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tv Portia was inhibited by the Shaikh daring a I Karachi and Bombay by the British^ Iaoia
large part of the year and moreover no boats earns Steam Navigation Company and £0-13-0 to
to Kuwait to smuggle the commodity to the £0-16-0 per ton by tho Arab'Stcameis, Limited.
Persian Coast In September 1914 these rates were raised by
Wood—The doorcase of £. 2,G15 is due to the 25 per cent Neither of these lines booked cargo
shortage of wood in the local market. from Kuwait direct to any European port in
Shipping and Navigation.—The British India 1914-15.
Steam Navigation Company, Limited, continue to Exchange.—The following were the rate* of
send their steamers weekly from Bombay and exchange of:—
fortnightly from Basrah. Owing to the exi­ Maria Theresa Dollars £S-6-S per $100.
gencies of the public service the port was however Turkish Liras £0-13-4 per lira.
omitted by their vessels several times during the
year under review. Steamers of the Persian Post Office.—A regular pest office has at last
Gulf Steam Navigation Company and of the been opened in Kuwait with Indian Inland and
Arab Steamers, Limited, also called occasionally Imperial penny postage rates,
at Kuwait- General.—The trade statistics are compiled
A shipping return giving tho number of steam from the manifest books of the shipping com-
aad sailing vesssls that entered and cleared the I panics and although endeavours are made to
port daring the year is attached to this report. i form as correct au estimate of the trade as possi-
Public Health.—The public health of the j»rt • bIe lbe fiiJures “u>t received with some reserve
was very good throughout the year and no j since great accuracy is not possible.^ But it is
disease occurred in epidemic from during the j that the volume of trade is not over-
veir. ~ • climated in the steamer or the bungalow traffic
' Local Government.—The port ,s isumhht, i f"r.care ,b« becn .tak*n l° vala/ ‘lf ,Ii!T'-'K'u‘
uo,lvr tie Shaikh's strong rule. Claims all j »t ">«r cost pnce ml« and where proper
comclaints are prompt!? enquired into and dis- j f “ at T' w* ..
r.Wl of. The customs administration isgenenrlV 1 ^r(ai" "'at,.t,’7 '■',0?,J,,'b°'! T-l , w
Uer,king highlv satisfactory. * * , ^ults than those . tscloscd bv the attached tabh-s
* * j Moreover no record is available of unraantTested
Transport. 1 he rates of transport were sane : gevds which are imported by merchants who
;s in ly 13-14, viz • periodically visit Bombay on commercial busi-
For Julu, Boreidab aud Auizab Si; 9 ~h. ; ness. This alone would probably give a sub­
stantial increase in the imports by steamers.
Shagri, Majma’a and I
Riadh • §5 10 „ \V. G. GREY, Lieut.-Colo,id,
„ Mail . §7 1. „ i
Political Kmc ait.
per maund of 27 Voghias= HI J lbs.
Freights.—Freights up to August 1911 from j Kuwait,
Kuwait wer»% £0-16-U to £1-0-0 j*r ton to ' The 21d July, 1910.