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48 ADMlNlSTBATluK REPORT OP THE PEF8IAN GULP POLITICAL

TABLE No. 9.

Statement showing the former and the present rates of Customs duty
levied in Bushire on British manufactures and produce imported 6j
Persian subjects.

Former rates Present rates
which were In which h»re
been intro­
oree from duced sine*.
Dxscxrpnov. Per IcoOio 1879-80. 1630-8 L.

Era. Cents. Era. Cents.

Apparel, including Haberdashery, 60
Millinery, &c. • per cnse 1 60 1
Arms and Ammunition— 60
Caps, Percussion do. 1 60 1 60
Cartridge* do. 1 60 1 80
80
Flints • • do. 80 80
Flint-locks . do. 60
Guns and Rifles per case containing 1 60 1
10 to 24
Do. do. • per case 24 and 2 40 2 40
upwards CO
Gunpowder . • • • per case 1 60 1 1 60
60
1
Shot . • » • • per Leg 60 1 GO
Books and Printed Matter • per case 1
Building Materials— Free
Cements « • • per cask Free
Cabinet-ware and Furniture . • •• Free 80 Free, 80
Candles of all sorts . • • per box containing
from 20 to 30 lbs.
Free Free
Carriages, Carts, &&.•••
Chemical Product* and Prepara­
tions— 80 80
Alum • • . • per cask 1 60 1 GO
Arsenic . . • per bag 60 1 60
Salammoniac • • per cask 1 1 60
Sulphuric Acid . • per case 1 60
per case containing a 1 60 X 60
Clocks and Watches •
dozen.
Free Free
Coals • • • *
Cotton, Manufactures of—
per bale of 300 lbs, 12 ill 12 III
Twist of all numbers • 6
Thread, Sewing per large case 6 4 • ••
Do., do, • • per medium case 4 • at 2 • ••
Do., do, « • per small case 2 60 1 60
Hosiery • per case 1