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'File 27/1 Koweit Trade Reports' [‎161r] (326/522)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (257 folios). It was created in 3 Aug 1912-27 Dec 1918. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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built during t ie year and a number of "Dallame" and
for export to Basrah. The value od the e, whijh is esuimated
to be abouu £6,600/- , ha. not bean inoluaoa in tne trade return
Tile publio health of the ^ort has been very gooa throughout
tne year and no dir ease ooourred in epidenio form during the yea:
TI^USPOIS? . The tmttxxzst$ rates of transport in 1915-16 were as
follows
For ^ulfi, Boreiuah, and Anitah #11 - 13s 6d
* Shagra, Majiaa*a & liadh Q7i - 9s lOd.
per mauna of <37 Voghias - 131f Iol .
No oaravanr left for Hail during the year under report.
F;rhGH?3 . Owing to the shortage of tonnage, freights varied a
good deal during the year. In the early part of the year they
wore about £1.4.0 per ton to K^raohi and Bombay by the British
India r ‘team Navigation Company but they steadily rose to £3.4.0
per ton before the olo e of the year. Tne rates obtainable by
the Arab Steamers Limited anu the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Steam Navigation
joupany were slightly lower taan those by tae Briti h India. None
of these lines boonod any oargo from Kuwait direst to any nuro-
■Jpean port in Uld-16.
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year :-
The rates of exohange were an rollowe during the
Maria Theresa
dollars April, May & June
£7.16.0
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, April Nay, June Sc July..
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Tiie rate of sovereigns rose as high a..
dl EhiXlings and
2d.
Kuwait,
The 17th July 1916.
Major,
i^olitioal Agent, Kuwait.

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Content

This volume primarily concerns the preparation and submission of annual trade reports. Most of the volume consists of copies of trade reports for Kuwait (for each financial year from 1912-1913 up to and including 1916-1917), which are submitted by the 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. , Kuwait (Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear; Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey; Major Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton). Imports include arms and ammunition, rice, specie [coins], and sugar; exports include pearls, specie and tea. Each report records the total value (initially in rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. but later in sterling) of the trade for the year and discusses in detail the increase and decrease in trade of specific goods. Further items of discussion in later reports include public health, shipping and navigation, and transport.

Each report also includes in its tables of statistics the corresponding data (i.e. quantities and values of goods) for the two preceding financial years, as well as the countries from/to which the principal articles were imported/exported. The rear of the volume contains some trade statistics for the financial year of 1917-1918.

In addition to trade reports, the volume includes correspondence between the 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. and the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire regarding occurrences of 'double entry' in the shipping returns of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports. The 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. is instructed to include in his returns only those vessels that either bring cargo to Kuwait from outside the Gulf or depart with cargo taken from Kuwait which is destined for somewhere outside the Gulf.

Also included are the following:

The Arabic material in this volume consists of three items of correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (257 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 259; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-258; these numbers are also written in pencil, are sometimes crossed out, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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