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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [279r] (562/1028)
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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©ranges liave been g'rown. As the person responsible for his engagement, 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.
viewed his departure with regret, but there is little doubt that
he has done good considering the exiguous means at his disposal. The Qusaibis
are now the principal exponents of improved farming, and the remark of Abdul
Aziz to 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.
on the dawn of new ideas is worth repeating, iiic
first year he used manure, he said, it was given to him free, the second ne had
to pay a small price for it, but this year, now that its value has been discovered,
he had had to pay a stiff price for it. The Qusaibis’ action m cleaning up their
date gardens and getting rid of useless trees had been observed by their neigh
bours with interest and will undoubtedly be followed.
28. The date harvest was better than last year, and prices on the whole were
higher.
29. Customs. —The Customs revenue amounted to Rs. 6,14,594. The
decline in commodity prices was principally responsible for this decline. . .
30. The Bahrain Government introduced a 71 per cent, duty on. luxuries in
nlace of the former 5 per cent, from the 6th May and later raised this to 10 per
eent. with a 15 per cent, duty on liquor and tobacco on the 31st December.
31. Municipalities.—Botii Municipalities do good work, though their means
become more and more straitened.
32 Both Municipalities, particularly that of Manamah, have able Secre
taries and only lack of funds prevents more rapid development. An effort was
made ’to prevent the Manamah sea front being used as a latrine, but much suit
remains to be done in this matter.
33 A road has been made inland, parallel to the Manamah sea road, at
the instance of Captain Prior, and its value has already been perceived^
34 Both Municipalities still continue to interest themselves m many
matters quite beyond their purview, but little harm is done and they provide
useful safety valves, and on the whole do their work very well.
35 The Manamah Municipal Gardens now have the nucleus ^of a zoo,
including a dejected vulture, who is popularly believed to be an eagxe .
36 The Manamah Municipality halved the price of ice and sold a far larger
,• A xi vear before to the great benefit of the public. They will only
mircliose ieelnth J hottest beat her. however, and a shanrnl, will stop all demand
• for a day or two, though with better times a taste for it will undoubtedly
develop. * ‘ Screem ’ is now a good Arabic word.
37 Public Works'. —Owing to financial stringency no works of any magni
tude were carried out this year.
og w duration— Six boys’ schools and two girls’ schools were m existence
on the 1st January On the 2nd October when the schools reopened alter the
snmmer vacations" the Manamah Sunni and Shiah hoys’ schools we?, amalga
mated' It was feared at one time that this amalgamation would lead to an
agitation by the Shiahs but nothing untoward happened.
" 39. 560 boys and 178 girls were on the rolls on the 1st January and 623 boys
and 190 girls on the rolls on the 31st December.
m Trade The pearl trade ended the year with a 25 per cent, to 30 per
cent, improvement, improved prices compensating for a f dl f ,p ?°™f d ng ^ 1 ^ p^e
flTrunt bu the Stse of the year found men willing to lend again and
fror^cSb note^r^ailed The lug buyers maintain that there has been
no equivalent rhie in tbe^European ^ exceptionally calm
in,crest to think ot . . 1 dosing season, and many divers are said
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naMindahs 11 'it 1 ^!! 11 ^'© 11 sometime before 8 their earnings are transformed into
increased imports, but benefit to trade should come. _ ,
41 In this successful radda, Bahrain seems to have benefited moie than her
neighbours, as the mainland bokts. who will not go out to deep water once the
main season is over have little good to report.
40 The total value of trade amounted to Rs. 169,82.270 as compared with
1 71 on 900 : n the preceding vear. The total value of imports amounted to
Rs' 105 82 710 as against Rs. 1,04,61,880 and the exports to Es. 63,93,o60 as
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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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