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'File 10/8 Overseas trade enquiries' [210r] (419/495)
The record is made up of 1 file (249 Folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1929-29 Nov 1934. 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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RMP. (Ot®?
26559/1952•
COPY.
PROD0CTS
OP THS
SHARK.
anSRAX IHPOHMATIOH AND
INSTRUCTIONS.
The Shark must be skinned as soon as possible
after being oaught. rhis is very important. Some speoies
spoil quicker than others, but any shark will spoil in 24
hours 01 less, ana the hides as well as the by*»produots have
to be cured and prepared within a few hours after the shark
is removed from the water* Avoid exposure to the sun, and
do not let the hides, or for that matter any shark products
coae into contact with fresh water. The following' speoies
Ox sharks are known to be commonly valuable:-
(1) Leopard or Tiger (6) Black Tip
(2) Dusky (7) Mackerel Shark
(5) Brown (6) Nurse
(4) Sand (9) Sawfish
(5) Sandbar (10) Hacinerhead
In addition to this there may be other sharks which
are valuable, or the species of sharks mentioned may be known
by different names in different countries.
Ths value ol" the hides depends on the size of the
shark, and the price schedule is the same for all species
mentioned. The hide is measured from tip to tip lengthwise
and the value is calculated on the number of lineal inches.
Xl^LD* The yield of oil per shark depends on the species,
and size, and the season of the year. When the oil is used
for industrial purposes, the value is the same for the oil of
all species. The livers from which the oil is rendered form
a very large part of the shark, and are practically all oil.
-^UALIT/. a'he quality of all shark products depends greatly
on the proper handling, curing, preparing and packing. The
instructions hereinafter given apply to all species of shark
as much as possible. However, the different species are only
slightly diilerent in form and shape, and the instructions can
be easily adjusted to these different speoies. likewise, the
diagrams are composite sketches of the different species.
DSTAIL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SKINNING, CURING AND PREPARING
SHARK HIDES
(1) The first operation is to remove all the fins and the tail.
This is done simply by cutting off the fins with a sharp knife.
They should be cut in a curve into the fin, which will thereby
leave little or no meat or skin on the fin. The fleshy part
01 the tin which now remains should be trimmed off as close as
possible to the carcase. The tail is then removed by cutting
same/
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Correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and customs officials in Bahrain, and United Kingdom companies relating to trade in Bahrain. The file includes papers concerning an upsurge in orders for bicycles in Bahrain, 1929. Other commodities covered include mother of pearl and the pearl trade, Lingah shells (known in European markets as 'Bombay shells'), bedsteads, margarine and related products, electric generating sets and motor engines for motor launches, cloth, cotton, silks, machine tools, condensed milk and chocolate, biscuits, sharks' skins, locks, sport goods, scotch whisky and a proposal for a golf course. The objective was to increase the volume and range of trade carried on in Bahrain by British firms. The papers also include reports, and correspondence with local companies in Bahrain.
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- 'File 10/8 Overseas trade enquiries'
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- 209r:213r, 215r:218r
- Author
- Culverwell Brooks & Co
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