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Exports amounted to 21 million rials in 1934-35 com-
red with over 40 million in I933’34-
kaoancse goods, mostly piece goods, toys, bicycles clocks,
arc cement, chinawarc and cnamelware, still dominate
^market Price is the only obstacle to the sale of United
‘ ™lnm goods. The only Soviet Union imports during the
ir were some box-boards and matches. Other chief imports
tea from India, sugar from Belgium, building materials from
United Kingdom and Belgium.

IV.—BANDAR ABBAS.

General.—The importance of Bandar Abbas as a distributing
tre for the interior towns of Kerman, Yezd, etc., has much
finished in recent years largely owing to the trade restrictions.

Cransport.—Bandar Abbas is connected with Kerman by a
cor road constructed a few years ago. It is liable to be blocked
printer from time to time by landslides caused by rain. Average
isport rate between Bandar Abbas and Kerman during
£-36 was 80-100 rials per kharvar by motor lorry and 60-80
s per kharvar by donkey or camel.
Trading conditions.—Imports for 1935-36 amounting to
334,123 rupees were less by four million rials compared
ti the preceding year owing to restrictions and embargo on
• chief items of import i.e. piece goods, twists and yarn and
) to high import duties payable on luxury articles such as
et requisites, perfumes, wines and spirits. The total volume
trade for the whole district (Bandar Abbas, Charbar, Jask,
hm Island, Khamir and Tiab) aggregated 25,491,213 rials
c935"36 as against 24,827,671 rials for the previous year,
apanese piece goods predominate in the local market but
y have declined by about 60 per cent, compared with the
ires for the year 1934-35 owing chiefly to local production and
tinished purchasing power of the people. Imports from India
e also declined considerably for the same reason. Moreover
ng to high import duty imports of luxury articles such as
anese crockery, bicycles, gramophone and electrical goods
c declined. Soviet Union imports have been restricted to
ir and matches.
xports show a large increase for the period under review;
' amounted to 10,157,090 rials. Larger exports were made
id oxide from the mines at Hormuz which totalled 10,161 tons
935-36 representing ari increase of 3,561 tons over the pre-
Is twelve months. Of this amount more than 7,000 tons were
P°d to the United Kingdom. There were also increased
)rts of almonds and dates.