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Tranolution of a proclamation in Arabic which v/ill be ohortly
iouucd by Ghailc Hamad Din ISaua C.S.I. Deputy Ru i or of Bahrain
to regulate the financial relations between Pearling llukhudas &

tlioir crews.

1. At the clooe of the present diving scaoon the following system
of accounts v/ill be introduced by all lTukhudas v/ithin the limits
of the Dalirain State.
2. Any Noklukda \vho,v/hen legally called upon oo to do,by any
competent court trying u suit filed against him by any of his
crew,fails to produce accounts in the prescribed form,shall be
liable to have the claim preferred against him by the plaintiff
or plaintiffo,admitted in full,by default,

3. Should it bo proved to the satisfaction of the Court,that by
oo failing to keep his accounts as hereby ordered the lfakhuda
has cheated liio divers,or oo obscured his aocounto that their
just sharoB cannot be determined by the court,the Hakhuda shall
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be liablo to bo proccodod againot on the criminal charge of"
Cheating* the punishmont for which may extend to three years
rigorous imprisonment or fine or both imprisonment & fine.

4. Every Kakhuda shall maintain a General Account,legibly written,
in the form of the opocimen aocount on tho reverse of this
sheet,
5. Every Nakliuda shall,in addition to the account specified in
paragraph 4 above,keep a soparate account for each diver,puller,
or radif,in his employ, in the form of the specimen account on
the reverse of this sheet,
6, The General Account must clearly shew the nature & amount of

evory receipt in which the divers(crew) have a share and also
tho nature & amount of every expenditure any portion of which
falls upon.the orew,
7, Two oyatomo of financing diving boatB are customary in Bahrain
(<0 'Airiil (Advances v/ithout interest entitling tho mer-
(b) Lladyan -chant to purchase the pearls at
special rates)
(Hoto-(b) advances on v/hich intcrcot is charged)
the ruloo governing which ohall "be as follows-