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Coll 30/29 'Persian Gulf, Kuwait: Trade Reports 1930/31 to 19..' [‎29r] (57/408)

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The record is made up of 1 file (202 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1932-1 Jan 1948. 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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Report on the Trade of Kuwait for the year 1939-40.
(1 st April 1939 to 31st March 1940.)
BY
Major A. C. Galloway, O.B.E.,
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. , Kuwait.
PART I.
1. General. —See Trade Report for 1938-39.
2. Currency. —The price of the sovereign fluc
tuated between Rs. 26 and Rs. 58 during the year.
At the close it stood at Rs. 35.'
3. Weights and Measures. —No change.
4. Pearl Fishing. —Value of the catch was
approximately Rs. 1,80.000.
5. Cutoms Administration ''j
and Lighterage. |
6. Sea Fisheries. ^See last report.
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7. Freights Shipping and |
Navigation. J
8. Communications. —Negotiations were con
cluded for the taking over by Messrs. Cable and
Wireless Ltd. of the Postal and Telegraphic
services in Kuwait. They are at present run
by the Iraqi Government.
9. Boat Building. —Nineteen large boats
valued at between ten and thirty thousand
rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. each were built during the year in
addition to a large number of smaller craft.
The chief boat-builders of Kuwait are :
1. Thinayyan.
2. A1 Saqr.
3. Haj Ahmad.
4. Shaheen A1 Ghanim.
10. Labour. —See last report.
11. The year 1939-40. —By to'i > end of the year
the war had no appreciable effect on Kuwaiti
Trade.
12. Imports. —Imports showed a slight rise
over last year’s figure, chiefly from India and
the Persian Coast.
Analysis of imports are : 3 - 88 per cent, from
the Arab Coast ; 44-84 per cent, from India ;
7 - 86 per cent, from Iraq ; 18 - 23 per cent, from
the Persian Coast ; 0-14 per cent, from the
United Kingdom ; 4‘77 per cent, from Japan ;
and 20*28 per cent, from other countries.
13. Exports. —There was a general and notice
able drop in exports from Kuwait both by
steamer and country craft. This is mainly
accounted for by war conditions and the necessity
to preserve stocks.
14. Rainfall —
April 1939 4-91'
December 1939 .... 0’24'
January 1940
February 1940
March 1940 .
O’89'
2*47'
014 '
15. Public Health and Medical .—The health of
the town remained good during the year, and
there were no epidemics.
A Syrian doctor was engaged by the Kuwait
Government. He is in-charge of the State
Dispensary and is assisted by a dresser and a
compounder.

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This file contains copies of annual Kuwait Trade Reports that were prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait. These reports contain detailed information related to trade, exchange, imports, exports and shipping in/out of Kuwait. In addition to copies of these reports, the file also contains a limited amount of related correspondence, primarily cover letters.

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 (202 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; 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 2-202; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled.

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