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RESIDENCY AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCT FOR 18SWS 113

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Table showing Average Tonnage of Vessels entering and leaving the Fort oj Muscat during lie
12 months of 1884-85.
Class A—European and American ; CIom B—Native Craft.

Average Total
Average
Where trading and description. tonnage of average Remarks.
Number.
each Vessel. tonnage.
A
Coal vessels .
America ... 3 700 2,100
India .... 7 600 4,200
Mauritius and Bourbon . 6 400 2,400
Natal .... 1 700 700
Persian Gulf Ports and Busra 5 500 2,500
Red Sea Ports 3 700 2,100
Zanzibar 4 700 2,800
London Steamers
Mail Steamers. 74 1,318 97,580
French Steamers 14 1,200 16,800

Total 117 6,818 131,ISO

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India 14S 100 14,800
Persian Gulf 125 75 9,375
Mekran 110 50 5,500
Yemen . 25 70 1,750
Zanzibar 35 90 3,150

Total 443 3S5 34,575

GRAND TOTAL, A and B . 660 7,203 165,755

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EXPORTS.
Estimate for tie gear 1884-85.

Value
Articles. Quantity. To whst place chiefly exported.
in Dollars.

Dates (pressed) 80,500 bags 260,000 India, Africa, Ac.
« (aiy) 42,100 „ 268,400 India.
ii (black) 32,000 „ 90.000 M
23,900 boxes 62,300 America.
• 900 skins 1,SOO India.
40.000
set •i.
Dried limes 2,000 bags 18.000 India and Persian GuH
Raiiim 150
Plums 25 ii India,
250 * 1,600

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