File 1247/1912 Pt 1 'Turkey:- Communication to Turkish Govt of agreement between Gt. Britain and Koweit, Bahrein & Trucial Chiefs. Decorations for Sheiks of Koweit, Mohammerah & Bahrein in connection with Anglo-Turkish Convention.' [‎191r] (301/336)

Rs.
(a) Value of money-orders despatched from Koweit, via the
Bushire Post office
4>35o per annum.
(5) Value of money-orders received for delivery and pa
ment in Koweit ...
150 per annum.
13 *
(r) Value of stamps sold in 1909 ...
Value of stamps sold in 5 months of 1910 ...
101
(d) Number of parcels received for delivery ...
(e) Number of registered articles received for delivery
(f) Number of letters despatched from Koweit
7,310 per annum.
470 per annum.
740 per annum.
To explain these figures further it may be added that the value of ( 0 )
money-orders despatched represents only the value of value-payable articles
recovered and such money-orders as members of the establishment wish to send.
Money-orders from the public are not accepted. The same remark applies to (b)
for Koweit not having been notified as a Post office money-orders are not accep
ted in India or elsewhere for the port.
(^) The value of stamps sold is considerably below the actual number of
stamps used on correspondence despatched from Koweit as numbers of the people
at present obtain their supply of postage labels from friends in Bushire or India
and the figures given represent little more than the consumption of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Establishment.
No parcels for despatch nor articles for registration are accepted and con
sequently nothing can appear under these heads though from the figures for
receipts of these two items for delivery an idea can be formed that there would be
a considerable amount of such postal business.
The number of letters despatched (/) does not nearly represent the total
correspondence leaving Koweit for a considerable number of letters are carried
personally by passengers for posting on board or elsewhere to obtain the benefit
of a lower rate and also frequently for want of stamps. The number of letters
received I have not been able to have counted, but it is certainly not far short of
double the outgoing number.
Requests are constantly being made for the registration of letters, parcels,
booking of money-orders, etc., by the general public but have to be refused, and
the want of these postal facilities is severely felt. The sale of stamps also is
another item which would yield a considerable sum if a Post office existed.
The above details are given in order that an approximate estimate of revenue
may be possible.
K OWE IT ;
30 tk May 1910 .
W. H. I. SHAKESPEAR, Captain,
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kowe it.