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1. '[Unnumbered file] Dubai Hospital Building Fund.'
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- Abstract: The file contains statements issued by The National Bank of India showing debits and credits to the Dubai Hospital Building Fund (held by the Political Agent, Bahrain) for the period September 1944 to June 1946 inclusive.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
2. ‘Bombay. Persian Consul. Levy by the Persian Consul at Bombay, of fees on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf, and on goods shipped in such Buglas.~’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854.The item relates to complaints made to the Government of Bombay against Mirza Houssin Khan [Mīrzā Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān, also rendered in text as Mirza Hossain Khan], Persian Consul at Bombay, for charging fees to vessels trading in the Persian Gulf and at Bombay. The item contains:Letters of complaint by Henry Young, Commissioner of Customs, Bombay, and Aga Ihan [Ḥasan ‘Alī Shāh, Āqā Khān I?], Persian [Iranian] resident at Bombay [Mumbai], which provide details of the feesMirza Houssin Khan's response to the complaintsLegal opinion of Augustus Smith Le Messurier, Advocate General, Bombay, as to the validity of these charges.The Government of Bombay refer the issue to the Government of India, who respond with requests for more information.Young is also referred to as the Collector of Customs.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '1094 [18]54', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 60 of 1854', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 534, and terminates at f 552, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
3. 'File 4/4 III Budget Estimates'
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- Abstract: The file contains budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial years 1939-40 to 1941-42 inclusive, and associated correspondence.The correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the office of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. There is also some correspondence from the office of the Accountant-General, Central Revenues, New Delhi; the Political Officer, Trucial Coast, Sharjah (Captain Roy Douglas Metcalfe); and the Publicity Officer, Persian Gulf. Correspondence from the Political Resident also includes correspondence and papers from the Government of India (Finance Department, and the External Affairs Department).The statements of budget estimates cover pay of officers, pay of establishment, allowances and honoraria, contingencies, secret expenditure, and grants-in-aid. The papers also include detailed pay statements, statements of anticipated excesses and savings in the budget grants, reappropriation statements, and statements of contract and fixed grants. The correspondence also covers individual items of expenditure, retrenchment, accounting instructions from the Government of India, and expenditure under the head of Special War Charges.The date range gives the covering dates of the principal items of correspondence. The last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 364v dated 23 August 1941.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 365; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-316 and between ff 318-340; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
4. 'File 4/4 IV Budget Estimates & MODIFICATIONS THERETO.'
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- Abstract: The file contains statements of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial years 1941-42 and 1942-43, and associated correspondence.The correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and the office of the Accountant-General, Central Revenues, New Delhi.The budget estimates cover expenditure on pay of officers, pay of establishment, allowances and honoraria, contingencies, secret expenditure, and grants in aid. Also included are statements relating to special war charges; statements relating to grants; detailed pay statements; and estimates of special expenditure of the Political Officer, Trucial Coast.The correspondence consists of covering letters and correspondence concerning adjustments.The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the last addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 131v dated 12 April 1945.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 132; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
5. 'File 4/4 IX Budget Estimates for 1947-48.'
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- Abstract: The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1947-48 and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period.The correspondence is mainly between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. There is also some correspondence from the Government of India.The budget estimates cover the following areas of expenditure: pay of officers; pay of establishment; allowances, honoraria etc.; secret expenditure; other charges; and Dubai Hospital. Also included are detailed pay statements for officers and establishment; statement of special war expenditure; and statements of anticipated excesses and savings.The correspondence includes covering letters; papers concerning a request for estimates of budget excesses under the heads of office allowance, central contract grant, and launch grant (folios 14-27); notification of closure of the Government of India's accounts (folio 47); and requests for confirmation of budget figures.The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence. The earliest document in the file is a letter on folio 45r, dated 26 August 1938, which forms a reused folio for the copy letter on folio 45v. However, it is the letter on folio 45v (which is upside down) that is the actual filed correspondence item, dated by a Political Agency, Bahrain receipt stamp of 26 November 1947. The last dated item in the file is a Political Agency, Bahrain receipt stamp on the last item of correspondence, showing that it was received on 29 December 1948.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 64; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
6. 'File 4/4 VI Budget Estimates for 1944-45'
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- Abstract: The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1944-45, and associated financial statements and correspondence.The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agency, Bahrain and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. There is also some correspondence with British officials in the Trucial Coast.The budget estimates cover expenditure on pay of officers, pay of establishment, allowances and honoraria, secret expenditure, and other charges. Also included are detailed pay statements; statements of 'K-Special War Charges'; statements of actual expenditure for the first six months of the financial years 1943-44 and 1944-45; statement of anticipated excesses and savings for the year 1944-45; and statement showing modifications in the budget appropriations for the year 1944-45. The correspondence consists of covering letters, and correspondence concerning particular items of expenditure.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
7. 'File 4/4 VII Budget Estimates for 1945-46.'
