'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.' [27r] (53/104)
The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939. 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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b) II' the minor owns shares in landed
properties whicn are ol no advantage to him,
such shares can be sold.
c) It' a decree has been passed in i'avour of tb
co-heirs of the minor who has no money, a part
of his landed property can be sold to satisfy
such debts.
property by tne minor’s money without the written
the minor wmcn are in partnership with others out oi
immoveable properties if it comes to know that such
separation does no harm to tne shares of tne minor. The
Committee has to see to this.
a small house for his residence if he has- none.
wishes to know about it, he should apply in writing to
the Department who will supply him with his requirements.
Department cej*, after approval by the Committee, accept
the mortgage of any immoveable property or gold by which
the minor would be benefitted provided that the
mortgagor is a trustnworthy and reliable person, that
the value of the mortgaged article is double the amount
of mortgage and that the period should not exceed one
year as shown below:-
a) If the mortgagor fails to redeem tne mortgaged
property on the expiry of tne period, the
10 .
The Department should not buy any landed
permission ana approval ol tne Committee.
11. The Department should separate the shares of
12 .
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'he Department has to provide the minor with
13.
14.
In order to raise the fund of a minor, tne
Anyone who is interested in any estate and
Department has to file a case in the Court in
order to issue orders for the sale of the
mortgaged property by auction.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, and proclamations regarding the establishment of a department for the purpose of administering the estates of orphans who have no legal guardians. The suggestion was agreed upon by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the three Shia Qadis of Bahrain, and the Ruler of Bahrain, and was raised to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for approval. The aim of the department was to lessen the existing abuses in the system and to safeguard the interests of minors and orphans.In later correspondence it is stated that the Department of Minors’ Estates was established in 1938. The file also contains a list of regulations for the Department, both in Arabic and in English.
The main correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa al-Khalifah), and the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
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- 1 file (50 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 45- 51 are file notes.
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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 52; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-42, and ff 46-51; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title
- 'File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.'
- Pages
- 4r:11v, 18r:29v, 31r:31v, 36r:36v, 38r:38v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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