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to be any opoairg at present for another British IS on the down voyage. The steamer of
trading firm. If however more direct communi­ Persian Uulf Steam Navigation Coy., call*! once *
cation with ou'eidc markets, and low-.r freights, mouth. Only 3 ships of this Coy., called on their
arc a result of tho war, the trade with the main­ downward voyage.
land could probably' bo greatly increased, notably Freights were as follows:—
in tho matter of liossa dates. About 30 years
ago there existed a flourishing trade in this com­ 1914-15 131S-1C
modity between Ilassa and Bahrain for re-export To India (Bombay or Knrnchi) 1C* to £ 1 ClUi
to outside markets, which was in the lands of by British Icdi.% St«*nra Navi- pcT ton
Hindu merchants. Owing to insecurity of life gixioo Coy, Limited. P«tco
and property however on the mainland, the
Hindu merchants had to retire from the business. 1314-15. 151S.lt
But now that more settled conditions exist in Fronlmli&fPomlay or Kamcbi) 15* to £1
Ilassa, which if moreover under a ruler friendly by British Iutii* S. X. Coy. per ton.
to ourselves there would seem to k a good C^lcntU . 3*. to 5a. per C-I pet ^
prospect of the trade being revived. bag of rie« net (lt
(lj cwU.) tnv
«^?5Wl C
Customs. EooUj.
To London by British India £T*l&s. per £!-10 to £7-
The traifF as fixed by treaty at 5 p-er cent ad S. N. Cor- tan*h'pment at toa 10 r«T ten.
valorem on imports and at the present time the Bombay or KanehL
Customs' work i6 being carried on for tie Kuler General Remarks on Trade.
of Bahrain by an Indian (Hindu) firm, a member
of which acts a3 the Director. The following tables show the movements of
general merchandise as compared with pearls and
Enquiries Regarding Trade. specie.
Import*.
The Political Agent will he very glad to
answer any inquiries regarding trade from | TrtiJ of Cfiml Md
and
merchants in the United Kingdom threogh the Tear. Slide. Pearls. *c»Ia.
Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of
Trade. Enquiries from India shou’d be made £ £ £ t
through the Director General of Commercial £
Intelligence at Calcutta. Time woirid probably 1914-15 . 135,319 77,033 213,352 54S.C05 1.172JW
75S.415
753.-U32
be saved by aldressing the Latter ofioial direct, 13)5-16 . 2^9,032 130,300 4 19,332 +
as information on most ordinary subjects is P c r c e n- ■ell20 | +C9-1 ♦ 9C-5 ♦ 3S*2 ♦ 545
available in Hi records. Uge* of
iocrc* ae
or dec rc-
Shipping and Communications. uc on
prerioa •
Shipping bas continued to be upset by the vrar jtu.
owing to so many British India and other Coys.*
ships being taken off the Bahrain, run. .There is
for instance now no regular maQ service with the Export*.
outside worl<3» as the British India Steam Naviga­ Tolil of T*W
Ocoml
tion Coy. flo w mail, which used to call at Bahrain, Tear. SfKCfe. Pc&ik. Bpccjcuid Uc/(b» 1»P*
weekly on the up and fortnightly on the down r
voyage, has been stopped. Only 49 vessels
entered the port during the year against 62 in the £ £ £ £ t
previous year. 323^25 138^99 451JS24
79,807
Messrs. Turner Morrison and Coy. are the 1914-16 . 243,513 184,156 £'*4J992 83,9U SAP*
100,336
1916-16 .
hlanaging Agents of the Arab Steamers, —3*2 -9*
Limited and the Bombay Persian Steam Perc e n- ♦ 130-8 —US
•Navigation Coy. Only 6 e learners belonging to txge* of
boetit
these Companies called here daring the year under m decr*-
report and one on the downward voyage.
preriov*
33 British India Steam Navigation Coy.'s JMT.
steamers called irregularly ou the up voyage and

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