"ملف 8/16 ملخص استخباراتي بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٢٠٦/٤٩)

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sprung up about half an hour earlier and the adjoining huts
were soon well ablaze. By pulling down huts in the path
of the fire its further spread was checked but there was for
a long time danger that the flying sparks from the burning
huts would set otherssblaze. A number of the European and
Indian personnel of the B.O.ii.C. turned out to help the in
habitants of the surrounding huts in the fire operations.
The local fire brigade arrived when these joint efforts had
proved successful, an hour after the fire had started.
(ii)
PRICES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES FOR MARCH.
Prices per Kilogramme.
Dates
Charcoal
Coffee
Commoditv
Control
Prices
Bazaar Prices.
Rice
-
Ranging from Rs.l/ll to
Rs.2/- according to the
Wheat
quality.
Rs.
0
7
9
Bread (local)
Rs.
0
10
0
mm mm
Vegetable ghee
Rs.
4
0
0
m. m.
Pure Ghee
*•
Ranging from Rs.6/10 to
Rs.8/13 according to the
Sugar
*
quality
Rs.
-
Rs. 0 12 0
Tea
«•
Es. 4 7 0 to Es. 8/15
Dhal
according to the quality
Rs. 1 2 0
Potatoes
-
Rs. 0 13 0
Onions
-
Rs. 0 11 0
Mutton
Rs.
2
3
0
Beef
Rs.
1
15
0
Milk
Rs.
0
9
0
Butter
-
No stock
Firewood
-
-
Rs. 0 2 0
Fish
Ranging
from
--
Rs. 0-9-0 to 1-10-6
according to the
quality
Rs. 0 8 0
Rs. 0 6 '6
Rs. 2/- to Rs. 2/12 accord
ing to the quality.
77. SHIPPING.
Thirty-three ships (15 British, 8 American, 7 Panamanian
1 Dutch, and 2 French) called at the port of Bahrain during
the period under report. Imports were 5534 tons of general
cargo for Bahrain and 1253 tons for transhipment to the main
land. Exports were 5 tons of general cargo and 233,000 tons
of petroleum products.
78. METEOROLOGICAL.
Maximum temperature 87°F on 28-3-1948
Minimum temperature 54°F on 11-3-1948
Maximum humidity 100$ on 3-3-1948
Minimum humidity 65$ on 19-3-1948
Total.rainfall during the month 229 cents.
KV.
(SGD) C.J. PELLY
Political Agent, Bahrain.