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'File 27/4 Miscellaneous Trade Reports' [84r] (172/702)
The record is made up of 1 volume (347 folios). It was created in 12 Apr 1904-11 Jan 1933. It was written in English. 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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3
Exports.
Tear.
Specie.
Pearls.
Total of
Specie
and
pearls.
General
merchan
dise.
Total
export.
£
£
£
£
£
1918-19
3,004
701,333
704,937
612.874
1,317,811
1919-20
22,000
293,000
315,900
630,444
946,344
Percentage of
increaje or t
decrease on f
previous year. Jj
+ 6H)!
- 58U0
-6519
+ 2'86
-28-19
Imports.
(£) The total value of imports into Bahrain
amounted to £1,414,423 during the year I9l9-2t>.
This compares favourably with £1,350,060 of
1913-19 and shows an increase of £64,363 which
is satisfactory considering the poor state of
shipping.
Exports.
(c) The total value of exports for the year
under report amounted to £946,344 as against
£1,317,811 in 1918-19 and £817,243 for the year
lt>17-18. In other words exports have dropped
£371,467 since last year. The fall is due to the
fact that a large quantity of pearls is believed to
have been carried by passengers, with themselves
without being declared at the Customs.
Origin of Imports.
Country.
1
1918-19
1919-20
Increase
or
decrease.
India. ....
80-70
75-40
-5-30
Neighbouring countries
19-24
23-75
+ 4-51
bordering on the Persian
Gulf.
All other foreign countries.
•05
•85
+ •80
The fall in the percentage of imports from
India is chiefly due to the prohibition on export
of certain kinds of gocds. Naturally therefore
supplies came from other countries. The percen
tage of 75-40 in the case of India does not
necessarily mean that the articles imported are of
British make as various kinds of articles manu
factured by America, Japan and China are in the
first instance imported into India from where they
are brought here.
Destination of exports.
Country.
1918-19
1919-20
Increase
or
decrease.
India
53-80
33-01
-2079
Neighbouring
countries bordering on the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
46-20
66-99 |
+ 20*79
The decrease in the ratio of exports to India is
due mainly to lesser exports of manifested pearls
Proportion of British and Indian trade.
Excluding specie and pearls, the principal
articles of import into Bahrain (other than
fuel, cattle and other live-stock, which are onlv of
interest to merchants on the mainland of Arabia
and Persia) are as follows :—
Articles.
Imported in
1919-20.
Percentage Imported
from.
India.
’ Other
countries.
£
Rice . . ».
405,989
91-18
8-82
Piece goods
337,039
9851
1-49
Ghee (Clarified butter)
67,007
410
9590
Coffee
92,842
67*47
32-53
Tea
29,332
99-06
■94
Sugar
72 P 2
86-11
13-89
Imports from India in each case have fallen
presumably because of the high prices prevailing
in India.
H. R. P. Dickson,
Major, C.I.E.,
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.
, Bahrain.
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- Content
This volume relates to the trade reports of various British agencies and consulates in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The first folio of the volume contains a list of contents that is not entirely accurate. The volume does begin with a report entitled 'Report on the Trade of Oman, Bahrein [ sic ], and Arab Ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', which is dated 12 April 1904; however, the remainder of the volume contains only the following trade reports:
- trade reports for Bahrain for the financial years of 1904-1905, 1913-1914, 1916-1917, 1917-1918 and 1919-1920;
- trade reports for Muscat for 1913-1914, 1918-1919, 1919-1920, 1921-1922 and up to and including 1931-1932.
Aside from these reports the volume consists of brief letters and memoranda 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. , Kuwait, and his corresponding officers in the Gulf, which serve as evidence that the trade reports for the places listed in the contents were received 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. , even though only the Bahrain and Muscat reports mentioned above are present.
Each report relating to Bahrain and Muscat provides a summary of the year's trade. Appended to each report are tables of statistics that contain details of imports and exports (i.e. quantities and values of goods) and shipping returns, not only for the year in question but also for the two preceding financial years.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (347 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 349; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 27/4 Miscellaneous Trade Reports'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:348v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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