'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [‎12r] (23/83)

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The Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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From, The Political A ^ent,Bahrain.
To. The Hon'hle the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
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IgllOPvAIIDUL: . Rl^OHUS IIT DIVI1TG.
I "beg to forward for your information a translation of a proclamation
Shaik Hamad Bin l-lasa,the Deputy Ruler of Bahrain, proposes to shortly
issue for the better regulation of the financial rLlations "between
Uakhudas & their crews.
Therfe arc no innovations in these rules except the introduction of
the divers* personal account "books ,about which there has "been
previous correspondance f 8c the limiting of the interest which may "be
charged,"bothicof which have already been announced by the Shaik.
The Rules for the two systems , Amil f & 'Kadyan' are based on the
customs hitherto in force but with a view to remove certain abuses
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which have recently crept in, such as attempts by some of the llakhudas
to insist on prior right to buy the pearls at a cheap rate in rr^^i-fe-Tw
addition to charging interest .Tv/o examples of typical accounts, as
they should be kept,have be .n given for the instruction of ITakhudas,
The Shaik is ordcrmgg five thousand copies of the proclamation from
the press,& they will be widely circulated among the llakhudas.
Arrangements have also been made for the supply of 20 ,000
Divers* personal account books which will be available before the.
end of the season for purchase by the divers at cost price.
Several of the leading ITakhudas were freely consulted during
the preparation of the proclamation 8c agreed that the only persons
who could have any objection to its terms wojild be dishonest ITakhudas
whose methods it is ,of course,designed to o^featj
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