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landing bulk cargo at private wharves under supervision.
■Import Yard Charges shew an increase. These charges are

levied on the nature and size of the packages, and naturally
vary considerably. Included therein is H. E. the Deputy Ruler'3
Royalty tax on igento' Landing Charges, amounting this year to
»o.6558/6/6 of which Rj.5538/9/6 were collected from the Agents
of the B. I. 3. N. Co.,Ltd., and Kile naan Stnck Lines ('i‘he
Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Ltd) representing their collec­
tions of Es. 1,10,77l/l4/- in Landing charges.
"Cargo directly transhipped at sea, but within the three

mile limit of the port, is not liable to any duty, and this has
a distinct effect upon Customs Receipts, notably in the case of
oil etc • , brought here by British Tanker Steamers from Abadan.
I have already submitted a note upon this point.
■During the year 1347, 118 steamers entered this port, and

the collections were .-
/

•any. Steamers. Import Re Capital To tal.
duty. Duty. value.
[•I.Co. ,Ltd« 77 5,25,984 76*224 105,19,680
38,xl,200
14 3,30,000
in Strick Line . 20 46,331 1,842 9,27,620
92,100
1C,;.\720
3,56,860
Line • 7 42,843 Nil.

eh Tanker. 14 10,578 Nil. 2,11,560

* 118 6,25,736 78,0060 164,19,020
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■The Port is mainly served both fcr passenger and cargo by

the British India Steam Navigation Co.,Ltd., whose steamers
call here weekly with the upaail, and fortnightly v/ith the
down mail. AIbo a weekly mail service wit ; the mainland ports
has been unofficially instituod, and is carried on by a local
motor l-aunch. The chief export from Bahrain is pearls, whose
value 18 only estimable, and do-.-s not appear here. It woulu be

of great assistance to merchants if the down mail could cull