ملف ١٩٢٢/٥٢٢، جزء ٦، "الخليج الفارسي: البحرين: المستشار المالي: الموازنة" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٩] (٣٨٢/٢٢٨)

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“Craft Licenses. Shew an increase of te. 220 /-. The
boatbuilding industry is steadily progressing, and the
tendency during the past year lias been towards larger
Bahrain-built joliboats equipped with British Kelvin
engines varying from 25 to 60 horsepower. These craft are
engaged in cargo work with the mainland, and also tawwasha
work witii the pearling fleets. Trips in such craft have
been made from Bahrain to Kuwait and return, to Bushire
and return, and to Dubai and return. I believe there is a
great future for the Bahrain-built craft equipped with a
motor engine, but I would prefer to see such craft also
equipped with a sail.
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“Government Lands shew a decrease of i\s.5,099/- due to
certain grants by Government of property formerly under its
control.
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“Revenue Miscellaneous shews an increase of lh.4,702 this
account includes,
1 . Baladia surtax of 2% on tobacco
2. Sale of Divers account books,
3. Passport fees.
“The increase is mainly due to the Passport fees which
have been collected during the past six months only. The
Customs collects the Baladia Surtax on behalf of the
' Municipality of Manamah, but receives no payment for this
wo rk.
"Generally, I think the steadiness of the above receipts
shews that the prosperity of the State of Bahrain is main
tained, consequent on a reasonably good pearling season m
1347. The relations between the Customs ana the aercantxle
community are good”.
p P nt.s of government lands . This includes Es. 10,900/-
being royalty paid by the Sastern and General Syndicate,on
their oil concession. The balance consists of rent from the |
confiscated property of the Khalid Shaix-is.