'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [‎14r] (32/390)

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The year under review has unfortunately not
Justified the slight indications of optimism prevalent at
its outset* imports nave shown a decline of rts*4*6d t 396
in value, a decrease attributable, as last year, more to
Uie cheap quality of the ^oods imported than to uie
quantity* dapanese goods, which head the list, have been
largely responsible for this falling off and are
increasingly conspicuous in the dry and piece-goods
markets*
The following figures, supplied by the -ustoms
of exports and imports for cue year luu^-dd and 19dd-d4*
Imports* -xports*
34,71,618 kiO,27,304
30,08,222 18,81,310
¥eur.
1933—34
The principal articles of export continue to
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be (u) dry and wet dates and (b) dried fish, whilst import;!
have been composed of chitsi'iy flour, mcs, sugar, coffee,
piece-goods, wines and liquort, ceiicnt and dx‘y gooub in
general*
The prohibition of import-cion into deruu^ny
other than on the principle of barter, has caused u
l^ge falxjing off in the export of "Sasha* (fish manure)*
A® uiis i‘o:ons one of the principal exports Ix*oift whe
xultanate, such anxiety is felt by the exi>ortc.i't
concerned, who have hiCherbeen unable to develop
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