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'File 10/4 II Trade Reports' [159r] (328/586)
The record is made up of 1 volume (291 folios). It was created in 6 Sep 1933-27 Oct 1936. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Luring "the last "three years Japanese iiaportrS
have increased considerably# Xhey are steaclily ous'tin^
British lioports of Cotton, real and imitation Silk,
iam, Hosiery and Haberdashery, roys, Electrical
material) iiiibber goods, aho ^s and Glassware* ihe
goods imported from Japan were of inferior quality but
found a ready sale due to their cheapness during a
period of economic stress#
Imports from liingland, particulax^yr in the
rextile, cotton and Silk trade, have decreased
correspondingly, in addition to the cheapness of
Japanese goods a factor which favours Japanese trade
is that Japanese merchants not only visit Bahrain to
examine the possible avenues of trade but are willing
to import goods into Bahrain on their own account and
dispose of them to local merchants as opportunity
offers# British firms and merchants could do worse
than emulate them.
Financial#*
-ehe prosperity of the people depends mainly
on the pesrling trade, which is far from flourishing
and which in turn reflects adversely on all other trade.
Jhere is a branch of the Eastern Bank Limited
at Bahrain which transacts all classes of business. The
HUndi system is used by the Hindu merchants.
taxation.
Private property is fVee from taxation# 2he
income of the ^tate is derived from the revenues collectei*
from Customs duties# i^he tariff is fixed by Treaty at
5 per cent jid valorem on general merchandise and ID
per c
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Trade Reports of the Bahrain Islands for the financial years ended 31 March 1933 to 31 March 1936 inclusive, with associated correspondence. The reports list imports from twenty-nine countries (notably India, Iraq, Persia, England [the United Kingdom], Japan, Germany, Africa, Belgium and the United States) under the main headings of animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; fuel; oil; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous; and exports to seventeen countries (notably India, Arabia, Persia, Iraq, England [the United Kingdom], the United States, and Germany) under the main headings of building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; fuel; oil; pearls, shells, and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous. The file includes correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah concerning the import into and export from Dubai of goods aboard two German vessels, June-July 1934; and United Kingdom press cuttings on trade conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated March 1935.
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- 1 volume (291 folios)
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The papers are in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio, circled. An uncircled numerical sequence marking out the main documentary elements also appears at either the top right or top middle of each folio, running from 2-237 (folio 3- folio 269).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 10/4 II Trade Reports'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:2v, 4r:4v, 6r:6v, 10r:10v, 16r:17v, 19r:20v, 22r:49v, 52r:53v, 55r:59v, 61r:62v, 64r:65v, 69r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:123v, 125r:130v, 133r:133v, 135r:136v, 146r:147v, 149r:150v, 153r:184v, 186r:203v, 205r:205v, 207r:215v, 221r:258v, 260r:265v, 267r:268v, 270r:284v, i-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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