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REPORT

ON THE
TRADE OF KUWAIT

for the year 1911-12 (1st April—31st March).

1. Gtntral.—The yoar under report shows good The curtailment of sailings of buggnlowa between
pr- grvss in the trade of the port. Good rain in the Kuwait and Mnskat, due prorably to the stricter
early jtart of the year and tho absence of serious naval patrol on tho arnu traffic, in said to be the
disturbance* in the hinterland together with a good main o. ntributing cause of this decrease. The arms
yearling 6c-2S*.a combined to give an impetus to trade. : traffic which used to offer considerable indncoraeot to
The statistics compiled from the manifests of Shipping • native craft having now become almost extinct a*
Companies and by estimation of the buggalow traffic regards Kuwait, countrj boats do not ply between
6bow that the total valae of the trade has amounted . Maskat and Kuwait as much as formerly and trade
to Rs. 02.94,452 as against Rs. OO.CO,yQ7 for last has therefore been diverted to steamers,
year sl owing a net increase of Rs. 2,33,545 or 3 85 1 3 The f0Ho*vii.g table gives the percentage of
p. r cent A: first glance this docs not appear to be total imI<>r(S furnished by each country
a very large increase, but in \iew of the facts that _________________________________________
some li lakbs worth of arms and ammunition |
imported List year has been replaced by more legiti- • Name of country. IOjO-IO. 1010-11. 1011-13.
mate trade, that there has been a large increase in |
the imp rt of specie, and a still larger diminution i 561 0>3
in specie exported, it will be seen ibat the teal trade j India 518
of the port has made very substantial progress. United Kingdom 15-8 10 2 02
The rise in the trade is due largely to the pro- j
6perhy of the people consequent on a good pearl j
season, for the pick of pearls in the year under | G70 666 700
review was well up to the average of the last few (
years whilst prices ruled very high. The prosperity , Turkish Arabia 141 15-1 11-4
of the pearl-industry will be better imagined wheo 2-9
it is stated that some 70 to SO new boats have been America (X. &. S.) 1*5 2-0
added to the Kuwait pearling fleet in the current Portia 7-3 65 5U
year.
2. Imports—The imports for the year amount to France 2-8 1-3 (13
Rs. 40.35,539 by steamers and Rs. 11,7S,G95 by
buggalows. the formor showing an increa-e of 42 62 Germany . . . 24 4*3 1*
per cent, and the latter a falling-off of 255S percent Anb Coast (3ahrain
as compared with last year. On tho combined totals ! and Maikaty. 5-9 ■
imports are IS 15 per cent, letter than last year. |
The increase in the steamer traffic is due to increased j Other countrie* 3-5 47 25 |
imports of coffee, piece-goods and specie while the
decrease of 4 lakhs of rupees in the buggalow trade is
caused by the following items:— Total 1000 1000 100-0
Laklit.
Arms and ammunition 1-6 It will be seen from the above table that India and
Dates wit •4 the United Kingdom together supply 70 per cent, of
Fish oil . . . •2 the total imports. Next come Turkish Arabia, Arab
Rice •8 Coast and Persia with 11"4, 5"9 and 5*6 percent,
Wood for building b-ats •6 respectively. Germany has suffered this year to the
Krrosine oil •3 extent of 2 o per cent, which is due lo the fall in the
General . I imports of sugar.
Total 40 4. Exports.—The exports amount to Ra. 8,45,685
by steamers and Rs. 2-31,535 by buggalow*, or a
2s3 F. D.