مجموعة ٥٢/٣٠(٣) "ملخصات استخباراتية عن البحرين ١٩٤٦" [و‎‎١‎٨‎٤] (٤٧٢/٣٦٩)

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4.1 n u is al ^ 0st IrapoBsible at present to buy fish in
the Bahrain bazaar. The ^??,erds of a fisherman’s lif* ^ '' *
e" bloyment offered by the Ooraoan-i^.- ond < 3 ^“cbncerns
in Bahrain^ ^atar, and Saudi Arabia, i^ ve T<?a riany fisherman
to abandon their profession, and the Bahrain Government is
offering further discouragement to those who remain by insisting
that fish should be sold at the old rate of hs.l/ 8 /- per ruba
for large fish and KsJ/- for small fish.
(vii) While the consumer is being protected against the
fisherman to the ultimate disadvantage of both, the removal of
controls from the prices of many other commodities now flooding
the Bahrain market is resulting in large profits (often as mach
as 100 to 200 per cent) being made by local merchants, Indian,
Arab, and Persian.
(viii)
PRICKS OF BSSKNTIAL
COi'MODITIBS FOR MAY
Prices rer
Kilogramme
CQiaiiiQd.lt y
Coiitl-Qj.. PxiQ.e.s
Bazaar. Piifes
Rice
Ranging from Rs. 2 - 0 - 0 -
Rs. 2 - 8-0 according to
to
quality.
vi/hea t
Rs10-7-9
Bread (local)
Rs.O-lO-O
Ghee (Vega)
Rs*3-9-0 to Rsi5-3
-0
?ure Ghee
Rahging from Rs. 6 - 10-0
Rs.8-13-0 according to
to
quality.
Taa
Rs*5-8-0 to Rs.8-15-0
according to quality.
Sugar
RS*0-13-0
Dhal
Rs. 1 - 2-0
Potatoes
Rs. 0 - 11-0
Onions
Hutton
Rs.2-3-0
Rs.0-9-0
Beef
Rs.1-15-0
Milk
Rs.0-9-0
Butter
Fire wood
No stock
Rs.0-2-0
Fish
Ranging from
Rs.0-13-0 to Rs. 1 -
6-0 according to quality
Datefi
Rs.0-9-0
Charcoal
Rs• 0 - 6-6
Coffee
na
Rs. 2 - 0-0 to Rs. 2 - 12-0
according to quality.
133, SHIPPING
41 Ships (lO American, 9 British, 7 Pinam r, ie 8 ~
5 Norwegian , 2 Dutch, 3 Spanish, 2 Swedish, 1 Italian and 2
unknown; called at the port of Bahrain during the period under
review. imports were 2,727^ tons of general Cargo for Bahrain and
1,765a" tons for transhipment to the mainland. Bxports were
277,100 tons of petroleum products*
134. I^TBOROLOGICaL