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                      RESIDENCY AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCT FOR 18SWS    113


                                         A
          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

                      B
        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




                                         B
                                     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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