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UST OF ADDRESSES OF IMPORTERS-confi. Financial.—The present prosperity which is re­
flected in the increased trade of Bahrain, is due
Commodity. Importer*. almost solely to the operations of the Bahrain Petro­
K. S. Ilaji Yoauf bin Ahmad Kanoo, leum Company, which employs (in round nnmbcrs)
Building Materials
C. I. K. 370 Europeans and Amcx'icans, 450 Asiatic foreigners
Haji Khalil bin Ibrahim al Mnsvrad. and 2,300 Bahrainis. A very considerable propor­
l!aji Yuiuf bin Aldar Rahman tion of the total wages; earned is of course spent
Fakhroo.
Ilaji Uacaaa ITaahetn Maklai. in Bahrain.
Haji Hamad Adam. There is a branch of the Eastern Bank Limited
in Bahrain which transacts all types of business.
Oil and Petroleum • K. S. ITaji Yusuf bin Abmad Kanoo, The hundi system is use-d by the Hindu merchants.
a lb. Ta ration.—Private property is free from taxation
Hardware and but there are municipal taxes in the towns of Mana-
Cutlery - • Means. Jaduanmal. mah and Muharraq. A considerable proportion
Messrs. Ashraf Brother*. of the total State income is derived from Oil Royal­
K. S. Abdul Husain A Brothers, ties, and mostjof the balance comes from Customs
iltssrs. Abbeelbai Husainibhai & Co.
duties. The Customs trarifT is fixed at 5 per cent.
Perfumery . Mtsars. Jashanmal. ad valorem on general merchandise and 10 per
M-sarn. Ashra! Brother*. cent, on certain luxury articles such as carpets,
Haji Ahmad bin Hasan. gillims, cycles, clocks amd watches, electrical goods,
Sred Junrd Alara.
Messrs. M. R- Karmu«taji. furniture, gramophones, gold and artificial gold
Messrs. Asghau Ali Brothers. thread, hosiery, henna, motor cars, perfumery, toilet
soaps, silken goods, sewing machines, rubber tyre*
Provisions Messrs. Jashanroal.
Messrs. Ashraf Brothers. and tubes, typewriters, boots and shoes, playing
Messrs. M. R. Karmu-taji. cards, etc. AJcohol tobacco and cigarettes pay
Messrs. Abdallah Au;an Brothers. 15 per cent. duty.
Messrs. S. Dorabjec & Son. Transit dues on goods landed at Bahrain for the
Messrs. Mulkhia Brothers.
mainland are charged al. 1| per cent, and export
duty of Rs. 10 per bundle is paid on hides and 2
Haberdaahcsy and
Hoaiery . Messrs. Jaehanmal. annas per basket of dates, f
Messrs. Ashraf Brothers. The Customs Department is under the direction
Shaikh Mustapha bin AbdullatiS.
of an European Director of Customs, who is an
official of the Bahrain Government.
Agriculture.—The area of Bahrain is roughly
LIST OF ADDRESSES OF EXPORTERS.
133,000 acres, of which rpughlv 1/12th is cultivable
and l/20th is at present under cultivation. The
Commodity. Exporters.
principal crops grown are dates and lucerne. As
Pearls . KB Haji Salman bin Ha-ain al Matar. a result of greatly increased demand, more attention
Saved Abdullah bin Ebrabim. is now being paid to the coltivation of vegetables.
Mwn. Dbamanmsl Ie^ardaa.
Sbtikh Mutapha bin Abdul LatiL An Agricultural Expert lent by the Government
of India recently visited Bahrain and his Report
Rice, Sugar; Coffee, and recommendations are at present awaited.
Ten, etc. . Messrs. Dhamanmal Iuardas.
Mews. Hand as Janiraal A Co. Industry.—Bahrain is famous throughout the
Haji Abdul Axis al Ali al Baasam. world for its pearl industry, on which great numbers
Mews. Ratanchand Dipcband. of its people still depend for their livelihood. Dur­
ing the diving season, which is from June to Sep­
Cotton Piece-goods Haji Abdul A?.iz al Ali al B&aaam. tember, Bahrain is visited by numerous Indian and
Haji Sulaiman al Hamad al Baasam.
Sheikh Mustapha bin Abdul Latif. Arab pearl merchants and also by one or two Eoxo-
Haji Mobamed Tayib Kbunji A Sons. 1 pean pearl merchant*.
JJjfc M°hmed^ JT**al v!?0"-!' jj The possibilities of the development of a mother-
Haji Yuauf AU Aklmr AUK™. fl indue,,, deMrve atUntioo.
Yacoob Aboodj Yuauf Zeloof. | Mines.—The Bahrein Petroleum Company now
owns a fully developed oil field, which in 1&37 pro­
Dry Data* • Haji Abdul Aziz al Ali a] Baaaara. duced over a‘million toos of crude oil. A very
Mean. Dbamanmal Iasardaa.
Mewrs. Rataoeband Dipthand. modern Refinery, capable of dealing with over
Messrs. Haridaa Janimal A Co. 25,000 barrels of oil daily, is now in foil operation.
1 us*f Haji Haaan Haabeqi Maklai. Communications and Transport.—Motor roads
Haji Hamid Adam. suitable for cars and lorries exist over most of the
fffcdb . K. 8. Haji Yuauf bin Ahmad Kanoo. two main ieland*. There are 261 motor can, 71
C. L E. buses and 78 lorries of various types, which me
Mahmud Abdul Kali Bushiry. almost exclusively of American manufact(ire. Motor