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548 Records oj Bahrain

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ANNUALLY BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON THE PEARL
PERSIAN GULF.
side.

Exemptions In Cost of town
Gross reronuo Rupeoi.* (Number Not rovonuo guard In rupeo*.
of port, In of exempted boats of port In (Number of Disposal of bnlauoo aftor uajlcg
rupees. nnd raon In rupees. guards In town guards, and remarks.
brnckoto.) brackets.)

2,164, 120 (20 mon). 2,03d 60 (3) Tho looal Shaikh takes the
balanco of Us. 1,984 ; out
of this he pays Rs, 660 as
tribute to the Doputv
Governor of Rfis-al-Kbai-
mnh nnd rotains Rs. 1,434.
6,034 280 (40 moa). 6,764 Nil, Tho whole is taken by the
(Guards horo Deputy-Governor of Rfts-al-
nro paid from Khaimali.
other sources).

• 1,778 164 (6 bouts 1,624 140 (8 mon). Tho local Shaikh takes tho
nnd 132 men). balanco of Rs. 1,484; at
prosont he 'pays nothing
to the Shaikh of Sharjah.
His predecessor paid about
Rs. 600 a year to the
Shaikh of R&s-al-Kbaimab.
24,696 3,814 (14 boats 20,881 1,612 (60 men) Tho wholo balanco of
and 373 men) Rs. 19,269 is taken by tho
ruling Shaikh of Umm-nl-
Qaiwain, who also makoa
large profits on provisions
for the pearl floot by
obliging the ow uers to
obtain these from him.
In ono year, it is believed
tho Shaikh obtained nearly
Rs. 80,000 from pearl
dehors and merchants.
1,190 Nil. 1,190 616 (30 men). The balance of Rs. 676 is
taken by the local Shaikh.
6,482 280 (2 boats 6,202 680 (20 men). The balanco of Rs. 4,622
aud 62 raon). is taken by the ruling
Shaikh of ’AjmBn.

friends, officials and sorvauts of the Shaikh,
table to be worth Rs. 14.
contribution, taken when required. ___^ »
11 divers, and a small boat one carrying 7 or fewer divers. (N.B. Divers not operatives.)
diver and ono hauler, taken as a pair. . . . . ..
$200 a year ; this at leas-t is approximately tho amount requirod to maintain tne mau
in tho Rod Sen. Payment of compensation having been ordered by tho British
community and has maintainod it since for his own benefit under this title, fcob-an-