'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances' [‎244r] (512/654)

armrt froin customs, I fiad tiu .t therf» are none which o^n be
reoaonebly reiar or which oonld produce r .nythin ; near the
amount of cjtra revenue which ia retire!. These othfr
sources of revenue in theraaelves only amount to . bout one
sixth of the estimateii oustour, revenue.
I c uisider it inf.jvissble to with the present 5^
ad v* loren oin Ur-r dut y on imn arts. a fh-1 rate hrs nuch
to recommend it; it hrs been fixed by treaty and also being
a low rr te it creates a satisfactory impression aaon :
intending im ort rs, though this is tx rhaps som-jwhat of an
illusion as including all inoi< ental dues and fees to the
Landing company etc. almost 7]& is now paid on imports before
they retch the market. There ran? ins the Klianchia.
The Thanchia fee is somewhat in the nrture of Demurrage,
or e Warehouse due. It is in the first -uace collpcted
on sll imports which are then allowed to remain in the customs
v\'rehouse for ten c]-^r Mridn? days excluJinK holidays. On
the expiration of this ten .ays if the imports are not I'e-
moved anotue r 'h- nchia cb? r e is levied and t;ie f «:oods mty
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rer in "or r f^rt ^r ten ir • r., in ractice thir ^i^e.^iently
done.
The Khanohia is levied according to a liit of set rates
which were decided upon many years n^o by the local merchants,
the rates are very inconsistent and eppe?r to heve been made
with no if ; 1 v r c>ys ten.
It is proposed to chr r e a new rate of one anna per n:aund
on all bag c-r p from the be ginning of 1.'50. ihis increase
will produce an additional lac One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. which ill balance
the budget. It will be clearly indie? ted that this is
entirely an emergency measure. If trade improves after
1350, or if the necessary amount is realised before the end
of 1350 this addition will be withdrawn and the rate will