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Coll 28/61 ‘Persia. Trade Reports. Bundar Abbas & Lingah, 1925/6–’ [8v] (16/245)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1928-26 May 1936. 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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10. SHIPPING AND FREIGHT.
(e) Effect of motors on animal transport, rates and
turnover. —The general depression in trade combined
with restrictions imposed by Government had a
great effect on both methods of transport. Little
animal transport has visited the place and the only
demand is for carrying loads to and from Lar and
such other places where the road is impassable for
motor transport, also to carry such goods to interior
that were not in immediate demand there. The
motor transport chiefly depended on consignments
of Petrol and Kerosine Oil destined for other centres
in the interior.
(/) Air Service. —Nil.
{g) Security. —The trade routes on the whole were
well maintained during the year, specially the Bandar
Abbas-Kerman route.
9. SOCIAL.
(a) Standard of living. —As mentioned in previous
years, the standard of living still continues to be
low and no steps have been taken towards amelio
ration. Appendix III shows the prices of food
stuffs prevailing during the year under report.
(b) Unemployment. —The existence of a Spinning
Mill, the constructional works carried out by Military
in building Barracks, and the Municipality in opening
avenues and making of roads combined with other
casual labour for handling import and export goods
cannot be said to have made unemployment un
common.
(c) Evidence of emigration. —Emigration to opposite
Arab coast is insignificant as unemployment com
bined with a higher cost of living on the opposite
coast renders it impossible.
Emigration to the interior, especially to Minab
and Shamilat for the date harvest is still popular.
(d) Public health and hygiene. —The Charitable
Dispensary remained closed throughout the year
for lack of funds and a medical officer.
The general health of the town is fair. Malaria
and diseases of the skin and eyes are most common.
Guinneaworm, which is due to drinking rain water
from reservoirs called “ Berqahs ” is also very
common during the summer.
(e) Municipal Service. —The Municipal Committee
consists of 6 representatives from the public with
the local Governor at its head as Rais-i-Baladieh
(President).
The work on the stream of fresh water brought
from Naibund, two miles from the town, is still in
progress, and it is still far from adequate for the
town supply.
The main road—the so called “ Avenue ”—is still
incomplete. Work is occasionally resumed on it
when funds are available.
(а) Shipping. —Seventy-seven steamers aggre
gating 201,241 tons entered the port during the year
with cargo. Sixty-five steamers aggregating 164,860
tons cleared the port with cargo. Of these that
entered the port, 63 vessels with a tonnage of 132,635
were under the British Flag. Seven vessels with a
tonnage of 28,542 were German, six vessels with a
tonnage of 34,164 were Japanese and one vessel
with a tonnage of 5,900 was Russian. Sixty-five
vessels which cleared the port consisted of fifty-
one vessels with a tonnage of 96,263 were under the
British Flag, seven vessels with a tonnage of 28,542
were German, six vessels with a tonnage of 34,164
were Japanese and one vessel with a tonnage of
5,900 was Russian.
The shipping of all nationalities is tabulated in
Appendix I.
(б) Freights. —The freight charges during the year
were as follows :—
(1) To London— «. d.
Carpets per ton of 40 c.ft. . . . 88 0
Almonds shelled per ton of 10 cwt. . . 55 0
Almonds shelled per ton of 40 c.ft. . . 57 6
Almonds unshelled per ton of 40 c.ft. . 57 6
Almonds unshelled per 8 cwt. . . . 52 6
Pistachio nuts per ton of 40 c.ft. . . 60 0
Gums per ton of 40 c.ft. . . . . 65 0
Gums per 17 cwt. . . . . . 62 6
Raisins per 10 cwt. . . . . 75 0
Raisins per 40 c.ft. . . . . 80 0
(2) To Bombay— Rs. a.
Carpets per ton of 40 c.ft. . . . 16 0
Almonds per bag (not exceeding 233 Lbs.). 2 2
Gums per bag (not exceeding 180 Lbs.) . 1 2
Pistachios per bag (not exceeding 233 Lbs.) 2 2
Raisins per bag (not exceeding 233 Lbs.) . 1 8
Cotton in Bales (not exceeding 168 Lbs.)
or 20 c.ft. . . . . . .30
Rice per bag ...... 1 4
C. H. LINCOLN, Major,
II. Bj M.’s Consul. Bandar Abbas.
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Printed copies of annual trade and commerce reports for the Persian port of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], compiled by HM’s Consul at Bunder Abbas (George Alexander Richardson, Cecil Henning Lincoln). The file includes reports for the years 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1930-32, 1932-33, 1934-35, and 1935-36.
The reports vary in extent from one year to the next, but broadly include sections on the following subjects: a general review of the year’s trade at Bunder Abbas; currency, weights and measures; trade at the Persian port of Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]; taxation; military operations and conscription; agriculture (including opium production); industry; roads; public health and hygiene; shipping and navigation; statistical tables of shipping activity, commodities, imports and exports.
The original copies of the reports were forwarded by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, with a request that printed copies be sent back to the Political 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. . Included amongst the reports are 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. Political Department minute papers and other notes, with comments written by 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. officials on the contents of the reports.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 122; 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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