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'Administration Reports for 1947' [8r] (15/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 1948. 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 / (ii) I'anding, of cargo
’As e result of this, only half the usual number of boats went
to the oyster banks. The Bahrain Government advanced money to
a number of pearling boat masters to enable them to finance
their ventures. .Income from this year’s dive was estimated at
25
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
compared with 40
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
last year.
Mr. Harvey C. Wyant, an American Peiarl dealer,
established in Bombay, visited Bahrain in the middle of the year
to investigate the possibility of establishing an office and to
buy pearls here because of the ban on import of pearls into India.
He returned in November and bought pearls.
12, CUSTOMS
Customs revenue from all sources amounted to
Bs. 36,40,575/”,an increase of Rs. 7,57,165/- over the previous
year. The reasons for this increase were the removal of controls
in the United Kingdom and the U.3.A., general revival in trade and
extended operations by Petroleum Concessions Limited, Qatar. A
certain amount of the increase is due to higher prices.
The total number of Bahrain boats registered by the
Customs Department is 1075 of which 903 are sailing boats,
13. FOOD CONTROL
Food supplies were no better than last year and the
State devoted a considerable amount of time, energy and money
towards the yea? providing the necessities of life for the genera},
public. During the year Rs. 113
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
was spent pn the purchase of
Rice, Tea, Sugar, Wheat and mixed Persian grains.
The monthly cereal ration was successfully maintained
and the increased rice ration proved very popular.
Flour was issued to the villages only, as unlike the
towns, they have no'facilities for grinding wheat.
The price of sugar rose considerably during the last
three months of the year due to delays in obtaining quota sugar
and the necessity of obtaining such supplies elsewhere in the
open market.
With a satisfactory harvest in Persia, a steady and
continuous supply of livestock, potatoes, onions, fresh and dried
fruit were imported into Bahrain,
The system of cloth rationing was smoothly run
throughout the year. There was an equal distribution of cloth to
the villages and town areas.
De-control of many more commodities was introduced
during the year. Articles kept under control were those supplied
under a quota system and for which special exchange was granted
through the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Black Market trade was less than last year, due to
the availability of more goods ahd resulting competitive spirit
among the importers. Prices generally showed no sign of falling.
14. SHIPPING
(i) The following is a statement of ships that called
during the year 1947:-
British
322
Danish
8
American
179
Italian
7
Norwegian
74
Spanish
18
Dutch
31
Finnish 1
1
Panamerican
63
Palestinian
1
Swedish
18
Portuguese
1
Total =723.
The total imports for the year amounted to 71,402
tons and exports to 91,076 tons. ^
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the year 1947, starting with the Report of 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. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written by 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. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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The Report of 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. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
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- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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