File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [118r] (246/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1924-11 Sep 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. Education# A large increase in expenditure, exceeding
the budgeted amount, is showi under this heading. In
this respect I would refer to your letter No.C/211 of 1928
dated 19th October quoting the remark of the Hon'ble
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.
that the estimate for Education
is very small considering the income of the State and that
education is the dominant factor in Bahrain.
The expenditure in 1346 was Rs. 32119/-
-do- 1347 M 57883/-
A rapid stride has been made in this direction
and the State’s expenditure has increased correspondingly.
About 658 boys and 104 girls are now receiving
secondary education.
Beyrout Students. Eight students, three of them
from the ruling family and five sons of leading merchants
are being educated at State expense in the American
University at Beyrout. The cost of the State, including
travelling expenses, is about Rs. 13000/- per annum.
The reports from Beyrout are very satisfactory.
One boy, whose father was a local merchant, is
being educated privately at a ooys’ school in Brighton.
Girls School. Three years ago the very idea of
a girls school was considered, especially by the people
of Muharrak to be immoral and irreligious. Owing to the
activities of Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa, President of the
Education committee, and one or two travelled and
enlightened merchants a girls’ school was opened in
Maharak some eight months ago. The religious and conserva
tive element disapproved intensely and the experiaant
Renounced from the pulpits of the mosques* In s^ite
of this school thrived. The women of the Ruling
family
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Correspondence, minute papers, and memoranda relating to the finances of the Bahrain state. The papers cover a number of matters, including the appointment and retention of Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave as Financial Adviser in Bahrain, annual budgets and reports, and the economic situation in the country more generally. Correspondence is between officials at 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. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Belgrave himself.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 183; 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 3-72, and between ff 93-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget'
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- 177r:182v, 160r:160v, 128r:146v, 95r:122v, 86r:87v, 8r:72v
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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