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Trade. Import!.
7h» total volume ot trade Tor the year 1920-27 The .imports lot the year under review amounted
amounted to £171,202 as against £073,817 of the to £320,934 as against £147,910 of the previous
previous year, showing a decrease of £199,015 below year, showing a decrease of £120,976 or 27 per cent,
the previous year or 30 per cent. ^Sailing craft carried imports to the extent of
‘ t , . | i i i i . £75,05o, showing a decrease of £10,457 or about 14
The above decrease is largely due to the decreased per ccnt ]e,s than the previous year,
imports of rice, other cereals, sugar, coffee, cotton _ . , . .
go«^ds twist and varn from India and other goods ^ ,c I,J,I,or*s ncc by steamers have suffered^to
from the United States of America and decreased the extent of £b3,l£8 and the reason for this \g
exports of drv fish, dry and wet dates to India and ,s ",at stochs of nee of previous yoan>4-«v<c
Fird dates to the United States of America as in- 0,1 *ia,,a unsold and Muscat demands were fewt
dicati-d below The imports of s'jgtr show a decrease of £10,702
and those of piece goods £7,037. Decreases in
those commodities are due to rigid supervision of the
Imports. Persian Customs authorities on the Persian ports
which makes smuggling of these articles difficult.
'£
Ii.dia . . . . IbVtfl Another reason is that the Cutch merchants used to
United State* of America T.IKil* import sugar into Muscat and re-export it to Cutch
0;hcr Couotriw . 8,901 to avoid duty. This practice has been discontinued
and now they import it direct into Cutch.
Total exports for the year amounted to £117,208
Exports.
£ as against. £225,907 of the previous year, showing a
nn.yjr, decrease of £78,639 r r about 35 per cent. The share
India .
I'r.itvd Stall-:. •■( Aincri-a I"._•!» of the sailing vessels in this year’s exports amounted
Other Count riw . 1,281 to £15,451 as again-.t £18,721 of the previous yea*,
showing a decrease of £33,270 or about 08 per cent.
Of the total trade for the year under report £90,496
represents the share of sailing vessels. The export of dry sardines and dry fish by steamer©
has further improved this year ar.d the result is an
increase of £2,318 over last year’s figures, whereas it
shows a decrease of £22,630 by sailing vessels. The
Share of Trade.
export of dry ar.d wc-t dates also has decreased and
shows a falling of £50,051. The reason is as stated
in the last year’s report, rir., Oman has not bad
P-r"*>
Count rii-s. Import. Ij j/ort. Tom.
sufficient rain for over 8 years and date groves have
died away for want of water and people of the
£ £ £ i interior have emigrated to other parts.
JL*ric© 3.556 392 2.97? •SI
Adf» C71 671 •IS Legislation.
liriLa 239.776 111.323 SOI. 101 61-53 The Government is of the Oriental type tempered
by treaty for the benefit of British subjects over
P*n3* 15.692 7,516 22,133 4-91
whom the local authorities have no jurisdiction.
Ul't'tl Kingdom . 9.405 9,105 2-W The Government is carried on by a Council of four
UaJt«-6 States << Ministers (President, Minister of Justice, Minister
A cucrva ... 2,903 12.896 15.799 3-31
of Finance and Minister of Religious Affairs). Case*
rqka 9,729 9.723 204
against British subjects arc tried by the Political
367 1,565 1.932 0 10
CMm Agent and His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, 3Iuscat,
OlLer Cccctrlcs . 4,334 3,612 t.I46 1-72 on principles of law adopted from British India.
Cases against Muscat subjects are decided by the
Total 326.934 147,206 474.202 IUO-OO Council of Ministers, but the right of Consular
representation exists and is exercised.
The above figures show that as usual India has
taken the largest share in the year’s trade. Imports Customs.
from the United Kingdom show a decrease of £2,928
and export to that country was nil against £6,230 of Reciprocal commercial treaties have been executed
the previous year. by the Ruler of Oman with Great Britain and France'