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Revetting to the year under report, the total Wood for building boils.—This was formerly
imports and exports during 1912-1913 have imported by buggalows but owing to uncertainty
amounted to Rs 65,74,470 and Rs. 19,S3,900 of delivery and urgent local demand, a large
respectively as against Rs. 52,17,234 and quantity was imported this year by steamers and
R«. 10,77,218 for last year, giving increases of the R«. 1,11,370 appearing in the return repre­
26 01 and 8116 per cent, respectively. Tho rise sents its value.
in the imports has been general, the most noticeable
lieintj in arms and ammunition, coir and coir rope, Imports by Bcggalows.
specie, sugar, tobacco, and barley, whilst that in
the exports is due to pearls ami specie. The follow­ Barley—Shows an increase of nearly half a
ing table gives the percentage of the imports and lakh of rupees which is said to have been caused
exports of each country for the last three years:— by the ri;e in price, as the quantity imported was
only slightly in excess of last year.
Chandal—Show an increase of Rs. 52,000.
Import*. Export*. As tin? town is gradually expanding and numbers
of new houses being built an increased number
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Country. 1 1 of chandals were imported during the year, while
itto- ion- . ioi2- 1010- 1911- 1912- the price has also greatly advanced.
JOiL 15*12. • 1913. 1911. 1912. 1911
I Dales, If cl —Last year owing to a poor date-
J crop in the Shatt-al-Arab gardens a lesser quan­
i tity was ' iinport- d and the increase of Rs. 33,0n0
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India . 5C4 GO-* GO !• : G2 0 68-2 75 4 this year is due to a rise in price of the usual
United Jvinp- i quantity required.
doui . 10 2. 92 1 35! ... ! Kcrozme Oil—Rs. 10,000 represent the- cost
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of oil exported by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company,
CC-6 7cr0 64-4 G2 0 ! GS-2 754 Limited, of Moharauierah, and is a new item of
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Turkish Anv- . trade.
bia 15-1 11*4 9-3, 6-2 6-3 I 3’1 Tobacco.—The increase of Rs. 72,000 in this
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America 1-5 2-0 ! 2-4 ! ... , ... ■ item is caused by local demand and higher prices.
: ! ' Woo7 for building bods.—Shows a falling-
Fern* G-5 6-6 70 13-G 0*7 ! 109 ; • off of Rs. 21,000. Tlris is due to the diversion of
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France 1-3 a* | 2-2 ... j part of this trade to steamere.
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Germany 4 3 , 1*8 ! 3 3 Extorts by Steamebs.
Arab Coast ... ' 5 9 ’ 6-5 17-6 ! 17 0 ! 9-6 ; Pearls—Show an increase of Rs. 44,000
Austria ... . : ... j.. ... I . 1 . which is due to good pearl season, and the fact that
\ owing to a fall in prices at the end of the season,
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O-h.r Coon* : the pearls were not shipped thence but brought
tries ; 47 . 25 ; 1-7 0*«i 1'9 10 . back to Kuwait for shipment to Bombay.
. ! ' . j Specie.—The increase of over 5 lakh6 in this
; ’ • • item is due to cash remittance-3 made in payment
|1«*> loro 100-0 1000 1000.1000 i Of goods imported.
ExrOBTS BT BrGGALOWS.
The following are the reasons for increases and j Chi—Shows a falling-off of Rs. 6$,00U.
decreases in some of the articles :— I Owing to increased local demand and high pric-.-s
j no ghi was exported this year.
I Tea.—Shows an increase of Rs. 35,000 which
Imports bt steamers.
i is said to be due to increased smuggling to the
Arms and ammunition — Show an increase of I Persian Coast.
over a lakh of rupees. This is due to the impor- I _ ... , , * —Some 120 boats,
tation of 6om^ arms and ammunition by the Ruler | Boat building an * , • t,he -eaT.
Piece-goods—Show a falling-off of Rs 4,73,208. j Stu-aUA^b. these new boat.,
As remarked in last year’s report there was then | -s ^^^tod to be over 4 lakhs, is not >n-
an unprecedented increase in this item and the i c»0jc.j jn ^jg trade return. Lal»our and^ living
decrease this rear is attribut'd to the local market j extreraelv dtar in Kuwait,
being congest^ with old iUk-L-s. »S W»S« £■»« Ks: 5 V P" Pf
Rice—Shows a decrease of Ri. 1,35,623. This L^ides food, measons Rs. 4 to 0 per Jb
is due, as stated a We, to the urual supply having coolies if engaged on daily wages^are re m- n
arrived too late for inclusion in thi6 year's staris- work for Rs. 1-S and even Ks. - P<’r a?* j
tics. fame may be said of all labour and era*.
Specie—The increase of over 10 lakhs under there has also been • <jue largely to
this item rt-prerents part of the proceeds of pearls i price of most commodities. • l)0.iuli-
and the heavy imj-ort »»f coin was due to the ! the reckless extravagance u i 1
divers demanding their shares and large advances tion.
for the coming season. Openings for Trade.—There fe"in to l»o good
Sugar, loof and soft—Show an increase of over opportunities for J-.ritifh India Traders in Kuwait.
lakhs which is 6aid to be due to increased im- At present the whole trad** of the j»ort is in the
jxirts and demand, particularly in Central Arabia. hands of Arabs and Persians who are: ignorant aud