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had for disposal, oince then certain res­
trictions have, i understand, been uuae in
inaiti, with the result that ttangoon rice is
liKeiy to bedome somewhat uearer m the
coming year: but a'.ains- this, it is pos­
sible that a large quantity or rice is likeiy
to became iuuorted iroa oiam. Unfortunately
oiam rice is" inferior to mm^oon or Indian
rice.

vehicle Licenses. The collections iron this
source have considerably increased uv.ing to
the activities of the Bahrain ^etroieun uo;
anQ aiso many morq drivers are now licensed
The practical side of the work is aone by
the uoiice who are icrceu< to be extremely
vigilant to ensure that licenses are duly
renewed, since ti large number of drivers are.
Persians.
'reaning Licenses. The collections iron
pearling licenses shew a markeu decrease
in i35b beiow those of ib5s. This was to
be expected iron the depression in the peari
trade.
Movements of stea mers.
___ ________________ L/uring the year lbbo,
one hundred ana seventy four steamers entereu
ana Cleared the port, as ioixows;-
British. B.l.p.W. uo*s steamers xud
otricK-merman xine c'o
British Tanker uo.Lta
^astern oteam Wav. uo.
Gernsin tiansa iine xi
Japanese charter/ b
Italian nioyu rriestino 4
U.o.a. ualifornia standard
uil uo. inc. c
“1757
There were in aduition visits by warships of
li.BoS’s hoyai wavy, the jjtench republican
wavy, ana the l.T.
, ana the l.T. J,Nearchus:* for attention
va.4.
to buoys ana lights. The oil tankers oi
the uaiiiornia otanaara oil oompany no not
generally bring cargo to Bahrain, but carry
the export of oil won by th~ Bahrain xetroT
leum uompany, which' is auty free. in other
respects these ships are subject to the usuai
customs regulations etc.
The above steamers brought the following quan­
tities of cargo
quantity quantity
landed delivered
oversiQes

iuB B.i.o. uov1 s steamers.ki76i0
k5 otrick alle erman 4£,?3d b!7
10 British ranker uo. 0u,<$<s6 4o,bob
6 ii.o.w.'Jo. Ltd, ik.oiB ib,?45
11 Hansa Line cl ,54? boo
5 Japanese line oo,4b7 4,704