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will succeed on appeal or on reference to the Court
of Cassation should such a reference be necessary

and considered desirable.
(b) Faddaglyoh. This case finally reached the Court
of Cassation, the highest court in Iraq which confirmed
the judgement of the Court of Appeal in the Shaikh of
Kuwait’s favour. It is hoped that the matter Is now

closed.
(c) Fao. This case was tried by Judge Good but no
decision has so far been given as the Easra Judge is
awaiting receipt of Fao maps from the Baghdad Survey

Office.

IX. COST OF LIVING
The large profits made by Kuwait merchants within the i
last few years, the restrictions by quotas and control

of prices of trade in foodstuffs, and the impossibility
of obtaining for trade the majority of pre-war goods
have resulted in accumulations of capital feverishly
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seeking for outlets. The immediate result of the

imposition of restrictions by India on any commodity
!
was speculative buying in which prices reached fantastic
heights. Indian oigarettes rose from Ha.8 to Rs.25/- per
tin, cement from Rs.18/- to Ra.25/- per bag.

The following is a list of the principal necessities
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of life showing the increases in the cost of every i
oommodity.:-
1 9 3 9(pre-war) 19 4 3

Ha. as. p. Ha. as. p.
Rice(Bawli) 7-0-0 per bag 150-0-0 (per bag- black
market)
Wheat (controlled) 5-0-0 « " 33-0-0 per bag.
Dates • • • 0-22-0 per basket. 14-0-0 por basket.
Sugar (controlled) 8-0-0 per bag. 75-0-0 por bag.
Charcoal # • * 3-8-0 ** » 60-0-0 •* *»
Tea (controlled) 0-9-9 per lb. 4-0-0 por lb.
Kutton . . . 0-2-0 " « 2-0-0 » n
Boof . . • 0-2-0 " « 1-9-0 " n
Fish . . . 0-1-9 " tt 1-0-0 « if