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poked in bvx boards now Lonco increase in the at Bombay during the Royal viY.i It is i±id,
imjort. however, tnnt they Lavo been disappointed.
Jmpirt by Sailing Vessch.—Tho import amount­ P-arls-show an increase of Rb- 12,300 orer
ing t» Rb. 2,22,OiO brought in by the Indian last ye ar’s exports. What appears ui Uio prti«nt
failing vcancla in a new item appearing f or tho firs*, returns wai probably brought into Maskat from the
timo in these returns. Statistics of imports carried Red Soa and rc-oxpcricd to India.
by sailing b:ata of other nationalities are tot avail­ Spcric.—This shows tie modest increase of
able and liis Highness’ Cub'.oma Dcp.aitmcit do not Rb. 2,27,325 over !a= t year’s Gguivs, see reference
mniulain a record of such imports. under Imparts. Tcial value of money orders ifsned
Experts.—Tho total value of exports fvrtbcyear during tho year undtr reportwas Ra. £,-'9,709, cbLdly
under report amounted to Rb. 43,55,801 which for In jia, and Rs. 69,533 was remitted to Mas Vat
include Ks. 5,25,07G worth exports carried by the chicly from African porta. These are very good
buggalow traffic. If this item ia excluded from the figures for a small post office liko Maa'eit.
abavo ignres it will be noticed that Mask at exports Ch,:s.—A lucrative business seems to have boon
havo Buicrcd a lcs3 of Ra. 2.3 t,7b2 over la-t year’s don? in ghee this year. Tte imports for the year
figures which stood at Rb. 40,05,512. amounted to only Rs. 10,500*, whereas :ho exports
Rs. 29,130 as against tho Rs. 429 of the last
Arms and Ammur.iticn—carried by steam vessels came io
alow au increase of Rs. 27,077 over la-t year's year. This shows tbs-t M a skat had ghee to spare.
returns. This whole amount, vis., Fis. 0G,412 Suddenly supplies ran short and she was compelled
repn-seitg the value of ams taken by ihs Arab to inp-ort from Basran to in vet local denanda.
ChiofB and Persian Government. Jla'.oah.—This is one of tho arlfcks for which
Cereals.—VTheat of thi value of 3*. 10,531 MaEkatis notod. The trace sccins fobs gradually
appears as exported to India as against P.s. 792 cf losirg "round. The Arab coast, which took
the last year. This coca to prove that icois whoa; Ra. 22,200 worth aalwah last year, took cnlv
was imported in sailing boiia than appva.’S iu the Rs. 15,855 worth this year.
retarns of import. Tixiile fairies.—Cotton goods—Mas Vat rmni-
Fish.—The fish icdnstric-t of Maskat are gradually fact ire. This once valuable trade has suffored tho
declining year by year. Tho expert Ln 1909-1'j very serious loss of 3s. 1,32,730. Zanzibar which
amount-d to Rs. 7G.02C, iu i210-11 it was generally took tie largest share took V what
Ra. 46/120 and iu the present year it has fnr.her gone she took last year. The trade with Arab c.aat
down to Rs. 13,750 or has suffered a loss c: as wdl jas with India has also su£:rcd severely.
Rs. 32 370 over Us: year’s figures. Th? trade 1= Persia has taken her usual quota. The reason why
carried on partly with Colombo direct nni partly Zanzibar has taken so little is because she gets her i
with India. It is said that there is -rcarcity t: sup: If03 from the United Kingdom, probably of
exportable fish due tv poor catches of nib in the better quality and at cheaper prices, Maekat trade
vteini*y of blaskat. must therefore decline gradually.
Fruit.—Dale expert, Maskat’s chief standby, Sailing vessels.—Figures cf Bailing craft nppsar i
was badly hit this year. The total export of we: for ;h3 first time.
and dry dates amounted to Rs. 1*3,15,130 ns again-: Openings for trodV-—Th=ro are no openings for
Rb. 19,76,115 of the last year. The less eullerei new -.rade and ths remarks in tks last year’s
amounts to over 3; lakhs of rupees. America cs report hold good.
usual itandB first and has taken Rs. 75, C'I'5 worth Edits of tronsperi.—The rates of transport
more wet dates than she did last year. India, the depend upon the distance the goods are to be taken
Bc-cond great buyer, took last yc-ar Rs. 14,94,449 and the difficulty of the journey. Transport along
worth of wet and dry dates, but this year she took the ccaisc by native craft ia comparatively cheap, but i
only^ Rs. 10,53,835 or Rs. 4,40,614 loss than the transport in tbo interior, being on pack animals,
previous year. The date crop suffered from various is very expensive.
pesta, rats, wasps aad locusts. Prices in Bombay
fell and did not tempt exporters, and the it-vcks of Freights and shipping.—The return attached to
dry and wet dates of 1910 was not yet exhausted this report has been compiled from the register of
and lying unsold in Matrah and tho villages. sbip3 kept by this Consulate. Only such British
Limes, dry.—This shows an increase of 33. 7,G6* sailing vessels as dope sited their articles or regiitar
over la=t yoar’s figures. Persia has taken the most arc shown therein. Possibly there may Lave been a
where they are used in carries in place of tamarind. few more vessels who called here fer water, e<!e.,
and did not doposit thsir articles. Figures for the
Pomegranates—have impiovod slightly and show sailing vessels of otler nationalities are not available
a fair increase of Ra 32,550 over last year's returns. sb the Cosioms authorities do not record such infor­
The monopoly of this srnoll but valuable trade was mation. A comparison is possible only for steam
formerly held by a Khoja, a British Indian subject. ships. The present return shows a fckght decrease
It baa now passod into tho hands of Hindus who of 7 sceamera in comparison with last year’s figures.
bought largely in the hop© of making large profits 255 vessels for the year representing a registered
195 f. D.
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