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'File 10/4 I Trade Reports' [233r] (476/1102)
The record is made up of 1 volume (547 folios). It was created in 21 Sep 1926-27 Dec 1933. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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The pearl industry, Bahrain, Contd.
-5-
with 4ir^p^~oi--raln~ , Ta*±±Tng""i-n'%~0"- : bfee-"--sea. The
Uakhuda watches over the opening of the shells,
collects any pearls and shuts them up in the sea
chest. It is difficult for men to steal pearls
because they wear practically no clothes and they
have nowhere to hide them.
5. MEDICAL. Diving is an unhealthy profession and the
o
and the divers as a whole are not long lived.
The boats are very over-crowded and sometimes they
remain out at sea for two months at a time. The
divers live on a ration of dates, rice and fish.
Most divers suffer from ear trouble.
Rupture of the ear-drum is almost universal, in
fact men are not considered proficient until this
has occurred.
Euphysema of the lungs is common and is
often followed by Bronchitis, acute and chronic.
Yery often diving causes delation of the heart
with valvular disease.
Scurvy is often noticed during and after
the season but Hakhudas appear to know the preventive
value of lime ^uice and no boat leaves for the banks
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Trade Reports and related correspondence, Bahrain. The file includes trade reports, Bahrain, for the financial years 1924-25 to 1931-32, inclusive, with associated correspondence. The reports list twenty-five countries from which imports were received (notably India, Iraq, Arabia, and Persia) under the general headings of animals; animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous; and twelve countries to which exports were sent (notably India, Arabia, Persia, Iraq, Africa, England [United Kingdom], Belgium, Japan, and Java) under the general headings of building materials; cereals; fuel; oils; pearls, shells, and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous. The file also includes a report on the Bahrain pearl industry by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, with covering letter to Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, dated 19 December 1928.
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- 1 volume (547 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio, circled.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1344
- Title
- 'File 10/4 I Trade Reports'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:225v, 226v, 227v, 228v:293v, 294v:309v, 310ar, 310br:310bv, 311r:338v, 339ar, 339r:359v, 359ar:359av, 360r:362v, 363v:366v, 368v:370v, 373v:417v, 418v:462v, 463v:470v, 471v:524v, 525v:529v, 530v:531v, 535v:543v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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