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Hanking. Exports.
TL-?re arc no bank* in Mownt. The syst*-m amon.g The tout exports for the vear amounted to
the Merchants of issuing Huirii* (drafts) is in practice- ro.lO.r, 19 as against £1,09,395 of the previo s year
and as trade methods are primitive there are not showing an increase of £50,111 or about 29 per cent
sulfiricnt indm-cnit-nls for a bank to be established. 'flic share of the sailing craft in the year’s exports
amounted to £39,831 as against £17,001 of the pre­
Trade. vious year. The increase in exports shown above
He total volume ol trade for llw year IM4-1925 arc c'.t-ircU- due to increased export* carried by the
amounted to £.1,12,(183 as against £5.50,«3 of the s,oam ■'I"rIc.t!.lan1 ''alt of ,h,° fbov5 ,mr"5C
previous year .bowing a very modest increase of Carr"‘l lo ,,bc U'Uj ?,a,cs °' •1'"'crir;\ ?hc
£33,028 over the previous vear or about 0 per cent. <Iat,c cr0P '-etter than for several years before
The .hove increase is cntii'clv due to the in, teased ?,,d n,or' Ka.rJ ,dal0.H "vrc caported to In,ted
trade with India and United States of America as *tat« oI Amcr.ca than in several years previously,
shown below:—
Legislation.
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I ad 14 • . . . 27.000 The Government is of the oriental type tempered
United State* of America . 29.000 by treaty for the benefit of British subjects over
whom the local authorities have no jurisdiction.
Of the total trade for the year under report The Government is carried on by a Council of 4
£1,<.15,807 represents the share of sailing craft. Ministers (President, Minister of Justice, Minister
of Finance and Minister of Religious affairs). Cases
Share of Trade. against British subjects arc tried by the Political
Agent and His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Muscat,
on principle.- of law adopted from British India.
jutrica. Iiup/n. j nx;»-rt. T»Tti_ |vr i nt. Oases again-* ♦ Muscat subjects are decided by the
a;o.
Council of Minister hit the right of Consular repre­
sentation e.\t -ts anti ij- exercised.
£ C £
A!:in *..C27 a.'.T'i: 4.a*. 7 Ml Customs.
«<*»* f.i2.572 1.S1.-57 ' 41* IS Reciprocal C'jmnr.i-Tcial treaties have been exer­
PrflU 17/.S7 1V.9S0 2 ■'.•>'.7 ICS cis'd bv ih«r Kul**rs of Oman with Great Britain
UtUtvJ JTra-'l'ua II.US l.WI ‘ M.I7C j 2-52 and France. In accordant'*.* v.iih the terms of those
I'a'.t- -1 .Xm-xi A 5%7IS • C-I2 ail goods in.po ted into Om n are subject to an
Ctyl.. a 4..C. 1,7-52; 0-7 J import duty of 5 per rent, ad ni!v/em determined
China l.KX I 1,112 . fl IS bv the price current in the local market. No export
duty is b-vietl but a charge of 5 per cent, is imposed
Other Cvj&trii-a . 4.J74 1.M •»S2 in Muscat a-vl at the Cjast ports on all dates and
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other fruits from the interior.
T ITAL 2,0:,a74 : 2,li,^.9 C12.-i.SJ J 1UUO-J The Customs revenue is the main source of the
;
Government’s income.
A glance to the above figures will show that as
usual India ha* taken the largest share in the year’s Transport.
trails and United States of America comes next in
order. Transport -long the Coast is by sailing vessel and
is cheap. Transport inland is carried out by pack
Imports- animals and is difficult, dangerous and expensive.
The rates depend upon the distance the goods have
The imports for the year under review amounted to he convtys-d and tLc dilficulty of the j uraoy.
to £A.'J3,374 as against £3,00,400 of the previous No nieail- of development of transport and com­
year showing an improvement of £2,914 over pre­ munication exist, at present owing to the exceedingly !
vious v.'ur’s imports or about -74 per cent. .Sailing primitive methods oi the people of the country.
era!: rried imports to the extent of £59,033 Mhowing
the d- *'*i» i:i»*rea.>e of £13,210 or about 20 per cent,
iiior*' than tin* previous year. The import* of rice Agriculture.
bv »»7*-a:i»-r have r.*d to the extent of £51,788
ninl r:..- rcisou gi o*ii f*ir this falling of! Ls that the Date growing is the only real industry of the
fin* t.—rket in Iu«ii.t rs l«'d high ant! Mu.oat demands country. Lime* and Mangoes are also successfully
were few. grown while pomegranates arc the product of tli«