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at Kurzakhan is under consideration and a building at BUdai’yah has been
acquired cheaply which will be used as a school.
All the older boys from the Manamah, Muharraq and Hedd1 schools
have left and obtained work with the Bahrain Petroleum Company. Dur­
ing the last two years over 150 boys from the schools have obtained employ­
ment mostly of a clerical nature at wages from Rs. 20—Rs. 120 per month.
This is in some ways satisfactory but it has depleted the schools of all boys
who have learnt a few words of English and have a slight knowledge of
arithmetic. These boys have left school and obtained work before complet­
ing their education and probably they will be no longer employed when the
construction work ceases.
In the girls’ schools good progress has been made in sewing, embroi­
dery and knitting.
Number of schools in existence on 1st January 1930 7
Schools opened during the year .... 1
Schools closod during the yoar ....
Students on the rolls on 1st January 1930 . 1,184
Studonts on the rolls on 31st December 1936 . • 1,003
Number of teachers on 1st January 1936 35
Number of teachers on tho 31st Doccmbor 1930 . 40
13. Trade.—(i) Pearling Industry.—There was a further decrease in
the number of pearling boats. The market was very dull and except Mr.
Sol Pack no foreign buyers of importance visited Bahrain. A number of
divers fouud employment with the Bahrain Petroleum Company and both
they and their nakhudas profited, the latter receiving Rs. 5 per month from
the diver’s pay. The Salaf and Tisqam (advances paid to divers and
pullers) were the same as during the previous year. No large pearls were
found during the season and the catch was considerably less than last year..
There was an increase of Khammas divers and a corresponding decrease
in the Selafieh divers.
(ii) The total value of imports into Bahrain amounted to Rs.
1,78,43,760 as against Rs. 1,20,93,400 and exports to Rs. 1,15,46,090 as
against Rs. 91,67,070. These figures do not include material and appara­
tus imported free by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited under the
terms of their concession.
(iii) Cargo valued at Rs. 64,71,640 was transhipped at Bahrain for
the mainland and other ports as compared with cargo valued at Rs.
42,22,750 transhipped during 1935.
14. Boat Building and Shipping.—(i) 58 launches were plying for
hire on 31st December 1936 as opposed to 59 on the 31st December 1935.
(ii) Two hundred and sixty-four pearling crafts were licensed during
the year as against 316 last year.
(iii) Six new motor launches were built during the year and three im
ported into Bahrain. Three sailing crafts were fitted with engines,
(iy) 164 British ships, 17 German, 10 Japanese, 2 American 1
Hahan 1 Norwegian, 2 Dutch and 41 Tankships entered and cleared the
port of Bahrain during the year as compared with 150 British 12 Ger
iTyear PaneSe 3 ShipS ** 15 TankshiP3 during the preted-

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