ملف ١٩٢٢/٥٢٢، جزء ٦، "الخليج الفارسي: البحرين: المستشار المالي: الموازنة" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٧] (٣٨٢/٢٢٤)

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landing bulk cargo at private wharves under supervision.
"Import Yard Charges shew an increase. These charges are
levied on the nature and size of the packages, and naturally
vary considerably. Included therein is H. E. the Deputy Ruler’s
Koyalty tax on Agents* Landing Charges, amounting this year to
xvs.6558/6/6 of which Rs.5538/9/6 were collected from the Agents
of the B. I. 3. If. Co.,Ltd., and Bile man Stnck Lines (i’he
Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Ltd) representing their collec
tions of Rs.1,10,77l/l4/- in Landing charges.
"Cargo directly transhipped at sea, but within the three
mile limit of the port, is not liable to any duty, and this has
a distinct effect upon Customs Receipts, notably in the case of
oil etc. , brought here by British Tanker Steamers from Abadan.
I have already submitted a note upon this point.
j^"During the year 1347, 118 steamers entered this port, and
the collections were .-
ompany.
Steamers•
Impo r t
duty.
Re
Duty.
Capio a1
value.
.— ■■■■-'
,S •'N .Co . ,Lta.
77
5,25,984
76*224
105,19,680
38,11,200
man St rick Line.
20
46,381
1,842
9,27,620
92,100
To tel.
143,30,380
10,19,720
3,56,860
ie
sa Li ne •
tish Tanker.
42,843
10,578
2,11,560
118
6,25,786 78,0660
154,19,020
"The Port is mainly served both for passenger and cargo by
the British India Steam Navigation Co.,Ltd., whose steaiera
call here weekly with the upmail» and for tnign
down nail. Also a weekly mail service with the mainland ports
has been unofficially institued, and is carried on by a local
motor launch. The chief export from Bahrain is pearls, whose
value is only estimable, and does not appear here. It wo-aid be
„ . . . . m^TPhants if the down mail could call
of great assistance to mercna^-^
he re