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Bundkr Abbas.

Proportion of Exporta
Value.
to Total Exports.
Countrj.
1905. 1906. 1905. 1906.
£ £ Per cent. Por cent
United Kingdom and India 127,533 118.0GC 82 82
Russia .. ., 1,203 10,178 7
Turkey and Turkish Arabia 7,501 9,388 5 6
China 5 1,0-0 1
Egypt 1,291 355
Switzerland .. 407 125
Arabia .. 8,844 490
Muscat .. 1,099 561
Bahrein .. .. 2,250 1,158 !• 12 5
Hong Kong 6,4 G7
Arab Coast.. ,, 781 2,579
Persian ports .. 4,120 2G7
Other countries 261 135 J
Total 155,762 144,387 100 100

BU8HIRE.

Proportion of Exports
Value.
to Total Exports.
Country.
1905. 190G. 1905. 190G.
£ £ Per cent. Per cent.
United Kingdom and India 245,231 325,814 53 64
China .. .. 104.982 110,075 22 19
Turkey .. .. 40,704 43,818 9 7
Germany .. ,. 10,565 24,228 2 4
Egypt 24,616 39,941 5 6
America .. .. 1,114 16,200
Austria-Hungary 8 371
Bahrein .. 14,064 12.604
Russia .. ., 2,102 10,482 9 10
France 3,314 3,169
Dutcn East Indies 1,469 3.035
Belgium 5 2,944
Various 21,741 6,740
Total 469,910 598,421 100 100

An interesting and exhaustive report was
drawn up in November 1907 by Mr. Vice-Consul
Chick of Busbire on the operations of the
Hamburg-America Line in the Persian. Gulf
during the first year of their venture, and on the
bearing of this venture on the prospects of British
commerce, The report was accompanied by
detailed statistics.
The main conclusions arrived at were as
follows
The enterprise involved, on the admission of
the master of one of the German vessels, a dead
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