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Tiie Political Agency
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf,
4/12/25,
The ^oliiical urgent,
Bahrain,
The Hon^ble the Political Resident]
Bushire,
Bahrain .>ater supply Scheme .
Memorandum , Since my return Shail
timeb expressed his desire to arrange witii
complete a scheme by artesian v/ej.ls for th
Manameh & Muharreq 0 I do not kno^ what yoii
matter are & have refrained from express!
Major Holmes came to see me about t
understood from him that you had asked hinl
plant from Muharraq until my return. I dis
of the sum to be charged for wells should
& endeavoured to get out of him a proposal
per well # which I gathered from Captain Mai
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figure he and you had expected. Major Holmj
that between 17.000 & 18000 was the lowesj
he could undertake to bore a well,but aftej
talk,he finally said that he would be able
16000 Ms provided an agreement were made
scheme for the two Towns, which would enab
cheaper lines than if he had only a few v.e
I told him that I could give him
not discuss it with the Shaik until I had
The Muharraq well is a very mark
crowded with people drawing water both day
guards have had to be appointed at v.he
fighting for the water,The Manameh well is
sweeter than tefore I went on leave.It is '
from the well & consequently not pleasant
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02/9/9.
Tlie Political Agency
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf,
4/12/25.
From The Political ..gent,
Bahrain <,
i'o The Hon T ble the Politicaj. Resident,
Bushire,
Bahrain '.>ater supply Bcheine .
Memorandum 0 Since my return Shaik Hai.iad has several
time^ expressed his desire to arrange with -u-aj or Holmes to
complete a scheme "by artesian weils for the supply of water in
Ma nam eh & Muharreq 0 I do not kno^ what your Vvishes in the maddi
matter are & have refrained from expressing an opinion.
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Major Holmes came to see me about the same matter & I ^
understood from him that you had asked him not to remove the
plant from Muharraq until my return, I discussed the question
of the sum to "be charged for wells should they "be decided upon
& endeavoured to get out of him a proposal of about ^s 12,000
per well .which I gathered from Captain Mallam was about the
figure he and you had expected. Major Holmes said he thought
that between 17.000 & 18000 was the lowest figure at which
he could undertake to bore a well,but after a good dual of teit
talk,he finally said that he would be able to agree to about
16000 Hs provided an agreement were made for a complete
scheme for the two Towns,which would enable him to work on
cheaper lines than if he had only a few wells to bore.
I told him that I could give him no reply & would nib
not discuss it with the Shaik until I had consulted .you.
The Muharraq well is a very marked success & is kxhs *
crowded with people drawing water both day & night„ Special
guards have had to be appointed at uhe well to stop ^ i
fighting for the water,The Manameh well is now ver^ uuch sixxxi
sweeter than before I went on leave,It is warm when straight *
from the well & consequently not pleasant to ^ xie * '