Author
an agent.
at Bahrain
Publication Date
17 Oct 1925-6 Nov 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
47
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1208
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00036f
Library Location
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.
Date
17 Oct 1925-6 Nov 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to administrative, legal, and fiscal matters connected to the Manama Municipality. The correspondence is between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Bahrain, British Consulate at Damascus, Manama Municipality (also referred to as the Baladiyah), 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Frank Holmes of Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, Director of Customs and Port Officer at Bahrain, and a number of Bahrain merchants.
The file covers several matters, including:
the sourcing and purchase of numerals for housing and street signs in the town;
complaints by merchants about customs procedures and the imposition of surtaxes by the municipality;
numerous orders of the municipality, such as licensing for dogs, lighting for boats and bicycles, and calls for offers to build a new road in Manama.
Folios 12-18 are a report into water sources and quality, and suggested methods of extraction, by Frank Holmes on behalf of Eastern and General Syndicate Limited.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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