'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [23r] (50/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-17 Sep 1932. It was written in English. 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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Pearl industry.
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1347/48 1348/49 49/50
538 509 504
1348/49 Rs 21,25,000/- or,
£ 1,57,407•
1349/50 - Rs 18,32,000/- or,
£ 1,35,703,
According to these figures the difference between
the 1348/49 and 1349/50 seasons was comparatively small
but the production during these last two seasons res
pectively was less than half the season of 1347/48,
In the total weight of the pearls there was very little
difference between the last season and the one before,
but during the last season fewer large pearls were found.
The five or six largest pearls found during the last
season weighed between 17 to 20 chows each.
Selaf and Tesquam advances . The Tesquam after the
last season was settled as usual by a public meeting of
pearl merchants and naukhudas at Rs 30/— for a diver and
Rs 25/- for a puller. This abnormally low amount raised
no protest as the financial condition of the pearl indus
try is now thoroughly well known. At the end of the
year a similar meeting was held to decide upon the Selaf
which was fixed at the same amount as the Tesquam with
the additional payment of Rs 15/- to divers and pullers
alike at the Tr Kharjieh !t which is the interval between
during the last quarter of the season when the boats
come ashore for five days. It is unlikely that there
will be any commotion in connection with the Selaf.
Only a few years ago the advances at Selaf were Rs 180/—
Total number ofbpats
registered as diving,
(from Bahrain)
Total value of pearls
found, i.e., original
amount paid to the
finders, Bahrain i
— do —
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1350 AH. The report includes the budget for the upcoming year (1351 AH). It is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, Charles Geoffrey Prior, who then forwarded it to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 10-89), submitted in June 1932, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget; Notes on Budget; Receipts and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial Department; Report on Administration of Estates; Land Department; Public Works; Education; Manamah Municipality; Maharaq [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Bahrain Electric Supply; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Trade and Customs; General. At the beginning of the report (folio10) is an index listing the contents in the order that they appear, with reference to folio numbers. These folio numbers are large, stamped numbers appearing in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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