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From (he numbers of transport animals that j nomaJ and scd i.iarv Kubgilu tribes. Bandar
left for up-country from March 21st to July the j Big supplies ia the autumn, winter and
weight of goods forwarder! to Shiraz and Kazarun spring several o-* the Qashqai c’aus across the
may be estimated at 2,100 tons. mountains. Lawar is the maiu p^rt of the largo
Adding this Ggurc to forwardings rid Shief, district of Dasbti.
and transhipments, it may be estimated that
S,2C0 Tons of goods out of the total 14,029 Tons Shipping.
imported during HU5-16 were distributed iuland,
leaving some 5,S00 Tons (of which 2,500 Tons Of the 111 .'(earners which entered the Port
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was f’ timber) for local consumption in Busbire, j °f Bush; re during l'Jlo-16 carrying cargo, oue
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and stock on hand by March 1016. only was foreign, 7 < came from the United
Kingdom and the remaining 100 from India.
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As regards . transhipment of goods from The solitan. f,-,:
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Bush ire to Persian coast ports, it will be noted | hr{no.;?10. , vessel was a Swedish boat
that this market coutinues to be as important to bringing wood for tlie making of boxes to convey
dates exported from Mesopotamia. She also
Bushire as that of Shir.iz for all classes of goods brought Swedish matches for Busbire.
save cottons, and in the rear 1015-10, despite the
condition of the interior and restrictions, afforded
a most valuable outlet for stocks which could not Freights.
be distributed elsewhere. Fxport rate? for general aud special cargo to
The figures concerning the principal of these India w<re as follows :—
eoast ports are given be! jw :—
Gcr.eral . R171 per ton (in 1&M-15. R15)
Ski s n 31} „ („ #• „ 25)
11 i, \ D: - 2U .. 20)
Pori. i i Car:-, ys
i 4 I H !• As. 10 each (., „ As. S)
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!i l I!j 5 • £ i 'X £ i ^ = Ro*e crater
CuJcS „ HI} .. (- E!)
At i i 5 I I jlj £ ■ To Singapore • Rs. 6*} pcr chest of 140 Its.
Ra*C5 for opicra vtre :—
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„ 70 .. „ l«0 „
llditErntnh . 43 253 323 ■ 54 25 CS3 33 1,453
Bzzi. 11 j u 17 s 63 „ Tansai (Dutch Indies) .. 73 ft .140 „
l!i-har . :zz 133 S3 !3 Ifl 35 T CO 6 „ 02 ft .HO „
Bicdcio . » n 36 4 21 « :cn „ Yo’ ohama oud Kobe . 70 „ .140 „
IHrylar DCaa . X IPS ,213 j 53 33 zs 49 119 23 «* .. SO „ .HO „
CiTJneh . 32 49 19 39 a 13 l 162
Freights to London for general cargo were
BuxUrBi# . 140 224 ;* 1 s poi 34 ICO 33 0 S73 at the fabulous figure of 175 shillings per ton,
30 40 ITS
Baohillch =3 2 8 23 33 as compared with 20a. 6d. in 1013-14 and
Sbarf S 16 3 24 (progressively) 25#. 6d., 30#. 6c/-, 4-0#. 5c/., aud
XuTi . . 9 6 1 15 and 50 shillings in 1014-15. The enhanced rate
l»*v U 156 S 67 4 9 1 216 was due to shortage of tonnage and other circum­
stances arisiag oat of the war.
Dajjrir . 3 35 4 1 1 2 1 47 Bates for opium to London which in March
Xxnfun . a 1 1 1 2 18 1914 were 25 shillings per chest of 160 lbs. stood
Txhiri . .! U 47 9 6 4 2 6 2 94 in November 1914 at 35, in February 1915 at
1 18 19 40, in March 1915 at 60, and rose to 70 shillings
KanAiy Abb&a . a 42 21 7 2 72 10 217 in January 1916 and 100 shillings for the
remainder of the year under review.
The figures for Muknmmerah represent chiefly Opium to New York was charged^HS shillings
consignments to Isfahan via the Ahwaz-Isfaban per chest.
route. Buzi, Mash or and Hindijan are ports IMPORTS.
of the province of Arabistau up rivers at some
distance from the coast: the last-named supplies * Cotton Piece goods.
Bebbehan to 60me extent. Bandar Dilam is the
principal port for the important centre of The following table shows the aggregate
imports of the piece-goods classed by the
Behbehan, the capital of the Government of the