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File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [14r] (32/200)
The record is made up of 1 volume (96 folios). It was created in 3 Jun 1933-27 Jul 1933. 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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7
The Pearl Industry.
The main features of the 1350/51 season may be summed
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 price^more than Rs 15,000/-.
2. Boats divin g. Fewer boats went out and of those
that sailed the proportion of Khammamis greatly increased.
The two chief systems of diving are Selafieh and Khammas.
In the former case the Nakhuda 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
Nakhuda sells his pearls to his Taajar. The accounts
are made up at the end of the season.
In the case of iQiammamis, the men join a boat and dive
for one II Tershah Tt (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 Khammamis divers are less subject to their nakhudas r
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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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1351 AH. The report 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, Percy Gordon Loch, 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 8-83), submitted in June 1933, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Revenue and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial; Land Registrations; Education; Manamah Municipality; Muharraq Municipality; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Audit; Imperial Airways; Press Propaganda; Counterfeit Coins; Death of Shaikh Sir Isa bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], accession of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Bahrain Electric Supply; Customs; General; Miscellaneous.
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- 1 volume (96 folios)
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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 98; 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 12-83; these numbers are also written in 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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- File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351
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- 6r:83v, 87r:89v
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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