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Introduction— .......... 6
Aunivenary of British Trade Intcropti . 6
Position of Burhiro in the Foreign Trado of S-.atbom Persia fl
Stato of Trade in Southern Perrin. 1012-13 . . . . . 7
Caravan Routes and Insocoritj in 1912-13— ..... 7
Buibire-Shiraz Road ........ a
Itahdari Exaction* from Caravans ...... 8
Ratos of Mulo-hiro Bushire-Shiraz ...... 8
Government Forwarding Department and Mu! • Ifiro Agreement . 9
Shiraz-Isfalian Road : and rates of roulo hire .... 9
Ahwaz-fsfahan Road and average rates of hire .... 9
Scarcity of Transport Animals................................................... 10
Volume of Trado— ......... 10
Imports 10
Export i........................................................................................... 10
Comparison of Trado of various countrios .... 10
Financial Situation in tho Gulf Porta, 1912-13 .... II
Kew Customs House............................................................ 11
Proposed Increase of Customs Tariff ...... 11
Banking and Exchange....................................................................... 11
Wcatlior and Rainfall— ........ II
Temperature...................................................• 13
Public Health........................................................................................... 12
Shipping..................................................................................................... 13
Freights ........... 13
Distribution of Imports ........ 13
Origin of Exports ......... 15
Import Trado— ...................................................................... 13
Cotton Manufactured Goods . . . . _ . . . 15
Woollen Tams and Tireaei................................................... 18
Cotton and Woollen Underwear ...... 13
Loaf-rugar ...................................................................... IS
Cry rial sugar ................................................................................. 13
Kerosene 18
Metals............................................................ .......... IS
Continental Competition against British Goods . . 19
Export Trade ....... ... 19
Wheat and Barloj ........ 19
Opium ••».•••••• 20
Carpota ....... ... 21
Almonds ....... .... 21
Gum Insoluhlo and Guzn Tragacanth . . . . . 23
Wild Aimonda (known as **Ahluk ") . . . . . 23
Dry Dates ....... ... 23
Rosewater .......... 23
Otto or Attar of Rose* ..... . . . 23
Other Produce ......... 22