'File 6/4 Stores for the Bahrain Municipality; Municipal Tax and Dues'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 6/4 Stores for the Bahrain Municipality; Municipal Tax and Dues'
- Date:
- 1925/1929
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to administrative, legal, and fiscal matters connected to the Manama Municipality. The correspondence is between the Political Agency at Bahrain, British Consulate at Damascus, Manama Municipality (also referred to as the Baladiyah), Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, 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.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 present in parallel between ff 4-28; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Municipal government
- Geographic region:
- Manama
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00036f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00036f_en
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