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'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [18r] (35/83)
The record is made up of 1 volume (41 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1924-30 Jul 1936. 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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though theoretically unasBailafcle, ie in practice a consi
derable hardship on the nakhuda. In the pearl trade bargains
can only be made by IWtoa astute "haggling" with a would-be
purchaser and by closing suddenly with a favourable off^r.
If the nakhuda is hampered by having to consult 2/^rds of his
crew, who are mostly ignorant of the market value of the
pearls, he is precluded from making a good bargain. On shore,
when the diving season is over, the divers scatter almost
atonce to their homes and nakhudas have to my knowledge in
many cases had the greatest of difficulty in assembling 2/^rds
of their crew for a sale of the pearls, and in many cases
thev have lost valuable opportunities in doing so.
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I venture to think that there is in the present petition
a suggestion which is well worth consideration. If at the
beginning of te diving §§ §§§ season, the crew were to elect
by a majority vote a limited number of their own fellows to
represent their interests in the sale of the pearls throughout
the diving season, much of the difficulties now experienced
by the nakhuda would be alleviated, and the interests of the
crew would be adequately protected.
I would suggest that one representative for every 10 or
fraction of ten of the crew would be sufficient.
In regard to the renaining points raised in the petition
I would suggest that the duties of the diver towards the
nakhuda on shore and at sea, during the diving season and
immediately before and afterwards be defined in a proclamation
by Sheikh Hamad. Questions such as the arrest of tilii runaway
divers and the postponement of ordinary disputes till after
the find of the diving season might be similarly dealt with
in the same proclamation.
I submit the above suggestions merely from a desire to
record my impressions and experiences during the late diving
with
season and,/no object of embarasslng Major Daly whom you will
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This file contains correspondence related to the pearling industry of Bahrain and the reforms of the industry that were enacted by the British during the 1920s.
The correspondence discusses the status of the industry prior to the reforms, the nature of the relationship between the ship captains (Nakudas) and the pearl divers and the impact of the reforms - especially their positive impact on the condition of the divers.
An example of a Nakuda's general account is included on folio 16.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (41 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 42, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/349
- Title
- 'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 15v:19r, 20v:37v, 39v:41v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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