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hlcensoC penrline craft in B.-hr in i» f*07.
Criift rirgictrntionn. l<’or the onmo renoor* u tjaboTe
tho collcotiono for 1346 r.rc little lowor thnn in

134C. Cho tot^l numb r of crofts of nil clrscrs Id
Bnhr-ln I» 1414* It in lioncTcr note*, orthy thr=t the

Industry k'.-eps steady, rnd ijulto r» number of o^oft
ore regulnrly built for sole to othr ports, Thoro
nro 23 motor driven ernft in thie i-ort; and tho
t nuoncy io to build tho lnrg:r typo of eatro-port
joliboot nnd to 0'iuip it ’ ith a British Jotor Snglno©
*hic has proTod distinctly aucooesful for onrgo vork
betv.e.-n this dtnte \nd a.inl nd Ports end I thin1: such
construction r.ill increase.
Rent of OOTernoent Lends. There is a mrrlred dooroaso
in theoo collections duo to thr gift of o large number
of dntegardeni. to members of the dcvr.sir tribet *. ho havo
recently settled in Budrlyn the rents on rhlch : ould

therefore cease. a
General. This port lc p«-nreerred, both for
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paere.ngors and onrgo by stonm-ra; buttle satisfactory to
rote that there Coes not se< a to be any mnrkoft decrease
in tho number of nfltieo craft using tho port, Certain
adjustments of vustoms reg•'lotions huTe eesistoA such
n&tl7e craft .uorchants ir» tliclr trading.
the port is mainly sorred b„ the British India Steaa

laTigntion Company, Ltd., -.hoe- steamers oall here r.ceklj
“1th tho upmail, .nd fortnightly T.ith the down mail. It
would bo of assistance to merchants m th*lr financial
transactions if tho dovrnasil cdlod hrro voekly, and
I nm oi opinion that this lo tr.e busiest port In the
Persian Gulf.
Tho British Tc nicer Co. Ltd’s stccner calls here monthly