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Girls' Schools. Teachers. Students.
Manama 175
Muharraq 145
Hedd .. 65
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During tlic year a new Girls’ School was opened at Hedd, the third largest
town in Bahrain.
Tho Technical School was enlarged in order to admit more pupils and
further expansion is under consideration.
To the great satisfaction of the public, the Syrian Inspector of Schools was
dismissed in March after 10 years’ service in Bahrain.
Mr. C. It. L. Adrian-Vallance, then of the Iraq Education Deixirtment,
visited Bahrain from the 12th to the 22nd June 1939, for the purpose of report­
ing on the Bahrain Educational organisation and of advising on its future
growth.
Later, in November 1939, Mr. Vallance was appointed Director of Educa­
tion in Bahrain.
13. Pearling Industry.—The catch was very good in quality but not large.
Tisqam (advances paid to divers and pullers) was the same as last year,
namely, Rs. 20 for a diver and Rs. 15 for a puller. The number of pearling
boats during the year was- 219 compared with 252 in 1938.
A slight improvement in the Indian market followed the outbreak of war.
One local (Arab) firm bought up pearls said to be worth Rs. 74 lakhs and is now
trying to sell them in Hyderabad.
14. Trade—
1938. 1939.
Rs. Rs.
Imports 1,56,53,076 1.66,47,330
Exports 88,23,156 81,08,960
Transhipped at Bahrain 1,23,81,164 56,75,350
15. Boat building and shipping.—(1) Shipping.—(Entries and Clear­
ances)—
1938. 1939.
British 221 250
German 27 18
Japanese 20 17
Dutch 12 11
Italian 1 2
Norwegian 3
Panama 1
American 8 9
Tankships 78 104

Total 367 415

(2) The number of launches plying for hire at the end of the year was 87
as against 79 during 1938.
(3) In August a beacon was re-erected to mark the whirlpool at the * Bab
al Ojair
16. Naval.—(i) H. M. S. “ Challenger ” arrived in Bahrain on the 17th
February 1939 on a survey of local waters and left on the 18th March. She
prepared charts of the channel between Bahrain and Ras Tannrn.
(ii) H. M. S. <l Norfolk 99 arrived here on the ]3th April 1939 and left on
the 16th. Throughout this visit communication with the shore was extremely
difficult owing to a strong shamal.