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the overriding consideration in the mind of the buyer. Coni
on the whole arc too poor to pay the difference in price b<
United Kingdom goods and those of other countries. <
other hand if prosperity returns to the Gulf countries, c
already showing signs of doing on the Arab side, United
dom exporters may reasonably expect to obtain a large*
of an increased total trade turnover, seeing that the pec
these lands are fully alive to the superior quality of ;1
Kingdom goods.
Direct imports from India are decreasing. Whereas
formerly supplied a large proportion of the imports of
goods she has been supplanted by Japan in this line. Mor
the import of cotton yarns which mostly came from India
prohibited. Imports of tea come mostly from India but
is strong competition in this line from the Dutch and Jap
The latter, however, were not very successful in trying to
the market in Bahrain. Although Japanese tea was oj
there at seven annas per pound as opposed to eleven ann
Indian tea, it did not appeal to the local taste and no f
imports have been made from Japan recently.

TABLES OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING AT BUI
TABLE No. i
March, 1935-March, 1936 (Inclusive)
Arrivals and Departures
Imports. Exports
Number. Packages. Package
British India Steam Navigation
Company ........................... 452 61.633 72.385
Ellerman & Bucknall ... 11 16,775
Strick Line 60 41,189 25.iog
Japanese ... 16 14.683
Greek ....................................... 4 145.242
Hansa Lino 57.543 21.475
Total ... ••• 556 337.065 118,969

TABLE No. 2
April, 1936-November, 1936 (Inclusive)
Arrivals and Departures
Imports. Exports
Number. Packages. Package.
British India Steam Navigation
Company ... ............... 264 34.350 42.800
Ellerman & Bucknall ............... 6 4.824
Strick Line ........................... 22 JL565 10.103
Japanese ... M 24,466
Greek ....................................... 2 70,262
Hansa Line ........................... 10 53.216 2.448
Dutch ............... 1 527
Total ... ,U9 199,210 55.351