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Coll 28/41 ‘Persia. Trade Reports. Kerman 1924–’ [‎155r] (309/313)

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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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TABLE IV.
Name of Country.
1923.
1924.
Value of exports
from Kerman.
Value of exports
from Kerman.
Krans.
Krans.
New York .............
4,993,927
8,207,025
London .............
531,699
2,100,224
Constantinople ...........
331,996
1,286,005
India .............
790,666
Canada .............
218,715
469,773
Paris .............
264,7811
306,821
Toronto .............
34,797
84,440
53,500
71,000
Egypt
....
11,500
Sydney
8,799
9,080
Total Krans
6,438,222
13,336,534
New York heads the list in 1924-25 as in 1923-24 ;
but London is a very much better second than last
year, the value of the carpets exported to London
being 4 times as great as last year. Constantinople
again tomes third, but Canada is ousted from the
fourth place by India, a new market and a very
profitable one from which much may be hoped
especially if the demand from America^ flags.
(d) Cotton.
Last year it is estimated that 300,000 man were
exported at an average price of Krans 8-50 per
mam This year 1924-25, 350,000 man were ex
ported but the price was only Krans 8. It seems
that the cultivation of cotton is being extended ;
but it is doubtful how far extension will prove
profitable or meet with encouragement Ijgm Bombay.
A recent report of the Cotton Expert with the
Government of India on Kerman cotton states
that “ Persian cotton is not sought after in Bombay;
neither the staple nor the grade being satisfactory ;
which is exactly the opinion of the Commercial
Mission which visited South-East Persia on behalf
of the Government of India in 1904-05, 20 years
a cr 0 . It seems worth while finding out by practical
experiment whether Kerman cotton (produced for
the most part in Rafsinjan) can be improved up
to the standard required by Bombay, before
encouraging schemes for extending cultivation.
4. Russian Trade Activities.
The Soviet Consulate showed considerable acti
vity in regard to trade in the past year in three
directions :—
(o) Cotton Cultivation .—In July the Soviet
Cotton Expert from Tehran, Mr. Grego
rian visited Rafsinjan and Kerman.
Several meetings were held in both places
at which there was much talk about the
Russian stocks of seed in Tehran and the
advances both in money ar.d seed which
the Russians were prepared to make to
enable cotton cultivation to be ex
tended. The whole thing apparently
ended in talk and nothing more has
been heard about advances of seed or
money.
(6) Oil .—More practical has been the attempt
to establish Russian oil in Kerman. In
December 1924 the Soviet Consul im
ported 50,000 Kerman man (value over
Krans 250,000) of Kerosine oil as well as
considerable amount of Russian petrol
from Baku. The arrangements for
marketing A. P. O. C. oil being extreme
ly unsatisfactory (supplies from Bander
Abbas being uncertain, the prices being
^extravagantly high and there being no

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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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