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Import a Exports

1944-45 1945-46 1944-45 1945-46

Aden and Aden 2.043! 3.09% 0.543! 0.8755
Protectorate
Africa a-54? S.27* 0.59? 1.5835
Australia 4.40? 0.15*

India 31.82? 49.75? 39. n? 53.15*
Iraq 14.51? 23.46? 2.49? 3.13*
Persia 2.20* 7.82? 13.24? 11.61*
Persian Gulf 2.19* 3.57? 41-95? 27.06*
Portuguese India 1.00* 0.45?

United Kingdom 0.19* 1.43? 0.04*
United States of 0.11* 1.97? 0.39? 0.69*
America
Palestine 0.10? 0.96*
Sjria 1.59? 0.84*

Switzerland 0.04*
Ceylon 0.07*

100.00 ICO.CO 100.00 ICO.00

The sain Imports were cereals, cotton piecegoods,
cigarettes and mutches; and exports consisted mainly of dates
and fish.
(2) The exchange rate of the Maria Theresa dollar, the
local currency, remained fairly constant throughout the year
opening at Rs.250/- to ICO H.T. dollars and closing at Ra.240/-
to ICO U.T. dollars. The highest rate was Rs.268/- recorded
in May and the lowest Rs.236/- in December.
(3) The price of dates was unstable but it did not rise
as in the past.
(4) As restrictions on exports from foreign countries
are being relaxed or withdrawn, imports into Muscat had begun
to show an increase by the end of the year.
(5) One case of insolvency was reported during the year.
V. CUSTOMS.
Khan Bahadur Maqbul Hussain Khan was the Director General
of Customs upto 15th August and Ur. U.A. Rashid of the Calcutta
Custons, succeeded him after that period.
VI. THE SOUTH ARABIAN AIR ROUTE.
The Royal Air Force aerodrome at Has al Hadd a evacuated
in March and the aerodromes at Uasirah and Salalah were in operation
throughout the year.

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