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I'.o.coy oil.
monthly to rcplcnioh utookn 0/ • • t
which h;ia a r:nd> orilc hero Ip n l".rgo ,:ur ntlty*
Henor. line otenaora cr.il here bimonthly rith
general European cargo*
The otricic Line ttd’s stcaaoro cull hero irregularly,
generally about erery three months --ith general cargo mainly
of British origin* 1 coi^uiu^r th<.t .radc uct-ccn ihio
State .-nd Britain vould improve If this line could call
hore regularly direct from Britain* Iheir present
tendoncy io to discharge B-brain cargo et Bunder .boas,
for transhipment hc-r< , and naturally ouch cargo ouffera
badly from pilferage*
There 13 a unnnlrr.ouc c j inlon among norin. tg that the

port of Bahrain is dangerous to approach on ooeount of
(1) nv loriml difficulties, reefc etc., and (2) the bad
lighting of the port and itr. approacheo. It is con­
sidered that (2) could bo very greatly i-iprovod by (a)
lighted
erection of c pcvrcrful/bcecon on the fesht Al hjebal,
rhose light vould carry etlecet twenty mile* and warn
steaners away from the reefs and (b) by improved lighting
of the port from the shore itself, vhlch vould enable
eteaeors to mafcc their anchorage at any time day or night*

I cm Huboltting c copers to cote on this point*
respite the increase of vor):, the Customs staff has
not b:en ircrcaeed curing Ui pest year; and the cost of
the collection of the Customs nd Horcmn is five
hel£ por cent*