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'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [39r] (76/83)
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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presence of not len. th^n tnree of the divere. -hen a dxver
dice hie children are not ^ade to take orer hie debt, ana axve
for hie captain, the debt becomee an ordinary one a^inet the
eatate.
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These, aiid various other rules, have greatly improved
| tae diving conuitions. ^-Ithou.jh m*a who have been divin 6 lor
' a luiv, time are still hopelessly indebted to their captains,
and -rill remain so until they die. the new generation of
divers are no longer in the position of slaves, .reviously
a diver had no redress 1118 Oapt^iii, a court existea,
but it consisted of boat captains and its reputation was
notorious. -^era now realise when tuey are cheated, and
appeal to trie courts when they find that the diving rules are
njt be in,j carried out by tneir employers.
There still remaina an influential party of merchants
and captains who bitterly resent the improved conditions and
who continually try to upset and evade them. ■ he strictest
supervision is ridded by the Government and the Courts tc
prevent a return to tne previous state.
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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
- 38r:39r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/349
- Title
- 'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling'
- Pages
- 38r:39r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.