File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [75r] (160/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1924-11 Sep 1931. 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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om*t mi the a 0lltic*il ^•l4eat la the
^erelaa Sulf,
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&•*» dateh ti^e Idtfe dareaifcer 1940#
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olHloal 7 ie»ideat !» the izrmima G*\t
To - The ior* 1411 fteerete^r id the Zmrmmmut of India,
SKW UhLHI,
l have the honour to report that J reeentl^ rlelted
) ehrain end l euad the eeonoaio el tuition there Tory bed.
2# thee* leleade ere eldest entirely dependent on the
pearl trade and the catch this year has been below the average
while the earaet le liTelewe# areat nepee were placed mu
the visit of aSr.Victor .eeeathal # the iarieieo pearl ser«
chant# but he only bought about 4 or d lahhe worth oT pearls.
3. 1 met hie recently in Buahlre and he teld me that
the -ew Yerk buyers who were usoedly in iarte by this U»e
had not yet arrived and were holding tack and tuere; ore he
had reetrieted hie purchase in Bahrain, but ai^ht possibly
buy on a more extensive scale in omioy. it wae difficult
to ascertain the value of the pearle which had teen eeldf
the iolltical A^ent eetlaa ed it at about S �,000/«* but
one er two merehants with whom X dieeueeed the matter put it
tJh
at coneideratly lees and estimated the ealee^about 30
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
4# It is the custom at this time *>f the year at
Bahrain for divers to receive adraacee# locally known as
11 tlekaa* ....
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Correspondence, minute papers, and memoranda relating to the finances of the Bahrain state. The papers cover a number of matters, including the appointment and retention of Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave as Financial Adviser in Bahrain, annual budgets and reports, and the economic situation in the country more generally. Correspondence is between officials at 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. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Belgrave himself.
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- 1 volume (187 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 183; 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 3-72, and between ff 93-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:7v, 73r:85v, 88r:94v, 123r:127v, 147r:154v, 159r:159v, 161r:176v, 183r:183v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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