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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [174r] (347/474)
The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. 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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Booms Report 13
shares for the stolen noles is greater than their share
for the honestly acquired ones. All manner of other
complications are involved, all of which appear confusing
almost beyond belief to us: but they seem as clear as
daylight to the dullest j Arab mariner. Ho Arab sailor
seems really to mind the shares system, honeless as it
is. The broad principle of it is that the sailor pays
for his food, and takes a share - an honest share - in
the earnings of the shin. Say, for example, that the
Bayan this 3a st voyage grossed 14000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
(which would
be good). Then from this gross the cost of the food is
deducted - for 27 souls, about 2000 rmnees for the 10
months voyage. This leaves 10,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. This sum is
halved, half going to the owners, and the other half
is then divided into a certain number of equal shares.
Ofothese shares, the sailors take one each, the
quartermasters one and a half, the cook one and a
quarter, the serang two, the mate two, and the nakhoda
four. ’Thatever else may be dishonest aoout them, at any
rate the division of the spoils seems scrunulously honest
in most of the Kuweit shins. A sailor’s average annual
share is about 150 runees, if he is very fortunate:
this year the Bayan paid 135 run^es a share. Others paid
less. (Abdul 7/ahhab bin Kalifa - the big boom Tai-seer -
125: Ahmed Radhwan the Persian - baggala Salamte - 95.)
In addition the sailor gets what he earns from his own
ventures, plus whatever buksheesh the nakhoda feels
inclined to give him - sometimes none. Usually part of
his share goes towards paying off some old pearling debt,
though nowadays it is rare to take more than 15
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for this. The sailor’s gross earnings, even if he has had
a most successful year, very seldom reach as high as 200
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, nevertheless mast of them are married; some of
the serangs and quartermasters have two wives, but this
is very unusual among the sailors.
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (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. , Kuwait).
The reports appear as follows:
- Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
- Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
- Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
- Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
- Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
- Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
- Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
- Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
- Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
- Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
- Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
- Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
- A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
- Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
- Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
- Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)
Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.
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- 1 file (235 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
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- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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