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here weekly; tut I understand that the Co.sipuny* a chief objec­
tion to tala la insufficiency jf Cjr.50 for export, tncugh
this argument ia fallacious if we cciyur-; this port with Lingah

or Hen jam, on tne Persian side.
"Strick line steasiors used formerly to land their Bahrain
cargo at Bunder ^obao; but since the Persian Authorities have
demanded full import duty on such cargo tne steamers hr:ve Oill-
ed here direct from England, a procedure which greatly benefits
local 202rchant3. It is noteworthy that both the Strick and

the Hansa Lines bring here more car^o from the Continent of
Europe than comes from England, and the continental suppliers'
invoices are in English, and their quotations are c.i.f. Bahrain
One cannot help thinking that Engliau merchants are losing a
.good market by not competing.
"Re ve r.ue r
Comparative Statement of revenue.

Year 1346. 1347.
.a. AS.
Vehicle Licensee. 6,673 '6,161
Pearling Licenses. 68,350 67,025
Craft Licenses. 3,630 3,8 50
Government Lands. 5,724 025

Kiscellaneoue. 6,211 10,313

90,588 85,074

■Thi6 shews a decrease of .a.2,0i4.
"Vehicle Licenser, shew a deorna.se of 2.01"/-. There -re
nearly two hundred motor ct-ra i:. Panrai»•, ai.d ci tk«ce two

lorries and one private cer u:*- of British max*. The most
popular oar i6 the new Ford raouei.
■Pearling Licenses snew u decrease of .» . x t 3?5. In 1346-7
there v/ere licensed 531 pearling craft. Tills year there are
527 craft. Owing to a Gcvernix-nt ccncsbsl;n to I'-hammos divers
nc penalties have been collected this ye„r, which would account

for this decrease.