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make the rates levied upon the relative commodities more
equable to the importers.
The usefulness of the Customs Light at Monamah, erect­

ed last year, has thoroughly justified its existence,
which is acknowledged by many navigators using the port.

In continuance of this purpose, the small oil-lights upon
the Maharaq Customs Flagstaff have been replaced by a
100 watt electric light which is visible well beyond the

outer buoy and adds to the efficiency of the Tort, This
lighting service is given free of charge.
The port is served by a weekly mail service up and

down, by the 8.I.S.N. Coy’s steamers; and in addition is
regularly visited by vessels of the Striok-Ellerman Line,
the Bansa Line, both with cargo direct from Europe, and

the British Tanker Coy, ltd, with oil supplies from
ibr.dan. It is also noteworthy to observe that the port
has been visited three times by vessels of Norwegian

nationality under charter by the National Steamship Coy,
an Indian or:'anisation, which has run these ships in

competition with the B,I.S,N.ffoyfs service, It is quite
likely that such visits will be repeated, as occasion
offers.

Local Crafts. There are registered in Bahrain at
present \308 craft, including 67 motor launches;
also, 33 craft including one motor-launch were sold to

other Persian Gulf ports. The use of motor dhows for
Tawwasha work at the pearl banks is now a regular practice,
and there are two such craft regularly plying between
Other
this port and Enwait with cargo and passengers,
motor craft, as occasion offers, proceed to and from Dubai
and sundry. Persian Ports,

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