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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [154r] (312/1028)
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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(iv) Few serious crimes occurred during thp i
murder was tried. A number of nrnqpmH^ ^ aT a ?^ 1 on ^ one case °f
offences against the liquor and drup- rpmilati’^nQ er ® ma ^ e by the Police for,
thousands of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
wls captur^XL^S ra^™ ValU6d at SCTeral
ChJ'Local Eep^enSfp^Zri f/ l *1 RuSSeU -
relieved by Mr. G. W. E Smith eaV6 ° n the lst A P rii and was
(n) Mr. F A. Davies acted! as Fields Manager till the 12 th October
mIs:. c, ‘" 8 * “ Mr - E ' ski “». “»
(in) Towards the end of the year the Company decided to erect a
refinery m Bahrain and large consignments of material were received and
extra staff engaged for the construction work. The Company hopes to have
the refinery completed by the middle of 1936.
(iv) 176,388 tons of crude oil were shipped from Bahrain during the
year in fifteen tankships of various nationalities (5 American, 6 Norwegian,
1 Danish and 3 British) and the total royalty due to the State amounted
to Rs. 6,18,192-10-5. The net amount received by the State after deducting
the last instalment of a loan given by the Company in 1934 was
Rs. 5,68,192-10-5. J ;
(v) On the 31st December the Company’s employees by nationalities
numbered :—
Americans .....
European British subjects
Indian British subjects .
Bahrainis .....
Others (Iranians, ’ Iraqis, Kuwaitis, etc.)
49
26
61
1,283
244
In addition to the above 29 watchmen were provided by the Bahrain
Government.
7. Artesian Wells .—Efforts are being made to prevent artesian water
being allowed to escape uncontrolled, but the overflow from the wells still
adds to the difficulties of dealing with malaria.
8 . Agriculture. —(i) An experiment was made by the Bahrain firm of
Messrs. A. and M. Yatim, with the assistance of an Indian agriculturist,
to cultivate tobacco. Towards the end of the year Shaikh Abdullah bin
Tsa A1 Khalifah also decided with the help of the same agriculturist to
cultivate tobacco and fuel woods on a large scale on his estate south of
Budaiya’, and imported a tractor for ploughing and levelling and drilled
several artesian wells. Unfortunately in both cases the agriculturist proved
unsatisfactory and it is too early to say how the experiments will turn out.
(ii) The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited engaged a ‘landscape
gardener’ to lay down parks, avenues and gardens at the site of their ne W
camp. The type of soil and nature of the water present great difficulties.
9 Customs —(i) The customs revenues amounted to Rs. 6,31/779 as
compared with Rs. 6,11,890 collected during the previous year Of this
amount 6 transit duty on shipments to the mainland amounted to Rs.
8 “o -0 as compared with Rs. 48,740 collected during the previous year.
’ l\\\ The Bahrain Government issued ’Alans implementing the agree-
ment arrived at dnrin K discussions held! in March and April between Bahrain
rfsa’udi AraWan delegations. The ’Alans informed the public:-
-i on cargo for the mainland which was
(a) transhipped at sel would be If per cent ^ valorem instead of
2 i per cent, ad valorem hitherto charged,
(» tJ’L duty - d.«. would 1 ./ P« «•- -
current market price m 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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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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