occupation will, from today’s date, have no effect, and is
hereby replaced by this 'Ilan.
2. Every person who is, or whose ancestors were, living in a
piece of land belonging to Government, and situated within
precincts of any town or village in Bahrain,^rom or before
the beginning of the year 1336 without break can claim its
ownership subject to the following conditions
(a) occupation should be continuous from the said year upto
the date of application for registration.
(b) the applicant should be a Bahrain subject.
(c) No claim will be entertained for more than one piece.
(d) No claim will be entertained for an empty uninhabited
piece of land.
3. The Director of Land Department will reject any application
which does not comjly with the above mentioned coditions and
the claimant has the right of submitting his case to the
Bahrain Courts against the rejection by the Director.
4. This ’Ilan will have no effedt on past registrations.
5. The law of possession for ten years or more which is effective^
between the public will have no effect on this claim because
Government have the right to claim ownership of its lands uptol
60 years under article 11 of the ’Ilan issued in 1343.
6. All properties (vacant lands and others) whose ownership is
not proved to anybody is Government land.
7t No body has the right of living in or taking possession of
Government land without written permissioh from the Director
of the Tapu Department, from now onwards, and whoever contra
venes this will be punished.
8. Note:-
The words(individual and the claimant) used in this
’Ilan include individuals and parties, and the word (claim) used
in this 'Ilan also includes the transfer of the land claimed,by
sale,obequest, t r a ns ^ er and .Y/aqf etc.
(signed) C.Dalrymple Belgrave,
Adviser, Bahrain Government.
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The file begins with a letter and note from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the British 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. , Bahrain, explaining the issue concerning disputes over landownership in Bahrain based on the practice of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of giving out scraps of paper granting ownership to members of the Ruling Family. The rest of the file consists mainly of Arabic transcripts and English translations of letters relating to these uncertainties over land ownership. Also included in the correspondence is discussion of the practicalities of appointing an agricultural expert and an entomological specialist for Bahrain.
The main correspondents are 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. , Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain.
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- 1 file (207 folios)
- Arrangement
File papers are arranged more or less chronologically from the front to the back of the file. They are followed by file notes (folios 178-206).
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 207; 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 2-178; these numbers are written in pencil and red crayon, but are not circled.
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- 'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 4r:8v, 14r:18v, 20r:35r, 35r:206v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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