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3. Bahrain Registered Craft.

For the yoar 1358 the Budget estimate of collections from Craft Registration
was Rs. 2,500. Actually the amount collected was Rs. 2,724 , which was Rs. 23
more than the actual collections of 1357. The rates of the registration fees has not
been changed during the past year. The following table shows the position of the
Bahrain Craft.

Small Motor
Barges. Motor Launches I Sailing Total.
Craft.
Launches. & S/Tugs. }
Registered cruft at end of 1357 14 13 76 1,006 1,109
Newly built in 1358 7 19 26
Foreign craft newly registered 2 5 26 33
New barges imported 4 4
Converted launches 4 4
Imported steam tug, new 1 1
Imported steam tug, old 1 1

20 13 94 1,051 1,178
Converted sailing craft 1 1

20 13 93 1,052 1,178

LESS: in 1358.

Sold abroad 44 44
Broken up 1 23 24
Built for sale abroad 2 2
Removed abroad 1 1 2
Confiscated abroad 4 4
Lost at sea 6 6
Burnt in Port 1 1

2 81 83
BALANCE: Registered Craft at
end of 1358 20 13 91 971 1,095
Total 20 13 93 1,052 1,178

It will be seen from the above that there are fourteen fewer craft of all kinds
in this port. The same number of motor launches were built for port work in 1358 as
in 1357. This is on account of the regular traffio between Bahrain and Al-Khobar,
and the marine service of The Bahrain Petroleum Coy., Ltd. To encourage the
building of motor launches, preferential treatment is given by way of a refund of
Customs Duty when a British marine engine is installed in Bahrain-built craft.
Some technical assistance has been given by the Bahrain Petroleum Coy., Ltd., to
the local craftsmen, who work without plans; and, as a result, several of the
launches constructed last year are very fine sea-going craft, easily able to travel to
any part of the Persian Gulf. It is a matter of regret that so many of the larger
sea-going sailing oraft are laid up ashore, since, in view of the poor pearling seasons,
there have not been available funds to equip them for service.