'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the year 1932' [‎575v] (54/72)

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against Rs. 66,58,340 for the preceding year.- The figures of exports are not
accurate since tew ot the pearls exported are declared at their proper value,
and those carried on the person are not declared at all. The figures for
specie also are not reliable.
43. Industry .—The tile industry closed down, being unable to dispose of
accumulated stocks. The tiles are good and very cheap, but tlie times are
against the purchase of anything but necessities.
44. Ahmad bin Yusuf Fakhru, with the encouragement of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , has
opened a Morris Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and has sold a Minor and two Cowley saloons. The
springing of the latter is mi immense improvement on the old model, and if only
touring models were available he would do much better. The more expensive
models have no sale at present.
45. Athletics .—interest in football continues to increase and some of
the young Al-TChalifah join in the game. Cricket also has some devotee.^
principally Indians or young men educated in India.
46. Boat Building and Shipping .-—The total number of launches plying for
hire on the 31st December was 62.
_ 47. Sixteen sailing vessels were built during the year as compared with
thirty-two built during 1931.
48. One hundred and fifty-one British ships, eleven German and three
.Norwegian entered and cleared the Port of Bahrain as compared with one-
hundred and seventeen British Ships, eleven German ships and two Norwegian
ships that entered and cleared the Port of Bahrain during 1931.
49. A launch belonging to the Shaikh of Tibbin which was returning there
tmh merchandize, caught fire on the 26ili August on the pearl banks not far from
Bahrain, and was completely de.stroved, fortunatelv without loss of life Tin*
engine was a German one supplied by Yusuf Fakhru, and the incident’is not
likely to enhance their sales.
50 The Qusaibis sold a big launch to His Majesty Bin Sabid and it suc
cessfully made the voyage to Jeddah, reaching Muscat in four days from
Bahrain.
51. The } oni vas notable for the advent of three special steamers the'
„ ¥y ly ,”,? n 27 ^i a " Ha 7’ fhe “ ” on the 27th April and the
Ahmedi on the 27th October. The two last named carried direct cargo for
mainland ports,, and the “ Abmedi ” was refused permission to discharge anv
cargo at Bahrain as she declined to guarantee that the mainland cargo would
pay the customary two per cent, transit duty.
. 52. The competition of these steamers with the British India Steam
.Navigation Company, Limited, is a very serious matter for the Gulf The
regular mail service, first of all monthly and then fortniglitlv and weekly has
been the creation of the Gulf trade as we know it now, and sliips such as'these
l’o n f thh tfr A- Car ^° «>« best ports July cause great
- to the British India Steam Navigation Company, Limited, at a time when
t lev can ill afford it. By their mail contract the Company are obliged to call
at a number of ports which no longer have anv trade worth mentioning and
they aie thereby handicapped in dealing with these competitors.
i - R°y a J Navy. H. M. S. “ Ormonde ” arrived in on the 20th February
bemg Proceeded by a party on the 7th February to carry out a survey TheV
were^owTbb 6 ^ alto - ether completed their work. They
Tnlhs ^i b pLdtSy st^C mg been eXCeptiona,,y cabl and the othel ‘
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p ai d a visit to Bahrain on the 17th Decent,cC He ^’of [he 20th DeZbe" 8
55. The Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gnlf iiT TT l\r << rr ‘ j ,, j
other of His Majesty’s Ships paid visits to Bah,®-I'd’^g^e year ^ ^
56. Royal A/r Force-—The Hiving Boats of 203 (P. B.) Squadron RAP
paid frequent visits to Bahrain during fhp vmr A q j
landing at Jinnah Island on the Ifith Januarv and An^ff 0 ” T 6 “ f 0 ™"
landing on the 10th September. The Cf h Zn
natc so tm in having made forced landings either in or verv near sheltered
water, for landing in a rough sea would speedily end their careers The