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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [66r] (136/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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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Twelve more telephone lines were installed. A Transport Department
was started for dealing with Bahrain Government vehicles.
The Municipal ice plant operated during the summer and 286 tons of ice
were produced.
12. Education. No changes of any importance took place during the
year.
The average attendance was about the same as last year.
As previously reported, boys continue to seek employment in the Oil
Company before completing their education.
The carpentry schools are doing good work.
Number of schools in existence on 1st January 1937
Number of schools opened during the year .
Schools closed during the year ....
Students on rolls on 1st January 1937
Students on rolls on 31st December 1937
Teachers on 1st January 1937 ....
Teachers on 31st December 1937....
1
Nil.
1,063
1,113
40
42
13. Trade —(t) Pearling industry. —The 1937 pearl season showed a
great improvement on the previous season. The catch was better, and the
price improved. The pearls found were mostly small and the percentage of
seed and small pearls was higher than it has been for many years. As a
result of this improvement, the Tisqam (advances paid to divers and pullers)
was raised from Rs. 20 to Rs. 40. The number of pearling boats during the
year was 271 as compared with 264 during 1936.
(m) The total value of imports into Bahrain during 1937 amounted to
Rs 6 31 200 as against Rs. 1,78,43,760 during the previous year and exports
during 1937 amounted to Rs. 17,25,720 as against Rs. 1,15,46,090 during
the year 1936.
[Hi) Carm) valued at Rs. 59,02,180 was transhipped at Bahrain for the
mainland and other parts as compared with Rs. 64,71,640 during 1936.
14 Boat building and shipping. —(i) The number of launches plying for
hire at* the end of the year was 58 as during last year.
(n) Two hundred and seventy-one pearling craft were licensed during
the year as against 264 during last year.
(Hi) Four new motor launches were built during the year and sixteen
imported into Bahrain. Two old ones were brought into Bahrain from
elsewhere. ^ 32 Q erman Japanese 20, Dutch 4, American 6
^ M t aukshipsentered and cleared the port of Bahrain during the year
as compared with 164 British, 17 German, 16 Japanese, 2 American, 1 Italian,
1 Norwegian, 2 Dutch and 41 tankships during the preceding year.
/ \ i cu-b Upppmber a Bahrain Government launch on Quarantine
s „2 SSiS S *“ a ™ »d «ow.d »h.„.
TThere were no casualties; „ „ flying the Flag 0 f Centre-
aȣ srs
“Emma*®.,« t>«».1, aa™'-
his officers. exchanged between the Politi-
On the 20th February form d h Shaikh of Bahrain. That
cal Agent and the Admiral fthe MmmaUnd the „
evening a dinner party was a dlberville » p ai d
On the 21st February a party of officers
a visit to the oilfields. 99nri February,
continued to lay frequent visits to Bahrain.
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by 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 Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by 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. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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