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'File 19/176 IV (C 71) Bahrain Finances' [47r] (108/432)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 28 May 1934-14 Jun 1937. 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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good profits from selling pearls. Most of
this profit is lost and in addition there is
a constant danger of being cheated. The
necessity of examining every pearl which is
purchased in a pearl testing apparatus is
troublesome and costly; there are still
very few of these machines in London and the
fee for testing pearls is high.
3. There is still however a market for real
pearls especially in India and the last. It
seems that the wealthy Indian personages and
princes are still interested only in the real
article. The competition of the cultured
pearl has scarcely affected the seed pearls
and small pearls. It is possible that the
Japanese find that it is not worth cultivat
ing these grades. The price of ^Sherin' 1 and
«Haiai n during the last season was not iovver
than the year before.
4. The 1553 season . The most significant
fact of the last season was that only 340
boats went out to the banks instead of 436
which ms the total number aiving during the
previous season. A decrease oi ^6 boats out
of a total of 436 is very serious. It does
not follow that the reduction in the number
of divers was quite in proportion to the
decrease in boats because in many cases indi
vidual boats carried more men.
5. I have as usual examined the accounts of
the diving clerks in order to arrive at an
estimate of the value of the catch. In the
case of boats whose accounts are not made up
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This file contains detailed records of Bahraini government budgets, revenues and expenditures for the years 1934 to 1937. The file also contains a number of reports compiled by Charles Belgrave (Shaikh Hamad's advisor). These reports cover the pearling trade and diving industry, the police force and public security, education, agriculture, the judiciary, the Shia Waqf department, land ownership, the island's electric supply and matters related to the municipalities of Muharraq and Manamah. The file also contains documents concerning customs and oil revenue data.
The file contains three photographic images (two of the police station in the town of Hidd and one of the barrack room at the fort in Manama) on folio 73c.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (203 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1b. The index uses the consistent foliation system in the top right-hand corner of each front-facing page. The list of topics is fairly extensive but is not complete.
- Physical characteristics
A single bound volume. Foliation starts with the first folio and the numbering runs from 1 to 203. The folios are numbered in pencil in the top right hand corner. Folio 1 is split into three parts (folios 1A, 1B and 1C), folio 26 into two parts (folios 26A and 26B) and folio 73 into three parts (73A, 73B and 73C). Folio 73C is a melinex insert containing three photographic prints.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/353
- Title
- 'File 19/176 IV (C 71) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 11r:14r, 19r:24v, 31r:72r, 74r:110r, 118r:123r, 135r:150r, 156r:153r, 167r:172r, 186r:195r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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