'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [87r] (187/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. 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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The Pearl Industry.
The main features of the 1350/51 season may be susmied
up and explained as follows:-
1* The Catch . The catch was small and no large
pearls were found by Bahrain divers.
One extremely large pearl, of poor quality, was found
by a mainland boat and bought by Messrs. Gozaibi Bros.
No single pearl caught by a Bahrain boat is said to
have realised, at rock bottom priceyaore than is 15,000/-.
2. Boats divin g;. Fewer boats went out and of those
that sailed the proportion of Khaaaaa&is greatly increased.
The two chief systems of diving ere Selafieh and Khammas.
In the former case the Kakhuda is financed by a Taajar,
and his divers receive the amount of advances laid down
by the State, in return for the financial backing the
imkhuda selxs his j^orj-s to liis xuajar. xiie accounts
are made up at the end of the season.
In the case of Khammamis, the men join a boat and dive
for one "Tershah^ (trip) and accounts are made after each
trip. Divers are advanced a few
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
and the cost of
equipping a boat for a trip is much less than in the case
of Selafieh boats. No debts are carried on from season
to season.
The Khamamis divers are less subject to their nakhudas*
discipline as they are not with him permanently, they go
to sea for shorter periods and on the whole their system is
less substantial and less organised than the Selafieh system
and their catches are usually less important.
3. Pearl prices . Almost all the pearls of the new
season were sold and the price of medium and good pearls,
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 3ar, 3av, 3br, 3bv, 4r:4v, 16r:19v, 22r:25v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 44r:44v, 50r:60v, 80r:140v, 141ar, 141av, 141br, 141bv, 152r:155v, 167r:169v, 198r:205v, 214r:215v, 223r:228v, 241r:241v, 246r:320r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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