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'189 Trade Report of Bahrain Islands.' [54r] (109/756)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (374 folios). It was created in 12 Sep 1918-28 Aug 1950. 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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the pe>i.rl merchants with funds, from the sale nroceeds of these
goods. They were successful in this until the embargo was
placed in India on rice, wheat and flour at the end of
iiovembar 1918.
QPaNIHG FUrt BRITISH TRAP& . The trade of Bahrain Islands is
to a *reat extent in the hands of Hindu, Indian Muhammadan, and
Persian merchants, who have had business connections with the
Islands for ower a century and half, and far the greater portion
of this trade of theirs is with India. The Mesopotamia Persia
corporation Ltd (Late 'Iray, Paul oc Conoany) the arent of the
British India Steam TTawi^ation Company Ltd., is the only British
firm.
CU3TJHS. The tariff is fixed by treaty at 5 per cent ’Ad
▼alorera’ on all imports with the exception of criminal bales cf
piece-goods which pay a fixed charge of lv*lB^- per bale. A 5 ner
oent tax is also levied on all car*’© landed whose eventual des
tination is the mainland. Expert duty of tfUlo/- m#r bu^l of
hides and ti.z/- per bundle of dates is charged. The customs
work, is being carried on for the ’’uler of Bahrain by an Indian
(Hindu) firm, a member of whio v acts an director.
ENQUIRIES REGARDI HG TRADE . 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
Mainland will be very wlad to answer any enquiries regarding
trade from merchants in the United Kingdom, through the Commer
cial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade. Enquiries from
India should be made through the director General Commercial
Intelligence at Calcutta. Time would probably be save 1 by
addressing the latter offioial direct, ae information on ost
ordinary subjects is available in his records.
SHIPPING . Shipping has continued to he very unsatisfactory
and the trade of the oort has suffered proportionately, be
regular mail service has been abandoned. A hired transport
with mails and Government stores has called here onoe a month
during the year. Qnly $5 vessels entered the port on the up
voyage as compared with the normal number 8d, while 7 vessels
called on the down voyage. Of these only 1 vessel belonred to
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Freights varied
from £.5/- to £.5/- per ton from or to (Bombay or Karachi )
by
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The volumes comprise trade and commerce reports, primarily for Bahrain but also for Arabistan and Bushire covering the period 1918-1924.
The reports included in the volumes are:
- Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1918 (ff 7-39)
- Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1919 (ff 51-78)
- Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1920 (ff 108-136)
- Trade Report of the Province of Arabistan for the year ending March 1920 (ff 145-170)
- Trade Report of the Port of Bushire for the year 1919-1920 (ff 172-190)
- Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the years ending 31 March 1921 and 31st March 1922 (ff 211-224)
- Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1923 (ff 228-256)
- Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1924 (ff 310-338).
The volumes also include amended versions of the reports where discrepancies were noted in them; and printed copies produced by the Government of India.
The correspondence in the volume primarily comprises letters from 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. at Bahrain sending out copies of the reports to interested parties, and acknowledgements of receipt in reply; some correspondence with the Eastern Bank Limited, Director of Customs at Bahrain, and Yusuf Ahmed bin Kanoo relates to requests from traders, exporters and other interested parties for trade statistics and information relating to trade and commerce in Bahrain.
The first folio of volume one comprises correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain and the Political 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. in Bushire from 1948-1950 regarding a circular issued by the Foreign Office in 1948 which outlined a new format for trade reports.
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (374 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of volume one to the rear of volume two.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: This volume is in two parts. The foliation sequence commences at the first folio of the first part with 1, and terminates at the last folio of the second part with 374 (the covers have not been foliated); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Title
- '189 Trade Report of Bahrain Islands.'
- Pages
- front-a, front-a-i, front-b, front-b-i, 2r:8v, 10r:106v, 108r:190v, back-a-i, back-a, front-c, front-c-i, 191r:197v, 200r:201v, 204r:226v, 228r:295v, 300r:349v, 351r:351v, 353r:374v, back-b-i, back-b
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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