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- Abstract: The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1945-46, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period.The correspondence is mainly between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. There is also some correspondence with the Political Officer, Trucial Coast (POTC); and the Residency Agent, Sharjah.The budget estimates cover expenditure on pay of officers; pay of establishment; allowances, honoraria etc.; secret expenditure; and other charges. Also included are detailed pay statements for officers and establishment; statements of 'K-Special War Charges'; statements of fixed and contract grants; statements of anticipated excesses and savings; and statements of modifications.The correspondence consists of covering letters, and correspondence concerning particular items of expenditure. The latter particularly concerns the maintenance grant for the truck supplied to the Political Officer, Trucial Coast, December 1945 - August 1946.The date range gives the covering dates for the main items of correspondence; the earliest and latest dated additions to the file are entries in the notes dated 25 June 1944 and 15 June 1947.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 62; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-53; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
8. 'File 4/4 VIII Budget Estimates of Political Agency for the year 1946-47.'
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- Abstract: The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1946-47, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period.The correspondence is between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf.The budget estimates cover expenditure on pay of officers; pay of establishment; allowances, honoraria etc.; secret expenditure; other charges; and the Dubai Hospital Establishment. Also included are detailed pay statements for officers and establishment; statements of 'K-Special War Charges'; statements of excesses and savings; and statements of modifications in the budget estimates.The correspondence consists of covering letters, and correspondence concerning particular items of expenditure, including an explanation of increased expenditure on the Agency launch (folio 20).The date range gives the covering dates of the principal items of correspondence; the earliest and latest dated additions to the file are entries in the notes dated 22 August 1945 and 11 May 1947 respectively.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
9. 'File 4/4 X BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 1948-1949.'
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- Abstract: The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1948-49, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period.The correspondence is between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf.The budget estimates cover the following areas of expenditure: pay of officers; pay of establishment; allowances and honoraria etc.; secret service; contingencies; supplies and services; rents, rates, and taxes; Dubai hospital establishment; and Trucial Coast.Also included are detailed pay statements for officers and establishment; estimate of receipts from judicial fees, court fee stamps and British income tax (folio 12); statement of leave and pension contributions of Government of India staff on deputation (folio 17); and estimated details of expenditure under office allowance (folio 19).The correspondence consists of covering letters for the statements and estimates.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
10. 'File 4/6 III Agency Court Deposit Account.'
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- Abstract: The file consists of the notes to a file concerning the Agency Court Deposit Account of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The correspondence that would originally have accompanied the notes appears not to have been preserved.The papers give some details of the account balance at various dates, and some details of receipts and interest paid.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the final folio with 9; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
11. 'File 4/24 AGENCY FUNDS ACCOUNTS'
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- Abstract: The file relates to various fund accounts held by the Political Agency, Bahrain.The papers consist of correspondence and memoranda from the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain; correspondence with the Residency Agent, Sharjah (Sayed Abdur Razzaq); some correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); and sundry receipts and memoranda.The papers include: correspondence and memoranda concerning the share of the Residency Agent, Sharjah in inventory and attendance fees and copying fees, June - November 1936; correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and the Political Agent, Bahrain concerning the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain, and the opening of the Victoria Memorial Hospital Fund Account, April 1939 - January 1944; instructions from the Political Agent, Bahrain to the Manager, The Eastern Bank Limited, Bahrain, to open three other new accounts, November 1943; and papers relating to various other Bahrain Agency fund accounts.The Arabic language content of the file consists of two letters from the Political Agent to the Residency Agent, Sharjah in both English and Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 49; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 1-48; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
12. 'File 4/54 COURT FEE STAMPS.'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence and administrative records relating to the use of court fee stamps by the Political Agency, Bahrain. The stamps were used in the levying of fees and fines in Agency Courts.The correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain; the Political Residency, Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office Finance Department; the British Consulate, Muscat; and the Political Agency, Kuwait.The papers include: the supply of court fee stamps by the Foreign Office Finance Department, and their distribution by the Political Agency, Bahrain to the Agencies at Muscat and Kuwait; advice from the Foreign Office Finance Department on administrative and accounting methods to be employed; statements of court fee stamps, 1949 (folios 16, 23); statement of fees levied by means of stamps for the quarter ended 31 December 1949 (folio 28); and statement of court fees and fines collected in 1949 (folio 33).The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the latest addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 46v, dated 20 September [1950].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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