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AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR THE YEAR 1877-78. 87

No. 12.
THE OPIUM CROP OP 1877.
Statement of shipment* of opium from the Port of Bus hire in the
year 1877-78.

Shipment*.
Name of carrying Total No.
Date. Uong-Kong Remark*.
etea uier. London. of cheat*.
No. of No. of
chests. chest*.

July 26th 1877 S. S. 44 Glandalo” ... 11 72 86
August 16th „ n 44 Mesopotamia’* 9 05 104
15th * “Titian” 15 63
>t it 78
September 29th „ “ Kaieteor** ... 163 824 987
M
October 24th „ 44 Rokeby** 34 175 209
it
n 31st „ it “Solway** 20 131 151
November 5th » “ Hallaursbire” 20 233 253
10th „ •‘Harold’* 136
it i» 69 205
11th „ 44 Calypso’*
ii » 136 136
n 22nd „ “Scio’* 21 128 149
•f
December 21st „ 4* Crighton** ... 14 142 156
if
23rd „ “Kith**
ii if 11 183 199
January 8th 1878 “ Stanley** ... 122 122
it
26th » 44 Marlborough** 11 319
N w 330
February 27th M m "Kaieteur” ... 42 209 251
March 27th * n 44 Rokeby** ... 51 200 251
April 12th * m 44 Arethusa** ... none 155 155
May 6th „ "Scio” non* 44 44
•t
9th M ii 44 Mesopotamia” 47 21 68
Total No. of chest* ... 603 3,328 31934
Total No. of chest* shipped from Bashir* • •• 3£34
Do. da. from Bander Abbe** .M 600
Estimated stock In the country ••• 250
Total yield of tho crop of opium In 1877 4*924

BrifiJS* lZtk Hoy 1876.