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Trade. j«rol>nbly due to tin- fart that the smuggling of those
... , .. , , w.o- or articles to the IVrsiin Coasts knot so easy as it used
1 ' ■ ,oUl ®f ‘"‘'0 for *>»«, 31" to be in former .lav.,. A secondary rcaVon i, that
:<^ E’r&arss:
t.re previous year or about 10 per cent. merely to avoid duty. This practice bus been dis-
rho above increase is largely due to the increased continued and merchants now import sugar direct
irnrinrt of rice from India, and other goods from the into Cutcli.
L'nit-d States of America and other countries as
indicated below:—
£ Exports.
India . , , . 12,207
foiled Statci r-f America . 9.912 Total exports carried by stcanullips during the
Other countries . 9,121 year amounted to £l77,18fi as against £179,075 of
the previous year showing a decrease of £2,489.
Of the total trade for the year under report sailiog Exports carried by sailing craft amounted to £18,721
craft, carried £131,233 worth of imports. showing a slight increase of £8,S37 over last year’s
figures or about 3 per cent.
The export of dry sardines has improved and the
result is an increase of £13,047 over last year’s
Sfcare of Trade.
figures whereas the export, of dry and wet dates has
decreased and shows a falling oil of £54,134. The
I IVrccii- reason is not far tosc'dc. Oman has not had suffi-
CVJnirio*. Import. Ilij.ort. To’jL
Uje, cient raiu f«»r over 7 years and date groves have died
away for want of wit-.T and people of the interior
I have emigrated ro other par's. The produce of
£ £ £ C dates is yearly becoming poorer in quality and the
1,2*6 4,570 •
Afri*« 5.634 34 quantity is diminish:n>r. Poverty in Omau lias in­
. * 594,*39
In lit 173,101 ! 370.003 91 39 creased o’i account of the absence of tain.
:
l’< f«'t • 1 17.010 6,3S3 ! 25.429 3* 17
r.-?;M Xln;-lora . I 12.333 0.230 19.343 274
i Legislation.
fna-1 St»t« of 9,912 20,123 M.337 3 40
The Government of the Oriental type tempered
(Vjl'fl 3,379 3.379 •31 by treaty for the b-n -Sit of British subjects over
I 1,5*1 1,396 , •20 whom tii- local authorities have no jurisdiction.
! The Gowrmucnf is ewrried on bv a Council of 4
.iibtric* . 12,491 2,370 i 13.0CI 223
! Ministers‘President. Minister of Justice, Minister of
rout . : 447,910 22'..»7 j 673,317 l iOM I Finance and Mini-tf-r of Holigious Affairs). Cases
against Briti-h subjects are tried by the Political
Imp »rts from I-ndia show an increase but imports Agent and 11 is Britannic Majesty s Consul, Muscat,
from the United Kingdom show a decrease of £1,782. on principles of law adopted from British India.
Cases against Muscat subjects arc decided by the
Council «..f Ministers but the right of Consular re­
presentation exists and is exercised.
Imports.
The total imports carried by steamships during Customs.
th*r y-ar under report amounted to £302,398 as . , . , . , . . ,
against £327,341 of the last year showing an improve- . Reciprocal co.mnere.al treat.es have been executed
meal of £35,057 or about 9 nor cent. the ru *r in ":,,h (,r< -” B,r,,?ln
. . In accordance with the terms of those, all goods
Sailing vessels carried imports to the extent of imported into Oman ar-subject to an import duty of
£85,512 showing an increase of £U,4iJ over pre- 5 per cent, a/lvtlorctn determined by the price ciureut
vious years or about C per cent. jn jocaj market. No export duty is levied but a
Of the above increase more than half is due to in- charge of 5 percent, h imposed in Muscat and at the
crc-iied imports of rice. Coast ports on all dates and other fruits from the
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The imports of sjgar show a decrease of nearly Interior.
£10,00 J ami those of piecegood* of over I’dJXMJ. The Customs revenue is the main source of the
(».,c reason for decrease* ill tb«*.e two commodities is Government's income