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'File 10/4 V Trade Reports' [‎74r] (147/776)

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The record is made up of 1 file (389 folios). It was created in 24 Jan 1945-11 Oct 1949. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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C1AL ^ ^.iv
During the first half of the yoar uoney
was scarce a .nd there were sellers of Indian funds
at 2^ discount# As airfreight became avallabl0 t
notes -.vore brought from India in fairly large quantities
and by December 1944 the rate was 0# discount# ihe
rate remairved around this figure until the 3iat Slarch
1945.
uxnhan^o. Ihe average selling rate^for
Sterling during the year was ^1330/- per £ l00/»#
Harvest s The date crop was estimated to be
slightly less than that of last year#
Industry > The pearl catch was a little less
Lhan that of the previous year and prices were good#
jQ-velouaent of wells. Coiaparatl *e figures
for the previous yoar will give some idea of the
development of the oil fields f-
Sua. tity of oil shipped
from iiahrain for the
fiscal year ended 1st
uarch 19461
iotal production of oil
for the same period i
Quantity of crude oil
received froa Arabia and
refined in Bahrain x
ill
1,243,600 tons.1,035,844 tons.
920 f 687 H 882 f 923 M
1,218,423
686,103
Air Sui.'vlca » Xhe nuaber of services operated
by the British Overseas Airways Corporation has increased
during the period wader review#
In the nuaioor of vessels calling ii
with the previous year#
There was an increase
ig at iiahrain, as oftipared
The freight charges on cargo ranains as for
tiuit of last year# In respect of general car o rates
Yfere as ffoliows i-
fci# 29/- per ton#
)/S/~ tt
iiahrain to ICar&chi
iiahrain to Botabay jks#29 (
iiahrain to Basra rs # 2t>/~
Baixrain to Persian Uulf ?o '-s 5# 32/8/- "
Liirihtera^e# In addition to the twelve cargo
boats with an average capacity of about 2 to 30 tons
which the British India Steaa Navigation Cotu^any malntai
th^ro are 15 steel barges with an average capacity of
180 tons maintained by Messrs# Gray, iiackenzie and
Company, Lixaited, Bahrain f
/o Ua t e • • # • #
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Trade reports and statistics of imports and exports with related correspondence. The file includes amendments to parts one and two of report on economic and trade conditions in Bahrain for year ended 31 March 1942, and detailed statistics of imports and exports, with shipping figures, for the years 1942-43 to 1948-49 inclusive. The statistics list imports from approximately 40 countries (notably India, Persia/Iran, Arabia, Iraq, England [the United Kingdom], Java, Africa, the United States, Canada, China, Australia, Belgium, and Holland [the Netherlands]) under the main headings of animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; fuels; oils; pearls, shells and specie (from 1948 replaced by 'currency notes'); provisions; miscellaneous; and (from 1948) motor cars, lorries and tractors; and exports to approximately fourteen countries (notably Arabia, Iraq, India, Persia, and (from 1949) Pakistan) under the main headings of building materials; animals; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; fuels; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous.

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1 file (389 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: The foliation system in use appears in a circle in the top right-hand corner of each folio. There is a second foliation system (not circled) appearing in the same area of each folio numbered 1 - 169 (with some anomalies) (ff.2-173).

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