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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [405v] (815/1028)
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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S;'.'heefi,a Zl firifut, Mile. The Bee. Mh Hike, .!» ..he.
night classes in English.
Bahrain Police foree° o^om/llo naturs or nfgM-watch:
mentle^S 6 “pubUcTecurity has been good throughout the year, except tor
^demonstration 0 f 200 divers at Muharraq demanding increased advances and a
riot at Hedd over two boys of easy virtue. There were 201 prisoners m the
State Jail during the year, a marked decrease on former yeais.
r,We-The year was a poor one for the pearling industry. The catch
i ( np rprnarkable nearh worth over a
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
being found) but the leading
was good, (one remaikabie pea slump in Wall Street had a dis-
buyers C0 ®^“ C( J to after the season. Merchants who took their pearls
todndia ^re'notdelieved Imve told half of them, and it is feared that condn
tions may be worse next year.
The total value of trade amounted to Es. 4,04,45,915, as compared with
Rs 3 71 26 590 in the preceding year. The total value of Imports amonn e o
Rs 2 67 51467 as against Rs. 2,50,79,350 in the preceding year. The Expoits
amounted to 1,36,94)448 as against 1,20,47,240 in the preceding year but this
figure is not accurate since few of the pearls exported are declared at the piopei
value, if declared at all.
The prices have come down in the boat building industry, and a number of
launches were made. Kelvin engines upto 72 H.P. are successfully put into
locally made hulls, and appear quite satisfactory.
130 British and 10 German ships entered the port during the year, as com
pared with 96 British and 7 German vessels during the past year The increase
in British ships is principally due to the more frequent arrival of btnck-Eiler-
man vessels, the Persian Customs difficulties having made transhipment at
Bunder Abbas impossible. The change is all to the advantage of Bahrain, and
though the Strick cargoes are not heavy, they will no doubt increase.
The Government of Bahrain decided not to allow Russian steamers to call
at Bahrain.
The S.S. Barenfels of the Hansa Line ran aground on the Fasht Adhhal.
This is the third stranding on this reef in three years, and a 'powerful hgM is
urgently required either on the Fasht Adhhal or somewhere on the 10 tathom
line to the nortlh of it. The tonnage of the vessels entering Bahrain is a quarter
of the tonnage of vessels entering the port of Basra (excluding Abadan) but
though the Basra lights are innumerable Bahrain has but two. ihe matter
being represented.
The following visit’s were paid by His Majesty’s Ships :
14-16th January H.M.S. Triad.
1st April, H.M.S. Lupin.
18th April, H.M.S. Crocus.
1st June, H.M.S. Triad,
1st June, H.M.S. Lupin.
4th November, H.M.S. Triad.
4th and 6!h November, Crocus.
The French Armed Yacht “ Diana ” paid a visit to Bahrain from the 30th
to 31st January.
Boi/al Air Force—The Royal Air Force mooring were laid on the 5th to
12th March, and the first flight of two planes took place on the 18th April.
The Royal Air Force eventually decided to purchase the quarantine station
as a Rest Camp, and have entered into negotiations regarding the aerodroim
which have not yet been concluded. The negotiations were com mica tea w
fact that the Royal Air Force did not realise how extremely valuable land nas
become recently.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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