Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎280r] (564/1028)

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. made a number of flights, once spending half an ho “’
Qatar Peninsula at an elevation of under a hundred ieet, seaichmg
grounds, an uncomfortable experience in a flying boat.
57 Aviation. —Imperial Airways decided to transfer their line to the Arab
Toast and the first flight was due to pass through Bahrain on the 6th Octol e .
hbe first aeroplane Hanno, dulv arrived but sank into the treacherous surface
ofthe Manamih aerodrome and only freed itself next day af er tremend
efforts Imperial Airways had been warned of the surface of tins a _
but unaccountably paid no heed, nor did they send a PJ ot to mve^U-
<.ate until a fortnight before the first aeroplane was due. When this phot earn.,
h urononneed the aerodrome as nnsnitahle, but his recommendations were
ignored with this untoward result. The Company then obtained permission
from the State to use the Muharraq aerodrome, but by the end of the yea
neither had the location of a permanent aerodrome being decided, nor ■ 1
Company completed the equipping of their Rest House.
« British Interests.—Ur. J. Russell of the Mesopotamia Persia Corpora-
.- T in i itod hold eharac throughout the year. The Landing Company, the
property of the British India Steam N>yigation Company, L^ted.tat^ran^by
this firm, lost throughout the year, the visits of the - a • , Tbp°T andinv
(neither of whom utilized their services) causing additiona! loss The Land »
Company like the Mail Service, are a vital necessity for Lain am, since tm
and thev alone possess craft large enough to handle very bulky caigo,
crews prepared to take their boats out ih boisterous weather.
p,q Mr n Ham held charge of the Eastern Bank throughout the year. Hie
new pr'em^wme openefon the 23rd June and represent a new era in Bahrain
huildmg, being constructed of steel and reinforced concrete.
60. Complaints against the unduly high rates charged by the An^lo
• nil PmnmTiv limited for petrol continue to be made, najj
A E Wim— and Mr Luard visited Bahrain during the year, and
Mr. Mylles passed through Bahrain after securing an exploration concession
from the Shaikh of Qatar. .
61 Post Office During the year 3,907 registered letters were received
..J SoKpKa.. 4h
despatched during the previous year. o,90< parce
despatched and Rs. 12,164-2-0 worth of stamps weie sold
Cash Certificates worth Rs. 18 , 080 - 12-0 were sold and Certifi^tes wo B
T?a 7 poo p a w^pre discharged. British Postal Orders t
Rs. 7,0^-y-b were aisdidi^tu. o qv i nes Rank deposits amounted
Rs. 952-1-6 were sold and Rs 31-13-6 paid bav mgs rsa 1
to Rs. 41,347-15-3 and Money Orders tor Rs. 1,21,142-b-b veie
ES ' Articles' despatched by the West bound Air Mail weighed 35.960 kilogrammes
and bv the East bound Air Mail 29.000 kilogrammes. .
62. Mr. Bashiruddin was replaced in October ^ ^1^ Zafar Husain, was
formerly at Bahrain. Mr. Bashiruddin su ere ar|( j t ] le Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and
mania and caused considerable annoyance to tlm p
finally, it is believed to the Postal Department itself. t + ^ vpflr
63. Medical. —Assistant Surgeon R. Hoimes held c a^e^iroug^ou ^
and did excellent work. It is niter esmgono^t tQ ^ jjoimes’’ hospital
ignorant and bigoted inhabitants of th . ’ , Hospital
more readily than to the American Mission W omen s Hospital.
64. The total number of cases treated during the year, compared with
previous year, were ^ ^
13,070
244
1,038
14,614
278
709
Outdoor patients
Indoor patients
Major and Minor Operations
65. 32,376 outdoor patients al ^ ? S ^/” d m^i^ 1 thfye^ e and t 515 t Major and
Men’s Hospital of the American Mission during toe year ana
Minor operations were performed. , „ -i
66. Dr. L. P. Dame „re«,.a«H. 6BS
wife of Bin-Sa’ud’s, returning on the 2nd August. He Wen procc