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Addresses of Local Finns—contd.

.Articles* Firm*.

8. Perfumery 27. Messrs. A«liraf llrutlM-rm,
2H. Messrs. Afxiull.ih Aujnn tc Hrothvr*.
29. Ahme«I lea ll.i-s.in Kl-mhini.
3ft. Sved Jrjrvd .Mam.
31. Messrs. .Mslinr A!i and Brothers*
9. Tiibttm . 32. Messrs. AVIull.ih Aujnn & Hruttem.
3.'!. Mirsd Vu*uf Saleh.
31. AHohIi Z'lo'if.
lft. Motor car* and acrrs«oric* . 3-1. Haji KTitvi l«iu El»r.»!rim Ksnoo.
36. Haji Yrs^uf Alidulrahtnan Fukhroo.
37. Messrs. Mihammad Alxliilar.iz-aIAj.iji and Brother*.
11. Cycle* and accessories 3S. Messrs. Athraf Hrutlu-rs.
39. Haji Yix-uT .\lx!iilralim.-.n Fakhroo.
4ft. Muhamritidl.-liai Hy<l'*rl>hai.
11 Medieiac* and Drop . 41. M«-ssrs. A. M. Yatecm Brother*.
42. The Mu.-Jin l’liarmsev. Bahrain.
43. Messrs. Ablul Aziz-al-Hindi and S<.iiv •
44. Messrs. A?hn«f Mnither*.
IX Sugar «. Haji Alxiulziz A! Bas^-ira.
46. Haji Yusuf bin Ahou-d Kairto, C.I.E. •
47. Messrs. Huvias -Janimal.
45. Messrs. R».:.tn ('hand IMpehan'l.
43. Haji Mu-uph* Itin AMul Latif.
•70. Messrs. Muhammad Tayed Khun i and Rons.
During the last three years Japauc.^c imports have Tubes, Typewriters, Boots and-Shoes. Playing Cards
increased considerably. They ire steadily ousting and 15 per cent on Alcohol, Tobacco and Cigarettes.
British imports of Cotton, real and imitation Silk. Transit- dues on goods landed at Bahrain for the
Yam, Hosiery and Haberdashery, Toys. Electrical mainland is 2 per cent; and an export duty of
material. Rubber gods Shoes tnd Glassware. The Rs. 10 per bundle of hides and Rs. 2 per basket of
goods imported from Japan wens of inferior quality dates is charged.
But found a ready sale due to their cheapness during The Customs work is under the direction of a
s* period of economic st-rees. European Director of Customs under the order* of
Imports from England, partBcdarly in the Textile, the Ruler of Bahrain.
Cotton and Silk trade, have decreased correspond- | Agriculture..—The area of Bahrain is roughly
ingly. In addition to the cheapness of Japanese J 138,000 acres, of which 1/12 is cultivable and l/2)th
tz>ods a factor which favours Japanese trade is that | under cultivation. The remaining being rotkf
Japanese merchants not on fly visit Bahrain to | ground is unsuitable. AH cultivation in Bahrain
examine the possible avenues of trade but are will- | depends on irrigation. The principal crops are
ing to import goods into Bahrain on their own 5 dates atd a variety of vegetables,
account and dispose of them to local merchants as V Industry.—Bahrain is famous throughout the
opportunity offers. British Eras and merchants I world for'its pearl industry, on which the greater
could do worse than emulate them. 1 proportion of the people depend for a livelihood.
Financial.—The prosperity of the people depends | During the season Bahrain is visited by numerous
mainly on the pearling trade, which is far from I Indian and Arab and some European pearl mer-
flourishing and which in turn reflects adversely on chants....................................
all other trade. Boat building and the manufacture of sails is
There ia a branch of the Eastern Bank Limited another important industry in Bahrain. Two local
at Bahrain which transacts all daises of business, firms, rtr., Messrs. A. M. Yateem Brothers aad
The Hundi system is ased by the Hindu merchants. Mr. Khalil bin Ebrahim Knnoo hold agencies «#
Taxation.—Private property is free from taxation. “ Thornycroft ” and Kelvin ” engine* for steam
The income of the State ts derived from the revenues launches. This industry is capable further ex-
collected from Customs duties. The tari/T is fixed paneion, if well orgainired.
by Treaty at 5 per cent ad valorem on general mcr- Other industries are: reed mats, date cultivation
ebandise and 10 per cent duty is levied on certain and there are great possibilities of the shell industry
articles of luxury such as Carpets, Gillim*. Cycles, being centralized in Bahrain.
Clocks and Watches, Electrical goods, Furniture, Miner.-The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limits*
Gramophones, Gold and artificial gold thread, n subsidiary company of the Standard Oil Compamr*
Hosiery, Henna, Motor Cars, Perfumery, Toilet Limited, California have found oil and axe actively
Soap, Silken goods, Sewing machines, Tyres and engaged in developing their concession.