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REPORT ON THE TRADE OF THE BAHRAIN
ISLANDS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST
MARCH 1924.

Introduction. Customs.
A general description o£ the physical, political The Tariff is fixed by treaty at 3 per cent'^d-
snd commercial peculiarities of the Islands i* given valorem on ali imports. By no order of Government
in the report for the year 1011-12 (Annual Series of India in Jane 1920 the tax on good* landed at
No. 5032). The permanent population is estimated Bahrain in transit for the mainland was reduced to
at 115,000. 2 per cent from 5 per cent at which it formerly stood.
Export duty of Rs. 10 per bundle of hides and R*. 2
Trade. per basket of dates is chirked. The Customs work
The total value of trade for the vear under report ia on ™ European Director of Customs
amounted to £2,609,225 as against £3,315,160 in under the orders of the Ruler of Bahrain. On.
1922-23 showing a decrease of £714,935 or 21-5 per account of thire not being a shed on the landing pier
cent. poods are oftea damaged, especially during the rains.
This defect is being remedied this year.
The total value of Imports amounted to £1,711,686
as compared with £2,154,571 in 1922-23, showing
a decrease of £742.8*5 or 30-2 per cent. The de« Enquiries regarding Trade.
creases wore chiefly in specie an-i rice..
The Polirkal Agent. Bahrain, who is in close
touch with Ic'-al and mainland affairs, will be very
Export*.
ml , . , , , . . x , clad to answer any onauirie-s regarding trade from
Th. toul value of exports for the vear amounted c,„ch,nts in ,,,e Ct.itcl Kingdom through the Com-
c
to £8*$.o39 as against £8<jO,oS9 showing an increase mcrcial Intelligence branch of the Board of Trade.
r
of £27,950 or 3-2 per cent.
Enquiries fr.o India should be made through the-
The pearl trade dominates the commercial situa- Director-General of Commercial Intelligence at
non: the following table shows the movements of Calcutta. Tiiie would probably be saved by addrtss-
gcncral merchandise as compared with pearls and ing the latter official direct, as information on most
specie :— ordinary matters is av&il*k]e in his records.
Imports..
Shipping.
I Toll! oi I Crrvral tctal
Year. Specie. Pearl. I peirl* I Mcr- ls> porta. There is a regular weekly maO service from India
. ]and tpecic.j chaodL«e.
and bi-weekly to India. As already reported in.
the previous rear's report owing to the abolition
£ £ £ { £ of the British Post Office at Busbire, the practice
1922- 22 1,442,614 1.4424-H 1.011,757 I 2.45071 of sending mills to India by up-steamers ri*
1923- 24 023,045 C23jMi 1,068,041 ! 1.711,060 Bushire has cased. Thus tbe number of mails to-
P«rrcota*eof -50-8 — -f 7*0 i —30-2 India has been reduced from 6 to 2. - This naturally
Incmv «r
<Ucfraae. adversely affects tbe commercial community.
Exports. General Remarks.
Ttia, Motor road* suitable foe light cars exist between
fjcnrra!*
Year. Speck. Peuii. Toui. >W- Manamah and Sukhair, a distance of 18 miles and
chandbe. between Mananah and Budaiyah 12 miles. There*
are about 100 motor car* of various makes on the
ft C £ £ £ Bahrain Islands, and motor car* are also available:
1922*22 85434 334491 420427 440,002 S6C4&0 on hire.
192 *-24. 28.330 433407- 459427 428.71* 861459
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lorn-a* ar +►* —2* C. K. Dxlt, Major, I.A^
dacreta*.
Folilical Agents