'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [‎50r] (104/390)

cut oil. The Official- a Menter oi* the BuLing F&ni y
ap, oitited by tne buituii to act aa Uii re ^rB ^entauive in
Muscat had been invested with restricted powers and the
consequence oi thooe conditions was to 2 &ftke tne conduct
of official business e ceedir^ljr dim cult and at tii&ea
iaposslfcle* During the year 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. had to
proceed three times by air and once by sea to fhofar to
see the Sultan concerning important matters.
Matters of leader import nee afiecting the
interests of His Majesty's Government and the Sultanate
have been dealt with under appropriate headings in Part IX
of the Beport.
The Comssercial Treaty between Hi a Majesty's
Government and the 8u ! tan was renewed on lith February.
5 #
Judicial matters foriti the subject oi a
separate report.
6.
Imports and
exports during the
year 1935-.
showed .
an improvement as
will be seen from
tiiV fol owl;
figures
sup lied by the local Customs Pe :&rtraent«
1954-SSr
1935-36,
Increase.
Imports
S6,lt,716
03,37,835
k,E4,119
Exports
15,61,387
Oi,64,948
7,01,561
The imports
show an increase
of
which is due to increase in the imports of te tiles, wheat
flour, tea, spices, twist yarns and oils.
Exports show an increase of & 7 # 03,b6i,
but chia is due solely to the exports of Karla Theres/a
Dol ars to the value of h 7,S6,04i. and Specie and Silver
Iran a to the value of n 1,1a,400, Otherwise a decrease of
exports of the usual commodities is shown compared with
last year,
Thi- decrease in exports Is shown by the