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Comparison of Customs Classified Receipts.
Year 1365. Year 1366. Increase. Decrease.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
A : Steamers .. 13.77.868 20,89,659 7.**.79*
B : Native Craft 6,531^75 4,80,441 *.73.434
C: Passengers’ Baggage 61.994 52,600 9.394
D: Parcels 1.60,244 1.73.9*4 13.670
E: Export Duties 2,187 3.552 *.365
F : D. T. Cargoes 99.716 2.54.298 1.54.582
G : I. Y. Collections 3.23.250 3.49.625 26,375
H : Miscellaneous 45.626 56.762 11.136
I : Rents 10,423 56.966 46.543
Total Rs. 27.35.183 35.i7.8i7 9.65.462 1,82,828
Net increase Rs. 7,82,634.
The decrease in revenue from Native Craft may be attributed to a large reduction in the import
of coffee from Aden and Africa, and less imports from Persia of wheat and rice, and ghee from Arabia.

Comparison of Principal Commodities.
Commodity. Quantity Value Quantity Value
Year 1365. Year 1365. Year 1366. Year 1366.
Rs. Rs.
Rice cwts. 67,142 30,67,350 54.439 27.20,560
Wheat cwts. 2,20,559 42,19,270 2.05,649 42,04,520
Flour .. cwts. 100 2,040 3.77* 81,940
Tea cases 7.003 9,26,040 14.536 25.29.870
pkgs. 364 37.*50
Coffee .. bags 12.528 17,22,200 5.032 7.31.500
cases 25 1,140 552 42.150 :
pkgs. 10 270
Sugar Soft cwts. 61,471 19.10,830 38,557 20,10,900
Piece-goods:
Cottons.. values 31,41,380 60,57.590
Woollens values 5.27.630 6,72.420
Silks .. values 2,48,6x0 13.13.360
The increase in the import of tea is due to this commodity being now de-controUed in India
and elsewhere and available in the open market.
The large increase in value of imports of Cotton piecegoods is due to the increasing availability
of these goods in the U.K., and U.S.A., similarly silk piecegoods are once again available from China
and are being imported regularly, hence the increased value from this source.

Comparison of Average Unit Values (foodstuffs).
Commodity. Unit. Year 1365. Year 1366.
Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.
RICE : Persian .. •. .bag of 160 lbs. . 70 o o 77 o 0
COFFEE : Yameny .. . .per maund of 56 lbs. • 55 o o 52 0 o
Native .. .. per maund of 56 lbs. . 76 0 0 60 0 o
Plantation . .per maund of 56 lbs. . 85 0 0 72 0 o
SUGAR: Soft ..bag of 224 lbs. . 70 0 o 87 o o
Milled Wheat ..bag of 160 lbs. . 3* O 0 32 0 o
TEA: Indian Black ..chest of 112 lbs. . 175 0 0 175 0 0
Except in the case of coffee and tea. there was a slight rise in price of wheat, rice and sugar,
which was due to rising costs in the exporting countries.
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