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Tho variation m tho origin of import is very slight and calls for no
remarks. The large percentage of 80*7 in the flow of imports from India 13
mislead: eg, since the entire imports of hosiery, la nip ware, hardware cutlery
tojs white shirtings (“Siwalli *') and crockery (including Arab coffee cups
and Persian tea glasses) are imported from Japan in the first instance and aro
re-exported to Bahrain from India. Tim same may ho said of silk goods from
China all of which come via Bombay. Jtoughly two-thirds of tho piece-^oods,
excluding white shir tings, are from Manchester and find their way here vid
the Bomlay market.

DESTINATION OF EXPORTS.

Iocrcu*
Coenby. 1917-1S- 1913-19,

India 40-SI 53*S0 + 12-99
Neighbonirhg countries bordering on the Persiua 5919 45-20 —12-99
Gulf.

The slight increase in the variation of 12f99 in the flow of trade between
India and the neighbouring countries is due to increase in the export of pearls
to India.
’ Proportion of British and Indian Trade.—Excluding specie and pearls,
tlie pricdpal articles of import into Bahrain (other than fuel, cattle and other
live-stock, etc., which are only of interest to merchants on the mainland of
Arabia aid Persia) are as follows :—

Psbczjtageb ixpo&x&d srox
Imported ta
Article*.
1918-19.
Id da. Other Coaotric*.
I
Bice 4-17,501 99*70 0*30
Picoe-goodi •. . 339,905 95*75 1-25
Ghee (clarified batter) . 63,235 31*15 68*85

Coffee. • 62,033 97*97 ; 1*03
Tee • ' 60,034 99*50 0 44
Sugar 31,630 95*86 1J4

As mentioned above, the figures for piece-goods and sugar do not show the
true position, as there is no means of differentiating between Indian produce
and exported from India, and goods from other countries- landed in India an
re-exported to Bahrain. Nearly 76 per cent, of the sugar originally com
from JaTa and Borneo, and 10 per cent, from the Far East, while on y
16 per cent, from India.
H. B. P. DICKSON*, 1lajor,
Political Agent, Bahrain.