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15. Naval.—His Excellency the Commandcr-in-Chief of His Majesty’s
Naval Forces in the East Indies the Honourable Sir Alexander U M
Itamsay, K.O.V.O., C.B., D.S.O,, arrived in H. M. S, “Norfolk” on tlic 9ih
October. The customary calls were exchanged and a Guard of Honour
was drawn up in front of the Palace. The Commander-in-Chief was
attended by his Secretary and Flag Lieutenant. The Senior Naval Olliccr
Persian Gulf Division, and Captain L. H. K. Hamilton, D.S.O., R.N.,’
the Flag Captain, were also present.
On the 10th October His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief
accompanied by his staff and the Political Agent witnessed a water polo
match and a football match at Jufair. His Excellency Shaikh Sir Hamad
bin 'Isa A1 Khalifah, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Ruler of Bahrain, came informally
to see the polo and football.
On the 11th October His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief
with his staff and the Political Agent and the Assistant Political Agent
visited the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s oil field and were shown round
by the Resident Manager, Mr. E. A. Skinner.
On the 12th October His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief
visited the office of Monsieur S. Pack, a French pearl merchant, and was
shown methods of drilling pnarls.
His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief left for Basrah in
H. M. S. “Norfolk” on the 13th October.
16. A viation.—(i) Flying boats and aeroplanes of the Royal Air Force
have paid frequent visits to Bahrain. The flying boats have used their
moorings in the Khor Qalai’yah and aeroplanes the civil Landing Ground
at Muharraq.
(ii) On 29th August Imperial Airways liner “Horsa” made a forced
landing 40 miles south of Salwa wells on the mainland. Immediate search
was made by the Royal Air Force directed by Group Captain Callaway,
A.F.C. The machine was located on the 30th August and passengers brought
to Bahrain on the same day. Arrangements were made with the A1 Murrah
tribe through Shaikh Abdullah bin ’Isa for guarding the machine.
17. British interests.—(i) Mr. G. W. R. Smith held charge of the
Bahrain Branch Of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, Limited, until
the 30th September when he was relieved by Mr. D. T. M. Munn. The
Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, Limited have acted as Agents for Impe­
rial Airways, Limited, throughout the year and are also in charge of the
landing arrangements for the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited, and
California Arabian Standard Oil Company.
(ii) Mr. C. W. F. Skrimshirc held charge of the Eastern Bank, Limit­
ed, throughout the year.
(iii) Khan Sahib Yusuf bin Ahmad Kanoo, C.I.E., has been local
Agent of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited, throughout the year.
(iv) Mr. C. Bottomley has been Officer-in-Charge of the Bahrain
Branch of Cable and1 Wireless, Limited, throughout the year.
18. Post Office.—(i) Sayed Zaffar Hussain held charge of the Post
Office from 1st January 1936 to 27th September 1936, when he was relieved
by Mr. Muhammad Khan who remained in charge until the end of the year.
(ii) There was a further increase in the work of the Post Office due
mainly to oil developments and the transfer of the Naval Base to Bahrain.
The following are the figures for registered letters and parcels dealt
with during the year:—
Number of Registered letters received 7,178
Number of Registered letters despatched . 0,766
Number of Registered parcels received 4,735
Numbor of Registered porcols despatched . 404
Stamps worth Rs. 56,272-9-0 were sold during the year.

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