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The above figure does not, include the visits of the warships of H.B.M's Boya|
Navy, nor the Light Tender ‘Nearchus’ on duty. The decrease in the numbers of
tanknhips may be attributed to the fact that crude oil is no longer exported, and some
of the tankships are very large vessels with considerable cargo capacity.
Also, it should bo noted that the visits of B.I.S.N. Coy’s Steamers comprise
the weekly up-and-down calls of the subsidiary mail steamers, and the fortnightly
up-and-down calls of the 60-ealled fast mail service, the subsidiary mail being very slow
which is actually a slow service. The weekly calling of the cargo steamer from India
is vital to the mercantile well-being of the State, but the mail service is unsatisfactory,
in that mails are carried only by the subsidiary service with the result that there is a
regular weekly mail service from India, and generally a fortnightly mail service from
Iraq, this latter bringing the English second-class mail matter. This curious
position is somewhat relieved by the air-mail service which carried first-class mail
matter. The interest of the State of Bahrain would be well served by (1) the
omission of the subsidiary mail service, or perhaps its fortnightly calling here without
mails, and (2) a weekly up-and-down calling by the Fast Mail carrying mail matter
in addition to cargo.
I give below a comparison of the quantities of cargo brought by the above
steamers.
Comparative Statement of Cargoes.
Quantity
Quantity
Yeah 1356. delivered
landed.
oversides.
B. I. S. N. Coy., Ltd. 2,28,446 . 1,41,426
Striok-Ellerman 46,258 1,950
Asiatic S. N. Coy. Ltd. 929
British:Tanker Coy. Ltd. 1,12,155 32,828
Hansa Line 21,471 41,049
Japanese Lines 1,05,284 3,100
Norwegian 17
Dutch 13,089 *3,049
Unistates 664 2,639
Totals 5,28,313 2,26,041

Quantity
Quantity
Year 1357. delivered
landed.
oversides.
B. I. S. N. Coy. Ltd. 1,97,368 1,67,107
Strick-Ellerman 33,968 6,690
Asiatic S N. Coy. Ltd. 7,060 1,275
British Tanker Coy. Ltd, 91,601 22,500
Hansa Line 12,530 68,175
Japanese Mitsui Line 43,662 3,800
„ Yamashita Line ... 25,867 700
Lloyd-Triestino 2,054
Pacific-Silver-Java 18.821 56,690
Isthmian Line 657 19,484
Kaye Line, (Japanese Charter) 19,846 1,000
Totals 4,53,434 3,47,421