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'File 10/4 I Trade Reports' [253r] (516/1102)
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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surtaca ii® liandc Ms slwlle to Uand
on th© deck. Hi© divers work in pilars divine alrort c^ntlnuou«
ly for about an ! iour at a tin©. Bacli dlvn av^ra^^s about a
alnut© and a half.
Sv©py divsr provldas lilneelf with a clip, 1! a olotli©«
psg, which ho faetone onto hies noe©, aloo hard l-tathor flngor
guards which ©nabl® lilts to dlKlodg© th© eii©lls tron th© rocks
without danaglng hie hands. Round his nsck h© carries a
string bag in which h© puts his sh©lls. Hi© div©rs w©ar
nothing but a loin cloth.
Hi© shells ar© opon«d ©vary morning bafor© t-h© diving
boglns, and thrown back Into th© s©a. Hi© divers ! }av^ a
theory that by throwing th© shells into th© s^a th©y provid©
food for th© next years oysters* Hie flakhuda watch©c ov©r
th© opening of th© shells, collects any paarls and shutr Hi©o
up in the £©a ohsst. It lo difficult for taen to stial n-^arls
becauso th©y wear practically no clotht and they hav© nowhere
to hid© the®.
a EPICAL* Diving is an unhealthy profession and th©
divars as a whole ar© not long lived. Hi© boats aro v©ry
over-crowded and sossetlnes they r©naln out at sea for two
months at a tia©* Hi© diver® live on a ration of dates, ric© »
and fish.
Most divers suffer frora ©ar trouble. Bupture of th© oar-
drum Is aliaost universal, in fact n©n ar© not conslderod pro-
flolent Until this has occurrod.
isiUphys©m oi th© lungs Is conraon and Is of followed
by iaroncnitls, aout© and chronic. Very ofton dvin& causae
dilation oi" th© hoart with valvular difmo^.
bcurvy is often noticed during and aftor the soason but
lakhudas appear to khow the preventive value of linn jui^
andj^boat laave# for th© banks without a quantity of dried
fresh lines.
ault, a nu^r of ca e ,o of flaj, Mt.,. occur,
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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)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio, circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1344
- Title
- 'File 10/4 I Trade Reports'
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- 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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