Coll 28/61 ‘Persia. Trade Reports. Bundar Abbas & Lingah, 1925/6–’ [43r] (85/245)
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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Report on the Trade and Commerce of the District of Bandar
Abbas tor the Persian official year 1 307 (March 21st, 1928
to March 20th, 1929).
1. TRADE.
General Conditions.
(a) Trade on the whole continued to be dull
throughout the year with some slight improvement
during the cold weather after the return of the
principal merchants from their summer migration
to the neighbouring Ginau Hills and other places in
the interior.
There was a dislocation of trade for three months
(from August to October) owing to the sanitary
restrictions imposed on vessels arriving from the
ports of Bombay and Karachi which for some un
known reason were declared to have been infected
with cholera.
The total volume of trade of the district which
for Customs purposes comprises Jask, Charbar, Tiab
(port of Minab) and Kishim Island aggregated Krans
50,254,079 against Krans 64,748,174 for the preced
ing year.
Import .—The imports amounted to Kran a
31,159,708 being less by Krans 11,318,312 than
those for 1506. Out of the above total, merchandise
valued at Krans 28,730,364 was introduced through
the port of Bandar Abbas.
Sugar.
The sugar trade that had suffered in recent years
by the imposition of the monopoly and compounded
road taxes, received a competitive stimulus by the
appearance for the first time of Russian sugar in the
market. The import of this commodity showed an
increased value of Krans 305,524 which is equivalent
to about 10 per cent over the preceding year’s figures.
Piece-goods.
It was remarked in the report for the Persian
year 1306, that large stocks of piece-goods were
lying unsold in the markets of the interior. The
import during 1307 dropped by about 27 per cent,
chiefly affecting Manchester, owing to the introduc
tion of Russian piece-goods which immediately found
favour in the local markets.
Cotton Yalrn.
This dropped by 50 pej* centum, and was attri
butable chiefly to a ve#£ insignificant import from
Japan as compared with 1306.
The demand from the United Kingdom was smaller
also.
Kerosine Oil.
During the year under review, the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company Limited imported from their works at
Abadan 271,032 gallons in cases and tins of 8 and 4
gallons respectively and sold locally or despatched
to interior for sale 243,964 gallons. At the end of
the year 83,492 gallons remained in stock.
The “ Tiger ” Brand of the Standard Oil Company
of New York made no progress in the market.
Only 9,904 gallons of oil were sold from old stocks.
Petrol.
The British Petroleum Company’s products are
most favoured in the district. 85,532 gallons of
this quality were introduced by the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company Limited and 55,752 gallons were sold
locally or forwarded to Kerman and Yezd during
the year.
In addition, 9,700 gallons of Blended Aviation
Spirit and Benzol were shipped to this port by the
same Company of which 4,952 gallons were issued
for the consumption of aircraft that called here to
re-fuel.
Export.—The. export trade suffered owing to the
devastation of crops by the invasion of locusts, the
incidence of poor rainfall in the interior, and poli
tical trouble. However, the figures registered at
this port, viz., Krans 19,094,371 showed an increase
of Krans 2,000,000 over the preceding year’s total.
This is attributable in the main to the diversion
of the route by which carpets had previously been
despatched from the Kerman district to the United
States of America, the United Kingdom and India,
and to the dislocation caused by the Military opera
tions that were undertaken against Dost Mahomed
of Baluchistan.
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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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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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