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Currency.
VSIMm (40 pal*) : r. r. *: =1 Xno=7*A
10 KnaM =1 Taman.
Coinage current in tho district:—iMckerpieces of 1 and 2 Sbaliis; silver pieces of. 1 Kran (very
few), 2 and 5 Kmns (few). Imperial Bank of Persia notes of 1,2, 3, 5, 10, etc., tumana.
In Bushire itself rupees and sovereigns are commonly accepted.
Weights of Commercial Importance.
IS gjit* (1 Buiuro man) 1 " ’• 7*75 n*.
1 Tatar or Cutoma man (alio called batman) 6-64 lb*
1 SLiru man i* 4» »• 7’36
1 Ha* rim man
* In Banhire . • " r r 121 Ibc.
In Cbmgodii and Chnkut&h m „
In Angali, Rcdbillch, Xbushab, Zirat, Shibsnkarah, Zaidan and Babbefcan 13Pi *
In Zirah aid Bobirah ............................................... ......... • • 156 *
In Ilyat Da ad •« ••••• ••. 186 *•
In Liravi , • , . „ « . • ' , . 232* *
In Hin dim . . , ............................................................... >10 „
1 Klarrar (100 batmans) ........................................................................ 654 „
Packing.
Transport from Bushire to the interior is almost entirely by mules. A fair weight for bales trans­
ported by mules is 150 to 180 lbs., each half mule-load. Cases should be oblong, about 80 by lg by
1C inches.