Page 169 - 2 Persian Trade rep Bahrain 2_Neat

A Branch of the .Jos turn Ban.-. Limited exists

at Bahrain and tranoacta all claaaoa of business.
The Hand! system io also usad by the Hindu merchant*.
Taxation.-
Private proporty io practically froe from
taxation. The income of the State is deriv od
from the revenues collected from Custom duties.
The tariff ic fined by Treaty at 6 per cent
ad valorem on general liicrchandioc and 10 per cent
duty ia levied on certain articles of luxury such
an Carpets, Gllllma, Cycles, Clocks and watches.

Electrical goods, Furniture, Gramophones, Goldea
and artlfical gold thread, Hosiery, Henna, Motor
Cara, Perfumery, ToHot Soap, Silken goods, Sewing
Machines, Tyros and Tubes, Cype-writeru, Boots and
Shoes, Playing Cards snd 16 per cent on Alcohol,
Tobacco and Cigarottes.
The tax on goods landed at Bahrain in transit
to the mainland stands at 2 per cent) and an export
duty of te.10 per bundle of hides and Es«2 per basket
of dates is chargod.
The Custom work ia carried on by a European

DJ»re,ctor of Customs under the orders of the Ruler €
or Bahrain.
Agriculture.
The area of Bahrain is roughly 1,Si,OCX) acres.
About 1/20 of the area is cultivated. The aroa
which ia cuitod for cultivation is 1/12 of the whole
area. The remaining area ia unsuitable as it consist*

of rocky grounds. All cultivation in Bahrain depends
on irrigation. Lack of water limits agricultural
expansion. The principal crops of the seasons arc
dates and a variety of vegetables.

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