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'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [9r] (17/83)
The record is made up of 1 volume (41 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1924-30 Jul 1936. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. ^-33 -S of 1924.
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 10th April 1924.
The
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.
Pearlinr: C,'t5 lorip .
MSKOHAKT^ra .
Your meinorandiim 89-0 daied 51et larch 19^4.
I think that interest at a good high rale is
legitimately chargeable by merchants to Nakiiudas, as the
Pearling Industry is a hazardous and risky business - if
the season is a bad one or if there is a slump in the pearl
markets the lenders may have to wait for years for iheir
money / or at all events to get complete repayments. ihen
again Kakhudas when making advances to divers may reasonably
expect interest at a good high rate; as you say, the divers
have not earned the money; death, sickness or wilful
absence may prevent their ever earning it. '-he •tisqam*
is purely and simply something for the divers to live on in
the off season. ' heoreti^ally they should be able to
in
live during the off season by their earnings durijtg Jie
diving season ( but of course they never can / and the last
thing the Nakhudas want is for them to do so. .»ith a
view to ascertaining the practice in other places I tele-
-graphed to the
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.
, Kuwait, to ascertain and
let me know the usual rate of interest on such advances in
that place, but i^ajor -lore says it will take some time so
1 cannot wait for the information; I am asking him to send
you a copy of his letter,direct.
I agree with you in thinking that the interest on
* Salaf 1
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This file contains correspondence related to the pearling industry of Bahrain and the reforms of the industry that were enacted by the British during the 1920s.
The correspondence discusses the status of the industry prior to the reforms, the nature of the relationship between the ship captains (Nakudas) and the pearl divers and the impact of the reforms - especially their positive impact on the condition of the divers.
An example of a Nakuda's general account is included on folio 16.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (41 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 42, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/349
- Title
- 'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 15v:19r, 20v:37v, 39v:41v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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