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'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [13r] (25/83)
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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Traiislation of a proclamation in Ara'bic wLich. will "be shortly
* issued "by Sliaik Hamad Bin Easa C.S.I. Deputy Ruler of Balirain
to regulate the financial relations "between Pearling Ilakhudas &
their crews*
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1, At the close of the present diving season the following systeia
of accounts will "be introduced "by all ITakhudas within the limits
of the Bahrain State,
2, Any IJakhAda who,when legally called upon so to do,"by any
competent court trying a suit filed against him "by any of his
crew,fails to produce accounts in the prescribed fona,shall "be
liable to have the claim preferred against him "by the plaintiff
or plaintiffs,admitted in full,by default.
3, Should it "be proved to the satisfaction of the Court, that "by
so failing to keep his accounts as hereby ordered the ITakhuda
has cheated his divers,or so obscured his accounts that their
just shares cannot be determined by the court, the llakhuda shall
be liable to be proceeded against on the criminal charge of
Cheating 1 the punishment for which may extend to three years
rigorous imprisonment or fine or both imprisonment & fine.
4, Every llakhuda shall maintain a General Account, legibly written,
in the form of the specimen account on the reverse of this
sheet♦
5, Every llakhuda shall, in addition to the account specified in
paragraph 4 above,keep a separate account for each diver,puller,
or radif,in his employ, in the form of the specimen account on
the reverse of this sheet.
6, The General Account must clearly shew the nature & amount of
every receipt in which the divers(crew) have a share and also
the nature & amount of every expenditure any portion of which
falls upon the crew.
7, Two systems of financing diving boats are customary in Bahrain
faj T Amil (Advances without interest entitling the mer-
(b; Lladyan -chant to purchase the pearls at
special rates)
(Note-(b) advances on which interest is charged)
the rules governing which shall 'be as follows-
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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
- 13r:15r
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá
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- Public Domain