ملف ١٩٢٢/٥٢٢، جزء ٦، "الخليج الفارسي: البحرين: المستشار المالي: الموازنة" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٧] (٣٨٢/٢٨٤)

cheapening market has tempted merchants to develop an export
trade from this State to neighbouring Ports.
increase in Piece Goods and sundries is a direct
sequal to a good pearling season, which has provided more
money for expenditure upon luxuries.
The R3 collections indicate a satisfactorily steady
improvement of 6%*
The decrease in Native Craft collections is accounted
for by the reduction in fixed duties upon ghee and date-
sticks consistent with the market value; and also to a
considerable decrease in the movement of tobacco and dates,
and to the practice of direct transhipment at sea.
In general the trend of business indicates steady
improvement and the relations between the Customs and txie
mercantile community are good.
Revenue. Vehicle Licenses. The collections are aoout
four times the estimated amount; and although the import
of Ford cars has decreased, other large 111 -4- 1 po./er cars
(mostly Fiat a) have been imported. I fancy that the State
has now absorbed its limit in this direction, though there
is a likelihood that a number of the new Ford type may be
imported next year. 1 think the collections in i347 will
not be so large as in 1346.
Licenses. The collections for 1346 are a
1 •A/r This is due to the fact that
little less than m 1345. Tms is
• thp orudence of renewing their
licenses have appreciated tne pruae
_ • xv»rtii t oavment of the fines imposed for
licenses promptly, without P a y~
m'wo mimhpr of licensed pearling craft in
late renewals. The number axo
Bahrain is 507.
Ttp. gistrations . For the same reasons as above the
collections for 1346 are a little lower than in 1345. The
, « of all classes in Bahrain is 1414.
total number of craits ox ct_Lx
xi r + v, + thp industry keeps steady, an.
It is however noteworthy tiL*o tne mausu j