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Customs.

The following report has been provided by Mr.

C. C. L. DeOrenier, the Director of Customs.
Reoort on the Customs and revenue collections
for the year 1351 A.H.(6th May 1932 to 25th
April 1933]

In comparison with the Budget estimates the coir
lections were.-

2stimated Actual
Budget head collections collection Remarks.

Customs &
Import Yard 6,57,000/- 5,41,952/-
Vehicle
Licenses .2,500/- 4,614/-
Pearling
Licenses 35,000/- 40,260/-
Craft
registrations 2,500/- 3,569/-
Miscellaneous
(Tobacco Tax) 3,000/- 4,491/-

Ks 7,00,000/- 5,94,886/-

Total deficiency Rs 1,05,114/-

In regard to the above, the deficiency in the
actual Customs receipts can be attributed nartly to
the world trade depression (which has now reached an
acute stage), and partly to the l^oa] effects of
several uearlin^ searcns when the local Tauiirs hove
11 been unable to ais^o^ their stocks, or to collect
3 the proceeds of their disposals. This may be pertly
their own fault, as the ?bajir3, who had been enjoying
considerable prosperity were warned that in future
prices would fall; but the -warning does not seem to
have been heede?, end consequently certain.local
Taajirs felt compelled to go as for as Paris to sell
their nesrls, where they met with varying success.
Thus there is a very definite lack of ready money
available for general trading.

But the most important factor.in the decline of
Customs receipts has been the decline in the whole­
sale prices of the staple' commodities imported here.
The following comparison should be of interest.

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