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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [261r] (527/687)
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 trade and the Diving industry.
The 1352 season.
The slump in the pearl trade and the conse
quent depression in the diving industry still con
tinues but it appears that the 1352 season showed
a slight improvement over the previous season.
I form this opinion after examining the accounts
of the authorised diving clerks who make up the
accounts between the divers and their nakhudas.
These clerks have dealt with the accounts of 345
boats out of a total of 436 and I have taken the
results of their accounts as a basis on which to
calculate the average of the whole catch. These
figures represent the rockbottom prices paid to
the nakhudas, they differ very greatly to the
prices obtained on shore when the pearls have
passed through the hands of several merchants and
they differ even more to the prices paid for the
same pearls by foreign buyers in Bahrain and
Bombay and ultimately in Europe.
2. The results of my calculation are as
follows.
Year. total No. of Total value of
boats. pearls in Hs.
1347/1348 538
1348/49 509 8s 21,25,000/-
1349/50 504 16,32,000/-
1350/51 456 12,14,000/-
1352 436 13,40,000/-
For the purpose of comparison I have included the
the figures of previous years. Although 20 less
boats went out to the banks the value of the catch
was It
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
more than the previous year.
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- Content
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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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