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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [262r] (529/687)
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 Cetoh.
3. The total weight of pearls during 1352
appears to have been about the same as during
1351, though in 1S5S there was a marked decrease
in the number of high grsie pearls but an increase
in the number of medium end low grade pearls.
Very few important pearls ware found. Two were
sold for about Ik 20,000/- each, but only one of
them belonged to a Bahrain boat. The divers in
this boat received about ^ 600/- each. ijiother
pearl tos sold for Rs 10,000/- of which tHe divers
received a 230/- each. Both were small boats.
In past times the price of Rs 20,000/- for one
pearl was so frequently paid that it would not
have been mentioned in a report as an exceptional
price.
4. The price of pearls in Bahrain during
the first half of the season was 10^ higher than
the corresponding period the year before, but
after the middle of the season the price fell
somewhat.
5. All the Bahrain merchants have sold
their new pearls, at a small profit, but many of
them are still encumbered by large stocks from
previous years and the value of undrilled pearls
decreases every year. A few merchants have
been able to dispose of soae old pearls when
selling the new ones, but they sold them for
about a quarter the price which they originally
psid for them. Some of the biggest merchants
still hold old stock which they cannot afford to
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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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- 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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