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'File 9/5 Bahrain Reforms. Reforms in Pearling and Boat Registration' [‎40r] (96/434)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 4 Aug 1895-12 Feb 1930. 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 licensee for the coming season.
2. As another reform the Shaikh proposes to start a
hospital Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. to tour round the pearl banks, and requires a
Sub Assistant Surgeon to be in charge. The expenses of this
boat have been entered in the budget: the only difficulty is
the Sub Assistant Surgeon. Could Government aid the
Shaikh by appointing a regular Sub Assistant Surgeon for
foreign service in Bahrain for this duty ? He should be
a Mohommedan, and must be a good sailor, preferably a man who
has served on ships. He should be prepared to stay at
least t?/o years, as it will take him some time to learn the
language and get into the v/ork. Salary proposed 150/-
per mensem plus 53 25/- per mensem when out with the Pearling
Fleet.
This man to be any use this season should be
nominated at once.
In the off season the Cub Assistant Surgeon would
assist the Assistant Surgeon in change of the Victoria
Memorial Hospital who has now a good deal of work. The
Shaikh proposes to make him the Official Doctor and pay him v
a fixed retaining fee for this duty, as well as his salary
for Quarantine work.
The 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. Surgeon considers the scheme for a
Hospital Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. a very good one and entirely approves of the
suggestion that the Assistant Surgeon should be the official .
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doctor and supervise the Hospital Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. as well as the
Victoria J &emorial Hospital.
As mentioned above I am authorizing Major Daly to
get Shaikh Hamad to proceed with the ne¥/ system of accounts
and the licensing pearling dhows at once in anticipation
of sanction in order to bring the system into operation
this season.
With

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The volume contains correspondence and reports relating to proposed reforms of the pearling industry in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence takes place between the Bahrain 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. (Clive Day, who was the principle architect of the pearling industry reforms, and served from 1921 to 1926, superseded by Cyril Barrett), the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. or his secretary, and the advisor to the Bahrain Government, Charles Belgrave.

The reforms proposed, and which are discussed at length throughout the volume include:

  • Economic reforms, with particular attention given to shares of the profits paid to divers, and the allowances paid to divers, and interest on their debts, through the Salifeh court. This aspect of the reforms was designed to reduce the state of debt slavery that many divers existed in towards their boat masters ( nakhudas );
  • The introduction of accounts books for all pearl divers;
  • Boat registration and pearl fishing licenses;
  • The introduction of a hospital boat intended to patrol the pearling banks, with medical staff on board who are capable of providing medical attention to pearl divers as required;
  • The advantages and disadvantages of permitting pearl merchants to use motor launches to reach the pearling boats, the use of which would place some merchants at an advantage over those travelling under sail power.

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1 volume (207 folios)
Arrangement

The items in the volume have been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume, to the latest at the end.

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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier, incomplete foliation sequence, using blue pencil circled numbers in the top right corner of rectos, runs from folios 24 to 66. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 23a, 79a, 130a, 157a.

The following folios are fold-outs: 37, 42, 46-50, 52, 53, 60, 62, 70-73, 75-79, 79a, 84-86, 90, 92, 94, 96, 106, 111, 121-26, 149-54, 157, 157a, 161, 171, 177, 179, 183, 184, 187, 193.

Due to the binding of the volume, the text on some items runs very close to the gutter, making text more difficult to read.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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