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ANNEXUIIE NO. 1.—STATISTICS OF TIIE VALUE OF PEARLS
EXPORTED ANNUALLY FROM THE PRINCIPAL EMPORIA
OF THE PERSIAN GULF BETWEEN 1873 AND 1906*
Approximate
Truclnl 'OniJn Bahrain (in LIngch (In Masqat Boshchr bandar ’Ab* total annual
Year. (in Rs.) Hi.) Kb.) (In $.) (in Rs.) bis (In Ha.) valuos (In
_________ sterling).
£
1873-74 11,80.000 21,00,000 45.50.000 20,000 4 0,600 625,933
1674-75 12,00,000 21,00,000 67.00. 000 30.000 723,775
1876-76 14.90.000 28,00,000 32.00. 000 60.000 5*19,000
1876-77 10,00,000 21.76.000 23.72.000 20,000 391,806
1877*78 21,24,200 18.50.000 23.95.000 30.000 371,308
1878*79 12,16,560 15.20.000 29.95.000 3,000 ... 371,098
1879-80 14.00. 000 18.11.000 22.40.000 50.000 3-14,187
1880*81 30.60.000 20.23.000 22.76.000 60.000 366,408
1881-82 26.66.000 15.80.000 28.47.000 80,000 378,922
1682-83 22.87.000 16.59.000 23.98.000 60,000 V 339,381
! 1883- 84 28.22.000 19.77.500 26,80,100 45.000 385,742
J 1884- 86 39.78.000 23.12.000 26.82.900 40.000 2,00U 408,267
1886-86 26.00. 000 17.44.000 31.20.000 41.000 375,071
1S86-87 18,00,000 18.21.000 25.01.000 05.000 11,700 327,968
1887- 88 26,00,000 24.93.500 31.80.000 70.000 27.500 ... -108,870
1888- 89 50.00. 000 32.07.000 43.34.000 75.000 19.000 623,637
1889- 90 40.00. 000 33.31.000 44.85.000 80.000 13.000 ... 519,243
1890- 91 27.00. 000 38.76.000 32,05,600 00,000 21,200 541,702
1891- 92 35.00. 000 42.31.000 40.95.000 50.000 34.500 588,709
1892- 93 62.50.000 49.25.000 48.50.000 55.000 5,000 614,001
1893- 91 60.00. 000 36,93,760 42.05.000 50.000 8,410 483,767
1894- 95 60,00,000 46,58,620 39.03.000 40.000 32,200 473,446
1896-96 80,00,000 38.65.000 41.02.000 30.000 • • • 71.000 468,320
1896- 97 1,00,00,000 51.07.000 38.65.000 30.000 545,520
1897- 98 75.00. 000 39.11.000 36.72.000 36.000 .15,600 481,010
1898- 99 56.00. 000 47.93.000 38.51.000 40.000 20.000 677,523
1899-1900 77,49,990 68,24,430 33.99.900 60.000 52,005 689,533
1900- 01 42.00. 000 39,61,700 27.50.000 56.000 449,508
1901- 02 50.00. 000 71,30,100 40,13,500 25.000 16.000 741,466
J 002-03 80.00. 000 84,95,610 70,41,648 62.000 2,025 1,307,241
1903- 04 90.00. 000 1,02,76,300 49.05.000 22,000 1,493,975
1904- 06 50.00. 000 1,04,88,000 6,23,800 30,000 1,800 1,000 1,076,973
Totals 13,28,12,760 12,27,95,610 11,23,98,348 14,43,000 2,76,870 1,22,60017,963,310
Averages 41,60,398 38,37,3G9 35,12,448 46,093 8,652 3,831 £661,353

*Tho figures in tbo last column of tho table have been obtained by excluding those
for Truoial’Oman up to uud including tho year 1901-02, as during that period all
pearls from Trpcial ’Oman wero exported through Lingeh and wore therefore included
in tho exports of that place. In 1902-03 and in 1903*04, however, only about £ and
-l respectively of the produce of Trucial ’Oman wore exported through Liugoh j the
remainder in thoso years and tho whole in 1904-05 were exported direct. The
interchange of pearls between the other emporia has boon neglected (except in tho
year 1905-06, whero it is allowed for) as it is insignificant and is, moreover,
probably oountorvailed by a quantity of poarls escaping registration. The Masqat
dollar from 1873-74 to 1S96-97 inclusive has been convortcd at the rate of
§ 1 = Rs. 2 and from 1897-98 to 1904-06 at tho rate of $3 s= Rs. 4. Rupoes
have been converted at tho averngo sterling rate prevailing in India in oach year.
Tho statistics for the Arabian side dopend on tho amount of businoss known to
have boon transacted by individual mcrohauts; thoso for the Persian sido aro basod
ou tho Customs returns. In both cases tho figures aro probably below tho truth,
in cousoquonco of omissions and intentional undervaluations.

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