File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [47r] (98/200)
The record is made up of 1 volume (96 folios). It was created in 3 Jun 1933-27 Jul 1933. 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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Agriculture.
Unfortunately no real progress has been made in this
direction during 1351. The services of Mr. Said Abdul
Hour who was obtained in 1930 from the Department of
Agriculture, Iraq, v/ere dispensed with during the year.
Owing to lack of money it was impossible to utilise the
services of this official to the best advantage. Fo
funds were available for purchasing trees or for carry
ing out experimental work and the cotton crop which was
planted last year was not grown again, it was proved
however that cotton can be grown in Bahrain successfully.
The services of an agricultural expert would undoubtedly
be of great benefit to Bahrain but at present they
cannot be afforded.
Orange cultivation . A few of the orange trees
planted in h. E. Shaikh Hamad f s garden, Sanayan, on
the Mani road, were allowed to bear fruit and the
oranges ripened successfully and were of
exceptional size and of good quality. The trees are
growing well and in the spring of 1351 about one-third
of the trees blossomed and many of them are now bearing
young oranges. It can be definitely assumed that
oranges can be grown successfully in Bahrain and if
private individuals would experiment in this direction
they would find a ready market in the local bazaar and
possibly in neighbouring Gulf ports.
Private enternrise . Cultivation is gradually
increasing all over the island but the nature of the
cultivation remains conservatively the same and consists
entirely of dates, lucerne and a few species of local
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1351 AH. The report is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to 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. at Bahrain, Percy Gordon Loch, who then forwarded it to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 8-83), submitted in June 1933, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Revenue and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial; Land Registrations; Education; Manamah Municipality; Muharraq Municipality; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Audit; Imperial Airways; Press Propaganda; Counterfeit Coins; Death of Shaikh Sir Isa bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], accession of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Bahrain Electric Supply; Customs; General; Miscellaneous.
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- 1 volume (96 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 98; 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 present in parallel between ff 12-83; these numbers are also written in ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351
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- 6r:83v, 87r:89v
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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