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it: practice ami a> trade methods arc primitive there Col toil por-l.H locally manufactured were exported
are no fuilieient indueextents for a Hank to bo to Aden, Zanzibar and Africa; dry fish to Ceylon
established. and Germany.*
\ Trade. Muscat manufactures—turbans and lungu. These
arc exported to Zanzibar, Africa and Aden. A
The total volume of trade f«*r the year 1031-32
.»> .< noted to Us. 54,91.115 (£505.053) as against considerable export of these articles passes through
£115,275 i»f the previous rear slowing a decrease of tin* post oJlicc and d«K*s not appear in these returns.
£10.317. The Po»t Office returns for the year under rciiort
Imports bv steamer.- as well as by sailing vessel show that goods worth Hs. 10,250 were thus tx?
>lv.*.v a decrease of £3i'.030 as compared with the ported.
previous year. Notf.—71 .r fijiurr? fee ltiao.31 converted <*r. Rs. 15 to the
Exports by steamers as w-.-ll as by sailing vessel £ ami !).(*« for UK* Mg it*. 1312 to the L
slow a decrease of £3,023 as compared with the
previous year.
Of the total trade for the year the share of the Legislation.
sailing vessels is Rjk. 10,30,350 and that of the
steamers 33.07,53G. The Cover inner; is of the oriental type tempered
by trea’v for benefit of British subjects over
whom the local authorities have no jurisdiction.
Sliare of Trade.
The Government is carried on by IIHighness the
•Sultan assisted lv a Financial Adviser and an
adviser of the 1 .tvrior. The Civil and Criminal
Conn: rid. .'in, «•*:. Zip rt. To».»l rent-lit-
j «r. Courts are pres id- ] over by a Chief Justice. Cases
against British .-objects are tried bv the Political
n». )U> Agent ar.d His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Mu.-cat,
o:i prim ij les of law adopted from British India.
31. >0.77; 5** 42
Cases against Muscat subj-ets are decided bv the
I'. r>U 3.'-'.*.^i7 3. CCO
’ t;.i.-.| Kiic-l-u 2. &.0/J i:.5m 2.C 5.'.43 4M Chief of Justice bit the right of Consular representa­
tion cxi-ts and is exercised.
Afri> a 47.3.VI 2.01.274 3 03
A<!<n rv.4- 4.2>-i 27.03; 052
flit id Slit** of J>.>»7 2/.5>i 30.127 0 72 Customs.
Aint-rii a.
Reciprocal commercial treaties have l»eeu executed
O.ra.kDv . 2 74.020 3,7f..!»» C 02
China 57.0 Si 37.00 0 0; by the Ruler of Oman with Great Britain, United
Stoport i5.0A5 12.04S 023 States of America and France. In accordance with
the terms of these all goods imported into Oman are
C»-} Ion J.52,0-»5 1 ,02,'inJ 3 53 subject to an import duty of 5 percent, ad valorem
(Min countrO* 7 J1.320 7.51.320 JS-sO determined by tie price current in the local market.
No export duty is levied but a charge of 5 percent,
is imposed in Muscat and at the Coast ports on all
Total. 37-27.1 l-i 17.07.227 54.41,445 100-00
dates and other fruits from the interior.
The Customs revenue is the main source of the
As will l»e seen from the above figures India has Government’s income.
played a prominent part in the year’s trade.
Imports.
Transport.
Total imports for the year amounted to
Tcitsport alor.g the coast is by sailing vessels and
Rs. 37,37,1 IS (£271-7*9) as against £2*2.478 of tbc is cheap. Transport inland ia carried out by pack
previous year showing a decrease of £10,089. Of
tbc total imports goods worth Rs. 22.97.149 were animals and is difficult, dangerous and expensive.
carried by steamships and Rs. 14,39,909 by sailing The rates dc(#cr/l upon the distance the good* have
to l«c conveyed and the difficulty of tbe journey.
vessels. Comriiuuicati'/n by car has been opened, up with
Exports.
the Batinah Cxa-t through the construction of •
Total exports for »Lo year under review amounted motor road between Muscat and Mat rah, and ita
to Rs. 17,07,327 (£121,109) of which goods worth extension some 30 miles beyond Matrah. Car*
Rs. 1,90,*90 were carried by sailing vessels and the can now run some 200 miles up the Batin ah Coast
balance by steamships. TLey show a decrease of to Kalba, and a motor bus runs daily to Sib some
£8,028 from the previous year’s figures. 30 miles (coca Muscat.
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