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(v) Prices of essential commodities
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Rice
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Ks, -/ia/3
Wheat Rst-/10A
Bread (local) Ps.-/12A
Vegetable ghee 5s.4/4/-
Pure ghee
Sugar
Tea
Dhal
Potatoes
Onions
Mutton
Beef
Milk
Butter
Fish
Firewood
Dates (fresh)
Charcoal
Coffee
Ks. -/13/3
Rs. 1/12A
Ss. 2/12/-
5s. 2/3/ -
5S.-/9/-
Es.8/13/ -
Ranging from Rs.-Zl-^/j
to 5s. 1/15/- accc.aing
to the quality
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Hanging from 5s. 1/4/- to
5s. 1/10/6 according to the
quality.
Hanging from 5s. 6/10/- to
5s. 10/8/- according to the
quality.
5s. 1/-/6
Ranging from 5s. 5/8/- to
5s.8/15/- according to the
quality.
Hanging from 5s. 1/6/- to
Es.2/3/- according to the
quality.
5s. 1/2/-
5s o -/?/-
5s. -/2/3
Es. 1/1/6
Rs.-/8A
Rs.1/11/- to 5s, V5/- ac
cord j.ng to the qrinMiy.
112. QATAR.
»T he Shaikh of W akrab 11
Reference paragraph 91 of Summary No.10.
The erection of the navigational beacon on the
Jebel Wakra has been subject to further interference,
H.NLS. ’’Wren’ 1 appeared off Wakra on the 13th but bad weather
prevented her from be-t.ng seen. At the request of the Act
ing Political Resident H.M.S. !, Flamingo r called at Wakra
on the 30th with instructions to inform the "ShsiW that
His Majesty’s Government would not tolerate local qua rels
between him and the Ruler of Qatar as an excuse for lawless
ness .
113. TRUH IAL COAST.
(i) Roy al N avy .
H.M.S. ’’Wren' 1 recently visited Dubai and Abu Dhebi.
The usual calls were exchanged between the Rulers and the
commander of H.M.S. ’’Wren”.
(ii) On the 16th Captain P. Skelton, R.N., Senior Naval
Officer, Persian Gulf, visited Sharjah by air and returned
to Bahrain the same day.