'التقرير الإداري عن الخليج الفارسي لعام ١٩٣٦' [و‎‎٢‎٨] (٧٤/٥٥)

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at Kurzakhan is under consideration and a building at Budai yah has been
acquired cheaply which will be used as a school.
All the older boys from the Manamah, Muharraq and Hedd schools
have left and obtained work with the Bahrain Petroleum Company. Dur-
in <iP the last two years over 150 boys from the schools have obtained employ
ment mostly of a clerical nature at wages from Rs. 20—Rs 120 per month.
This is in some ways satisfactory but it has depleted the schools of all boys
who have learnt a few words of English and have a slight knowledge of
arithmetic. These boys have left school and obtained work before complet
ing their education and probably they will be no longer employed when the
construction work ceases.
In the girls' schools good progress has been made in sewing, embroi-
derv and knitting.
Number of schools in existence on Ist January 1936
Schools opened during the year
Schools closed during the year
Students on the rolls on 1st January 1936
Students on the rolls on 31st December 1936 ,
Number of teachers on Ist January 1936
Number of teachers on the 31st December 1936
7
1
1.184
1,063
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1 3 Trade. —(i) Pearling Industry was a further decrease in
the number of pearling boats. The market was very dull and except Mr_
Sol iCk no foreign buyers of importance visited Bahrain. A number of
divers found employment with the Bahrain Petroleum Company and both
thlv and their nakhudas profited, the latter receiving Rs. 5 per month from
in the Selatieh divers-
(ii) The total value of imports into Bahrain amounted Jo Rs.
1 78,43,760 as against Rs. 1,20,93,400 and exports to Rs. 1,15,46,090 as
against'Rs 91 67 070. These figures do not include material and appai a-
timported free by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited under the
terms of their concession.
(iii) Cargo valued at Rs, 64,71,640 was transhipped at Bahrain for
the mainland and other ports as compared with cargo valued at Rs.
42,22,750 transhipped during 1935.
14. Boat Building and Shifting.—{\) 58 launches were plying for
hire on 31st December 1936 as opposed to 59 on the 31st December 1935.
(ii) Two hundred and sixty-four pearling crafts were licensed during
the year as against 316 last year.
(iii) Six new motor launches were built during the year and three im
ported into Bahrain. Three sailing crafts were fitted with engines.
(iv) 164 British ships, 17 German, 16 Japanese, 2 American. 1
Italian, 1 Norwegian, 2 Dutch and 41 Tankships entered and cleared the
port of Bahrain during the year as compared with 150 British, 12 Ger
man, 9 Japanese and 3 Italian ships and 15 Tankships during the preced
ing year.
(v) On 10th December a Qatif jollyboat ran aground on Fesht al Jarim.
A local motor launch went to its assistance and brought back two women
and two male passengers. The crew remained with the jollyboat which'
was afterwards refloated.