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In addition to the above, the following tankships brought cargo to this port :

Delivered
Landed.
oversidcs.
Dutch tanker “Nederland” 19,000 1,987
Panama tanker “China” 3,438
Norwegian tanker “South Africa” 47
Norwegian tanker “New Zealand” 105
Totals 22,645 1,987

The above figures do not include the duty-free packages imported by The
Bahrain Petroleum Coy. Ltd. which aggregated 4,42,560 in 1356, and 2,33,415 in
1357.
It is interesting to note the increases in oversidcs delivery from the steamers
of the Hansa Line, coming here direct from New York, and of the Isthmian Line
and the Pacific-Silver-Java Line, coining from Los Angeles. This consisted of plant,
material etc. for the California Arabia Standard Oil Coy's, workings in Hassa on the
mainland, but are not likely to be repeated, as steamers aro now proceeding direct to
the newly developed port of lias Tanura.
IV Native Craft. The visits of Native Craft to this port are compared
as below:—

Original. Year 1356. Year 1357.

Arabian Mainland 833 719
Kuwait 79 65
Oman Coast 185 183
Iran Coast 340 317
Iraq 143 119
India 55 73
Africa 23 15

Totals 1,658 1,491

The decrease in calls from the Arabian Mainland is probably due to the
cessation of the on-carrying trade between Bahrain and Qatar. I he decrease in
Iraq craft may be to the local failure of the flour-milling industry, and the decrease
in African craft is undoubtedly due to the local slump in the boat-building industry,
not nearly so much fish-oil being demanded locally.
The above figures do not include the ferry service between Bahrain & Zekrit
of the launch of Petroluem Concessions Ltd., nor the regular launch mail service
between Bahrain and Hassa.