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wisdom, and justice of Soli man Bashaw, a Prince, with whose character and relation to
the Ottomon Porte, Your Lordship is fully acquainted.
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33. The Trado from India to Arabia is still more considerable; it amounts to the
annual Sum of at least forty lacks of rupees, thirty of which goes to Bussorah, and the
remainder to Bahricn and the Southern Shore of the Gulph ; it consists of nearly the same
Articles which I have already enumerated as Imports to Persia. Upwards of twenty-five lacks
of rupees of this branch of Trade, comes through Muscat, and the whole of the annual
Import of Coffee from the Red Sea to Bussorah and the Arabian Shore which is estimated
at twenty lacks is brought by that Port as its natural Emporium.
34. These great imports arc answered by Exports from Bussorah of Dates, the Native
produce of the soil, by Pearls (received from Bahrein, and other Parts on the Arabian
Shore in exchange for Grain) and Gold and Silver Lace brought from Europe by the Aleppo
Caravans and Copper from the mines of Diarbekcr. Most of these Exports pass through
Muscat in their way to India.
35. The balance of Trade of Bussorah which generally exceeds ten lacks of rupees is
sent in specie and bullion.
36. The value of ten lacks of Indian Goods are annually imported at Bahrein and
the adjacent parts of the Arabian Shore, these are balanced by an export of Pearls to an
equal amount.
The Imports and Exports of Basrah from and to Bombay for 6 months
from 1 st November 1856 to 30th April
• Appendix 8. ante.
1857 were valued* at Rs. 10,60,453 and
Rs. 17,89,208, respectively. In 1863 Colonel Pelly estimated the trade of Basrah
roughly as follows :—
Goods to the value of from Rs. 15 to 20 lakhs from Bombay in piece-
goods, pepper, sugar, miscellaneous. Exports nearly Rs. 40 lakhs
worth of dates.
The annual total exports and imports of Basrah since 1894 have been as
follows : —

Exports. Imports. Total.

£ £
1894 ... 1,726,156 ii»55>697

1893 ... 1,090,734 * ,399,465
1896 ... Li73,057 1,064.473
1897 ... 1,020,250 719,433
1898 ... 833,357 I,|77»7I4
1899 ... ii»35,503 1,190,168 i
1900 ... 1,561,276 1,264,055
1901 ... 1,153,178 1,377,877
1902 ... 957i703 1,276,077
1903 ... 1,296,772 1,255,423

Average from 1894-1903 1,194,697 1,178,038
1904 ••• 1,305,781 1,261,709

Appendix H (4) gives an idea of the shipping at the port of Busrah and
Appendix G. (15)—(16) of its principal exports and imports, since 1894.
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