'File 10/4 V Trade Reports' [165r] (329/776)
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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all lcttcrs to bc addressed to
THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED.
tcleoraphic address
EASTERTIDE
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(ll|c (tz&Uxxi l^ank, ITintttcii,
(incorpora!cp in cnoland,)
11th May ///■47 1
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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.
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Bahrain.
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Dear 3ir # ,
With reference to your letter No» 1484-10/4 of
29th ultimo, received on 3rd inetant 9 we adriee that the
average eterllng/rupei selling rate of exchange for the year
ended Slat March, 1947, was Rs.1338 per £100 while the average
vaT ) buying rate was Rs.1324 per £100* The rates came inti force
^ on 7th April, 1946, and remained unchanged throughout the periods
Money . Money conditions innthe Bazaar were fairly
comfort-able for the greater part of the year, becoming easy
towards the close. A feature of the last quarter was the return
of coin stocks to the Banks* There was a fair activity in
shipment of silver bars and uncurrent silver
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
to India
during the first half of the period.
Pearl dealers were unable te contact buyers in India
^ owing to communal disturbances there with the result that very
few pearl sales took place.
Manager#
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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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- 'File 10/4 V Trade Reports'
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- 165r
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- Eastern Bank Limited
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