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Report, on the Trade of Kuwait for the year 1934-35

[1st April 1.934 U> 31d March 1935.)......................

BY
Uaitenant-Colon-el H. R. P. Dickson, C.IJL,
Political Agent, Kuwait* •
PART L
1. General. 12. Imports.—The total imports -by sea-amounted
2. Currency. to Ra. 41,55,515, which showed an increase of 7
3. If'ciglJ* and Measures. p*r cent, aa compared -with the-figures for 1933-34.
4. Pearl Fishing. ■See Trad* Report for These higher Agues are the result of dn increased
5. Customs Administra­ the year 1932-33. trade with the interior. Of the total import trade
tion ard Lighterage. 35-4. per cent, wta with India, 24*2 per cent, with
6. Sea Fisheries. Iraq, 108 per cect. with Persian Coast, 2-7 per cent,
7. Freight, Shipping ai d Sneigatlon.—(a'? For with Arab Coast and 26*9 per cent, with other
general remarks sc* Trade Report for the year 1932- countries.
33.—S. No. (1) in F. No. I23-N*,XL 13. jExports.—The total exports by sea amounted
{b) The rate of freight by the British India Steam to Rs. 12,02.316 and showed a decrease of . 15*2
Navigation Covruny's fU-amm was Rs. 12-8-0 pir cent, compared with .the fignre for 1933-34..
from Bombay o. Karachi to K’swart, and vice versa. This is accounted for by the known decreased export,
8. Communication.—(o) For general remarks see in pearls, hides and skins,, specie, sugar, (loaf ana
Trade Report for the year 1W2-33. soft), building materials, dates* eto„ etc., due tq -.the
(6) During the year under review Imperial Air­ fact that the Nejd tribes, as a result of the reinforced
ways duplicated their East and Westbound services,* blockade racasurc-a of Saudiyeh Government' were
their aircraft now call here regularly weather per­ able to have very little sea intercourse with .Kuwait*
mitting. during the period under .report. Pearls of the, aggre-.
9. Boat Building.—Twelve boats of an aggregate gate amount of Rs. 3,64,000 are shown in ,the tables
value of Rs. 80,7CO were built a Kuwait during the aj having been exported for sale to Indian markets,
year under review. Of these eae had a carrying bat accurate figures of these as well as of specie, can,
capacity of 300 tons. These figures are not includ­ as mentioned elsewhere, never be Qltaincd, as both
ed in the Trade Report, IIany smaller rowing are nearly always carried away., amongst #personal
boats were also built which ju is unnecessary. to ioggage.
enumerate. Of the total export trade .52-2 per cent, was with
10. Labour.—The average pare of labour was as India, 22-9 per cent, with Arab Qoas% 21-7 per cent,
follows;— with Iraq, 2-2 per cent, with the Persian Coast, and
1. An unskilled labourer F E*. 0:12 to Ra. 1-8 p.d. 1 per cent, with other countries.
14. Rainfall.—The total rainfall during the year
2. A carpenter . From Ba. 2-8 to Ra. 3-8 p.cL. under report was 9-93 inches, a record year, and was
X A boat builder . . From D*. 2-8 to Ra. 3-8 p.d- distributed as follows c— • —
11. The year, 1934-35.—The year Ender review
was again not a favourable one for trade, although April. 1934
it showed an improvement in the imports of the May, 1934 .
November, 1914
immediately preceding 12 match*. This must be December, 1934. . •
put down to world depression and the fact that January, 1933 .
there was practically no trafie with Nejd. The February, 1933 .
Pearl “ catch ” on the whole was again not good March. 1935 * .
and the market remained low. According to the 15. Public Health.—During the year there were
Customs export figures, some E*. 3,64,COO worth of no epidemics. The health of the town on the whole
pearls were estimated to Jia\* been exported for was good, but Tuberculosis and Abdominal Com­
sale in India and elsewhere. But this figure as plaints took their usual toll, the latter especially
explained under “ Exporta ** cannot be relied on among infants. Ear and eye diseases being aa
in any w#y. common as previous yean.