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Coll 28/41 ‘Persia. Trade Reports. Kerman 1924–’ [‎154r] (307/313)

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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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Tbc above figures bring out two facts of i m -
g^rtance ; The first is the preponderating part
tr^dp 1 f Tf HmdU c A ommunlt y P la 7 in the import
trade of Kerman. As a matter of fact till two or
three years ago Kerman depended almost exclusively
on he Hindus for their principal imports. In the
last year or two some Yezdi merchants have opened
up business in Kerman (as well as in Bander Abbas
Karachi and Bombay) and are doing well. The
Hindus, rooted in their ancient methods, serve
Kerman extremely badly. The trade is really in
the hands of their community in Bander Abbas
who send to Kerman for the most part the stuff
they cannot sell in Bander Abbas. This gives
Indian and Manchester piece goods, in particular,
a bad name. The Hindus are lacking in enter
prise , make no attempt to open up new markets
or introduce new goods, and do not ically consult
the wishes of the consumers. If the Hindus find
themselves gradually ousted from their position
they will have only themselves to thank. Their
fate would not be worth a tear. But the trouble
is that their failure would in existing circumstances
adversely affect British and Indian trade which is
almost entirely m their hands at present and give
an opportunity to other countries to establish
sugar COmrnodltles ’ Ru ssian prints, Russian
The second is that with the exception of Man
chester piece-goods, and a little woollen yarn, the
United Kingdom exports practically nothing to
Kerman. A few boots and shoes; some China-
ware ; a few odds and ends such as drugs, biscuits
these about complete the list; but do not anything
like represent the possibilities. The question is
discussed more fully in the last section of this report.
(b) Exports.
The following table gives the approximate value
ot the exports from Kerman in 1924-25 ; and in the
case of carpets and rugs, and cotton (the principal -
exports) the value in 1928-24 for purposes of com
parison.
TABLE II.
Exports from Kerman in 1923-24 and 1924-25.
Articles.
Value in
Krans 1,000
1923-24.
Value in
Krans 1,000
1924-25.
Destination.
Remarks.
Carpets and tribal rugs
6,438
13,336
(See Table III).
Almonds « . . . .
..
240
Pistachios t ,
. .
1,200
Raw skins • . . . .
30
Cotton
2,600
2,800
Karachi and Bombay.
Total Krans 17,606,000.
(c) The Carpet Industry.
The extraordinary increase in the carpet business—
the figures are more than double last year’s-is ex
plained by the recent brisk djj ggftn d from America^
and the high prices which have^onered. Advantage
has been taken of these conditions to expand the
industry to the utmost possible extent. Of 17
firms engaged in the business in 1924-25 as many as
9 are new ones where turn-over amounted to over
Krans 5,000,000 in the year—nearly 40 per cent of
the total. Looms have sprung up in the town like
mushrooms. But there is grave danger that this
boom in the business will cause its own ruin. Firms
are in such a hurry to carry out orders, and master-
weavers to carry out profitable contracts on behalf
of the firms, that quality is being sacrificed to
quantity. As quality deteriorates f if for no other
reason the demand is almost certain to drop, and
many cbatious men in the trade predict a slump in
the near future—with all its distressing consequences.
Meanwhile the industry certainly flourishes and
provides the chief means of Kerman’s paying for
its imports. It consumes far more than all the
available wool grown in the province; and provides
occupation for large number of men, women and
children not only in Kerman itself but in outlying
villages like Jupar and Mahan.
Table III gives a list of the firms engaged in the
manufacture and export of carpets and rugs with
their trade for 1923 and 1924,

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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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