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42        ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL
                          Shipping.—One hundred and 6ix steamers with a net tonnage of 126,016
                      tons entered Bushiro during 1899. This shews an increase of eight steamers
                      of 26,169 tonnage over the shipping of 1898. Of the 106 steamers 101 were
                      under the British flag, two under tho Austrian, two Turkish, and one Norwegian
                     flags. The increase in shipping in 1899 may safely be put down to improved
                     state of the harvest collected during the year.

                           Buseire ;                        M. J. MEADE,
                     The 27th March 1900   E. B, M.'a Consul-General for Far a and Khuziatan.
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