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'File 10/4 II Trade Reports' [‎160r] (330/586)

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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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per cent. dut.y is levied on certain articles of
luxury such a£» OarpetrSi Gillimsi Cyclesi Clocks and
watches, alectncal goods, Furniture, Gramophones,
Gold and artificxeil gold thread. Hosiery, Hennas
•:otor Cars, PerfUmery, toilet tsoap, Silken goods,
Sewing machines, Hyres and i^ubes, 'typewriters.
Boots and Shoes, Flaying Cards and 16 per cent on
Alcohol, fobacco and Cigarettes*
.Transit dues on goods landed at Bahrain for
the main 1 arid is 2 per cent 5 and an export duty of
Rs.lO per bundle of hides and Bs-2 per basket of dates
is charged.
Xhe Customs work is under the direction of
a ioiropean juirector of Customs under the orders of the
mier of Bahrain.
Agriculture* -
j^ie area of Bahrain is roughly 1,38,000 acres,
of which 1/12 is cultivable and l/20th under cultivation.
I'he remaining being rocky ground is unsuitable* All
cultivation in Bahrain depends on irrigation, fhe
principal crops are dates and a variety of vegetables.
Industry.-
Bahrain is famous throughout the vtt >rld for its
pearl industry, on which the greater proportion of the
people depend for a livelihood, uiring the season
Bahrain is visited by numerous Indian and Arab and some
European pearl merchants.
Boat building and the manufacture of sails
is another ii^ortant in das try in Bahrain, jteo local
firms via:. Messrs. A. m . Yateem brothers and rjp .Khalil
bin Ibrahim Kanoo hold agencies of M, ifoo my croft"
and...

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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
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