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pearis, and at the Rime time obtain telegraphic Only 27 merchant vessels entered the port, x«
orders from them for payment to their head oCjccb compared with 40 ic 1910-17 and a normal nnrnler
in Bombay or Karachi. of 80. Calls have bom made as follows:__
Towards tho end of November 1917 there was
a glut in the piece-goods, coffee, wheat and rice C»Ii on
partly in consequence of the overstocked market X»u* of lint.
and partly duo to absence of tho usual visit* of
the overland merchants and caravans at this time Up n jigp. Down tojif*.
of tho year. In January 1918, however, Kuwait
merchants called her? and large stocks of food­ The rititi *b Indie F**.cwn 19 7
stuff* were shipped to Kuwait. The restrictions Nerlpit .-.in CotnpMj,
I.'united.
in Kuwait soon put a stop to this oatlet, and the
merchant* found themselves with a large 6tock of The Pcrti&a Gulf S<Uim S 1
goods, particularly piece-goods aud rice at the end Navipit'oo CoTna/*ij,
Ucittd.
of the official year.
The iUl Line, Limited . . J 1
OPENING FOR BRITISH TRADE.
Freights varied from .€3 to £5-10 per ton to
The trade of the Bahrain Islands is to a large India (Bombay or Karachi) as compared with
extent in the hands of Hindu and Indian £2-10 per ton in 19*16-17.
Muhammadan merchants, who have had business
connections with the Islands for over a century, GENERAL REMARKS ON TRADE.
and far the greater portion of the trade is with The pearl trade of necessity dominates tie
India. Messrs. Gray, Paul and Company, the j whole commercial ritaation. The following
Agent of the British India Steam Navigation ' tables show the movements of general merchar-
Compaoy, Limited, is the only British 5rm. dise as compared with p-earls and specie
Imports.
CUSTOMS.
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The tariff is fixed by treaty at 5 per cent T ttr. j Specie. ■' P*wla. | Geserel Tcu:
aerthut*
*Ad valorem' on all imports, including transhipment ilM. Is;*-a
cargo, ar.d at the presfnt time the Customs' work I I i
Is being carried on for the Ruler of Bahrain by an | £ / £
Indian (Hindu) firm, a member of which acts as 1916-17 ■ ier.rn. 133.‘» «ou3s: j l.ra/r*
Director. Export dare of RIO per bundle of . • ' :«.ioo *10.W i UW.MO l.KSJ*
hides and R2 per bundle of dates is charged. 191 MS i
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Percies —tf-M ; 4-W39 —jia + 3-0 j ♦»-4
ENQUIRIES REGARDING TRADE. ertu
I 00 p eTioo* yam. j ;
The Political Agent will be very glad to i
answer any enquiries regarding trade.from British j Exports,
arms in any part of the Empire. Such enquiries .
should be sent through the Commercial Intelli- 1 Tew. Sped*. Pemrb. ^ °ntTti i tjui
gence Branch of the Board of Trade, London, or * pew la. Cm.
the Director General of Commercial Intelligence,
Calcutta, as may be more convenient. Time £ £ £
would probably be saved by addressing the latter 1916- 17 . 123730 364,400 «W.l» s»jn .v»i<
rfficial direct, as information on moat ordinary m.ou I
subjects is available in his records. 1917- 16 . 317.998 I 3sa.m ______ I______ _
Parc*Bteft of fc*- —66 99 — IS-7J ! — 34 ar ! +7'f01 +**
SHIPPING AND COMMUNICATION. erww oe4c ——
oo prrrloea ;«*. i
Shipping has continued to be upset by the war, iMonoTe
ewing to so many British India and other r * _ * . , „ . .
Companies ships having been taken off the ran,' The total value of imports into "alir7T
consequently the regular mail servioe had to be ; amounted to £1,61)7, W9 as compared *
abandoned. A Hired Transport with maiU has * £1,529,753 in 191C-17 showing: an increase w
called here once a month from May 1917. k of £77/291 or 5 05 per cent. TLe increase »

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