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'File 10/4 V Trade Reports' [3r] (5/776)
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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-Amendments to Parts I & II of Mr. Wakefield's Report on
Economic and Trade Conditions in the Bahrain Islands for
the year ended 31st March, 1942.
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(A) G.^Ni-uHAL DESCRIPTION .
The total population is estimated at about 1,20,000.
TRADiS - GENIAL CO'^DITIQN.
The total value of trade for the year, excluding
imports and exports of petroleum, of oil equipment for the
Bahrain Petroleum Company and of supplies for the Services
was Rs. 6,68,03,110 as compared with Es. 4, 77,49, 030 in 1942 - 43o
It shows an increase in imports x of Rs. 1,04,66,420 and decrease
in exports of Ss «14,12,340.
Of the total imports and exports for the year under
review, 24i^ and 56^ respectively were of specie, notes, gold
and gold coins, the figures for which for the last two years are
as follows:-
Imports.
Specie and notes
Gold coins.
Total. ...
1942 - 43.
99,71,090
47,930
1,00,19,020
1943 - 44.
93,15,660
94,020
94,09,680
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Reports.
Specie and notes
Gold coins.
Total. .••
78,18,630
2,70,840
80,89,370
1,01,98,030
3,14,160
1,05,12,190
It shows a decrease in Imports of Ks.6,09,340 and in exports
an increase of Pso24,22,820. Omitting the articles mentioned
in the previous paragraph the value of imports and exports for
the last two years has been as follows:-
Imports,
Exports
1942 - 43.
1,80,28,990
1,16,11,650
1949 -
2,91,04,750
77,76,490
These figures which include considerable transhipment and re
export cargoes, show an increase in the value of imports of
Bso 1,10,75,760 and a decrease in the value of exports by
Ss. 38,36,160.
Sources of trade . The principal source of Bahrain's
imports is India whose share of the total imports decreased by
14% as compared with 1942-43. The shares of the United Kingdom
and United States of America on the other hand showed a decrease
of 3% and an increase of 688^ respectively. Imports from Arabia
show an increase of 30^.
The increase in the value of trade cannot however be
attributed to an all round improvement in trade, but was due to
an increased quantity of imports by the Bahrain Petroleum
Company and of cereals by the U.K.C.C. There was however a
distinct improvement in local trade between Persia and Bahrain.
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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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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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- 'File 10/4 V Trade Reports'
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- front, front-i, 2r:58v, 59v, 60v, 61v, 62v:64v, 66r:74v, 75v, 76v:109v, 110v, 111v, 112v, 113v, 114v:116v, 118r:164v, 165v, 167r:183r, 185v, 184r:190r, 191r:195r, 196r:200v, 201ar:201bv, 202r:213r, 218r:222v, 214r, 223r:226r, 214v:217v, 226v:230v, 231v, 233r:235v, 236v:280r, 281r:289v, 288v:310v, 311v, 313r:313v, 314v:315v, 317r:318v, 320r:320v, 322r:324v, 326r:334v, 335v:379r, 380r:387v, back-i, back
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