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REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE TRAFFIC SECTION

Year Year Year Year
1365 1366 1367 1368
Registration fees .. 33.48> 50,493 62,636 47,598
Driving examinations 1,650 2,265 2,790 2,997
Late fees .. 2,523 2,909 1,733
Revenue stamps 6.794 7.°44 5.939 260
Fines, Bahrain Court 6,100 2,009 5,238 5,064
Fines, Agency Court 4,922 4,455 7.599 8,535
Other fees and licences 4,756 8,021 ii,539 *8,184
Record Office.—This branch of the State Police was opened in Jamad A1 Thani, 1367. By
the end of 1368, the card indexes contained records of about 780 persons who have been arrested on criminal
charges. Photographs, fingerprints and full descriptions arc included in each record. Although the
Police have at present no fingerprint expert it would be possible, in an important ease, to obtain help from
Aramco who employ a fingerprint expert.
OIL INSPECTION DEPARTMENT

(Report by Mr. G. B. Thompson, Government Oil Inspector).
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Arabian Crude.—The amount of Arabian crude brought into the Island and refined was slightly
higher than in the previous year, but represented about the maximum it is possible to handle by means of
the existing pipeline facilities.
Bahrain Crude.—The quantity of oil produced from the Bahrain field was practically the same
as in the previous year, confirming that this was the maximum production consistent with good oilfield
practice with the present sources.
Efforts have been continued to discover fresh sources by means of deep drilling and geophysical
tests in the marine areas and these are being continued into 1950.
Annual nett production figures on which royalty is payable arc given for the last five years.
Year Long tons
*364 *945 900,615
1365 1946 993.899
1366 x947 1,190,319
1367 1948 • x, 392.50*
1368 1949 *.378.465
Refining Facilities.—The Refinery throughput capacity has been increased and improved during
the year and regular shipments of synthetic crude have been made to Australia.
Shipping.—Storage capacity at Sitra has been increased by the completion of several new tanks
during the year and new pumping plant is in process of erection and should be in service early in 1950.
Cargo Inspections.—During the year there was a considerable drop in the number of Government
gauged and inspected cargoes, and quite an increase in those inspected by the United States Navy, this was
mainly due to the different destinations of the cargoes in comparison with previous years.
Graphs.—The attached graphs indicate the trend of the crude runs over the last four years for
Arabian and Bahrain crude, in the latter ease both the gross and the nett quantities.
In the case of the graph for the Government gauged cargoes, both the number of ships and the
total of the cargoes dealt with is shown for the past three years.
Conclusions.—World conditions arc affecting Bahrain and the prospects for 1950 indicate that
the Bahrain crude production will remain around the present figure unless new zones arc satisfactorily
produced.

With the general fall in world oil prices, economics in operation arc bound to be called for and new
construction work will be reduced.