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New methods of allocating working charges and assess-
lug depreciation wort adopted experimentally daring 1941.

Under this new arrangement it is expected that the net profit
will be in the neighbourhood of Ri 30,000 for the Arabic year .
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Electricity rates were reduced from 7 as. to 6 as.
per unit and it is estimated that this reduction will decrease
the annual revermo./by approximately Ri 10,000. The rates for
air conditioning units were Increased.
The wiring of houses by local contractors continued.

Approximately 460 points' v-^e added, as compared with 660
in the previous year, the decrease being due to general trade
depression and the difficulty in obtaining wiring material.
60 air conditioning unite were in operation during tbo year.
un the 31at December 1941 the total number of tele­

phone subscribers was 86.
9. Pearling Industry
The pearl season was comparatively good end showed s

great improvement on previous years. Though the catch was
larger than that in 1940, few important pearls were found.
The Indian market was very active and pearl prices in
Bahrain were 60% higher than during the last year, the

highest prloes being paid for medium and lev grade pearls.
There wae an increase in the number of diving boats and all
boats mads a profit.

During the 1941 »822 pearling craft ware in operation,
whila in 1940 only 191 operated.
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Tha Customs revenue amounted to Xi 8,04,089, ae «<
pared with b 8,91,721 during the year 0940#
Ut Boat-foilldflnff mfl SttBBlM
(1) Only one motor launch wae built in Bahrain during

the year, and another boat built hare was converted into m•
launch.
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