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for the consumption of the town itself and of the inhabitants of the country
within a few miles of its neighbourhood.” Some 75 years after this Colonel Pelly
in his report of 1803 speaks of Bandar Abbas as the principal port of entry for
piece-goods into Persia, its imports consisting of coffee, tea, sugar, spices and
miscellaneous goods ; and exports of wool and fruits. He observes “ I have
noticed that Bandar Abbas has been somewhat decried as a port, but I am of
opinion that it is the point where trade coming to and from a vast area of southern
Central Asia meets the sea.”
In 1871 Colonel Pelly reported that the trade of Bandar Abbas continued to
devclope solidly (see Chapter XII, ante).
The following statement* illustrates its
* Token from appendices F (13)—(18),
trade with the principal countries for the
last 30 years :—

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