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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [25r] (54/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-17 Sep 1932. 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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Pearl industry.
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or garden, during the off season, as was previously
the custom. Partly owing to this and partly owing
to the bad times a practice has crept in by which
Tajars only advance money to their naukhudas if the
naukhuda gives mortgages for the amount on his house
or garden property in Bahrain. The naukhuda f s divers
and boats used to be sufficient security for the
tajar who financed him. Nov/ they are not.
Khammamis and Selafieh . Every year the number of
boats diving on Khammas system is increasing. This
is owing to difficulty that naukhudas have in obtain
ing capital for making advances. The increase of
the Khammamis is advantageous to the divers themselves
who, as they receive no advance from a tajar, are not
bound t? sell their pearls to any particular person,
and hav^more freedom they can get a fairer sale for
what they find.
Divers ! fedebts . With the exception of about a dozen
boats all the divers last season on the Selafieh
system, increased their deots and receivedno proiits
out of the season. The Khammamis, who do not take
regular advances, made very small proiits. At the
same time it appears that most of the pearls of tne
1350 season were sold and the large stocks which are
still held by so many of the Bahrain merchants are
those obtained two or three years ago which they are
unwilling to part with at much less than they originally
paid for them.
Foreign buyers . Yery few foreign buyers came to
Bahrain during 1350, those who came included Mr. lack,
a representative of Dr. Bienenfield and one Indian
buyer who purchased comparatively a large amount.
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1350 AH. The report includes the budget for the upcoming year (1351 AH). It is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to the 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. at Bahrain, Charles Geoffrey Prior, who then forwarded it to 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. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 10-89), submitted in June 1932, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget; Notes on Budget; Receipts and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial Department; Report on Administration of Estates; Land Department; Public Works; Education; Manamah Municipality; Maharaq [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Bahrain Electric Supply; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Trade and Customs; General. At the beginning of the report (folio10) is an index listing the contents in the order that they appear, with reference to folio numbers. These folio numbers are large, stamped numbers appearing in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; 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 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.'
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- 7r:89v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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