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Sol la bln Huaald appointed Wall of Quriyat in January*
Honed bln Ullal as Scmar (ox-Wali of Quriyat) appointed
Wall of Qwodur In January.
Hamood bln Ahmad (ex-Wall of Gwodur) appointed Wall of

61b In April.
Sultan bln Earaood appointed Wall of Quriyat In Ootober.

Khan Sahib Maqbul Hussain Khan, formerly Treasury Officer of the
Agency, was appointed Finance Officer on the 6th October.

4. JUDICIAL.
Judicial matters form the subject of a separate report.

6. TRAPS.
(1). The following table shows the total imports and exports

during tho year 1940-41 as compared with the figures for previous
years «-
Year. Imports. Exports.

1933-39. Rs. 48,76,193. Rs. 33,31,939.
1939-40. Ra. 46,49,765. Rs. 34,55,795.
1940-41. Rs. 46,28,977. Rs. 30,22,170.

The approx iaata maintenance of the value of Imports should not give

a false Impression of prosperity, as it merely means that a fall

in the quantity of imports has corresponded to the rise in the price
of commodities. In the case of rice, the most essential food-
t
stuff. Imports fall by 45 thousand bags, The average rise in tho
level of the price of essential food-stuffa is nearing tha 60;i mark,

the effect of which on the poorer olaases may be imagined, They
have naturally had to re strict consumption, and import* have
therefore dropped.

(11). The rise in e team or freights has played its part in
forcing prices up. To Bombay, the rise is nearly 60% and to
Colombo 20%. Dhows are consequently at a premium, and a good dhow

may nearly pay for itself In a single voyage.