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is little to be guinea by suing tenauts who
have no possible means of guying aebts. in

the jest an tnc garoens were leased by the
*a*ab owners to Bahama tenants, recently
deny lenuiortis have stoppea letting their

gardens, owing to non-payment ol rent, and
are.wording then by paid labour. These
labourers are always Hassav/is, they are a
troublesome type, notorious thieves and

much bolder than the Bahama. The presence
or large communities or HassaY,is out in the
Bahama vuia-ges is not very desirable,

in tv.o recent cases or aroeu attacks on
villages it appears that the ringleaders
were Hassav/is.
Tobacco. various times snaii plots of

tobacco have been grown m Bahrain, usually on
oitrah island. This year Hussein Yatim has
planted several different riinas or tobacco at

Bar bar which is growing very wen. Lost or
leal tobacco in Eahrain is imported from the
Eatna coast. 11‘ tobacco couia be grown, ana
dried in Bahrain it wouia form a very usefux
industry.

Tomatoes. Gardeners in Bahrain rind that
they can groY/ tomatoes during February, March

and «a.prii when apparently there is a demand for
tomatoes in Ira^. This year over 6uu crates of
Eahrain tomatoes were exported to irai± and sold
at a profit. It is expected that next year the
export of tomatoes van increase. Although this

trade is now on a very small scale it is encouraging
for the owners of gardens in Bahrain.