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Coll 28/41 ‘Persia. Trade Reports. Kerman 1924–’ [128r] (255/313)
The record is made up of 1 file (154 folios). It was created in 14 Dec 1925-20 Apr 1943. 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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TRADE REPORT OF KERMAN CONSULATE
DISTRICT FCR THE YEAR MARCH 1926 TO
MARCH 1927.
Transport.
(a) Roads .—For travellers and for the Post, the
Duzdap route is still the only satisfactory route for
e^^jpunication with India. It can however scarcely
bt Jlled a road. A small sum subscribed by private
individuals has been spent on one or two of the worst
portions and cars can get through without insuper
able difficulty but each journey takes a good deal
' of the life of a car and motor transport for commercial
traffic is still out of the question. Some progress
has been made with the Yezd-Kerman road and the
American Provincial Director of Finance informs me
that when this road has been completed, in about
4 months’ time, the Kerman-Bandar Abbas road
will be taken in hand. There has also been some
talk of constructing the Kerman-Duzdap road but
I do not think there is much likelihood of any work
being done on that road in the near future.
For trade the Duzdap route appears to be becoming
progressively more unpopular each year as compared
with the Bandar Abbas route which now absorbs
practically the entire imports trade and about
66 per cent, of the export trade (i.e., about -fths of
the total trade). Indeed were it not for the fact
that the Duzdap route is very largely used by the
Oriental Carpet Manufacturers which enjoys nearly
half of the total carpet trade in Kerman, the Duzdap
route would be dead. The main reasons why the
Bandar Abbas route is preferred are, as regards trade
with India, that it costs less to transport goods
between Karachi and Bandar Abbas by sea than
between Karachi and Duzdap by rail ; and secondly
as regards trade with Europe and United States of
America that steamers ply direct between Bandar
Abbas and European ports and consequently a sum
almost equal to the whole cost of railing from
Duzdap to Karachi can be saved if shipment is made
direct to and from Bandar Abbas. The existence
of various minor trade centres along the Bandar
Abbas road, provides a further stimulus to the use
of this route. The cost of transport on the Bandar
Abbas route also is slightly less than that of the
Duzdap route as the latter is n^hdily desert whilst
the grazing on the Bandar Abbas road is fair and
the stages are short and convenient.
(b) Security .—During the last month of the year
there were disturbances on both the Duzdap road
and the Bandar Abbas road.' In the latter case a
large quantity of imports for Kerman was held up
for some time en route. The disturbances on the
Duzdap road have not so far led to a suspension of
traffic as was the case last year.
The number of Amnieh guards which is the same
as last year, is obviously insufficient to cope satis
factorily. even with the petty raids that usually
occur in the spring, especially in a bad season. The
road guards are now receiving their pay with reason
able regularity.
(c) Transport rates .—The following table shews the
rates in Krans per Kermani Kharwar (687 lbs.)
which prevailed during the year at the different
seasons by the caravan routes shewn :—
TABLE t
Table of distances and transport rates between Kerman and other Trade Centres.
Route.
Approximate
distance.
Miles.
Usual
Number of
Caravan
stages.
Normal time
employed
in transport.
(days).
Method of
• transport.
Average hire in year 1926-27 ,
per Kerman Kharwar of lbs.
687.
From
To
From
Max.
Krs.
Min.
Krs.
Kerman
Bam .
125*
7
8 to 10
Donkeys and
Kerman side
50
40
camels.
Bam side
70
60
Do.
Duzdap
313 J
15
25 to 30
Camels
Kerman side
180
160
Duzdap side
200
120
Do.
* Bandar Abbas
339
21
25 to 30
Camels and
(via Jiruft).
donkeys.
Kerman side
180
120
Do.
f Bandar Abbas
270
18
20 to 26
Do.
(rid Baft).
Bandar Abbas
200
160
Do.
J Bandar Abbas
324
17
20 to 26
Do. J
side.
Do.
(via Sirjan).
Yezd .
218
12
14 to 16
Do.
Kerman side
130
90
Yez4 side
75
50
Do.
Meshed
502J
29
30
Do.
Kerman side
450
350
Meshed side
200
160
Do.
Sirjan (Saida-
1131
6
6 to 7
Do.
Kerman side
50
50 .
bad).
Sirjan side. .
40
40
Do. .
Rafsinjan
72
4
4 to 5.
Do.
Kerman side
35
25
(Bahramabad)
Rafsinjan side.
35
25
* In winter.
■j- In summer.
J Throughout the year.
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Printed trade reports for the Kerman Consular District in Persia [Iran], submitted by a succession of British Consuls for Kerman (Henry Duncan Graves Law; John Hunter Davies; Edward William Charles Noel; Cecil Henning Lincoln; George Arthur Falconer).
The contents of the reports vary from one year to another, but usually feature summaries of: the district’s financial situation; foreign trade; taxation; military affairs (commandeering of equipment, conscription); agriculture; industry (including textiles and carpet manufacture); communications and transport; state undertakings and control of trade; public utilities; social conditions (standard of living, unemployment, public health); information for travellers. Most reports include appendices with statistical data on trade, including: imports and exports at the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; imports and exports of key commodities into and out of Kerman; prices of foodstuffs; imports of Russian and Japanese goods.
Each report is preceded 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. minute papers containing handwritten comments on the enclosed report. Many of the reports have pencil annotations.
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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- 1 file (154 folios)
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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 156; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-156; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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