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Coll 30/29 'Persian Gulf, Kuwait: Trade Reports 1930/31 to 19..' [46v] (92/408)
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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2
No change.
(C) Taxation.
Nil.
(D) Military.
No change.
(E) Agriculture.
(F) Industry.
(i) General. —No change.
(n) Development of Mines. —The drilling of oil
wells in the search for a productive field continued.
(G) Communications and Transport.
(i) General. —No change except that motor lorries
are gradually ousting the camel on the main routes.
(n) Air Service. —Imperial Airways started to
call again at Kuwait towards the close of the period
under report.
(H) Social.
(t) Standard of living. —No change.
(ii) Employment. — No change.
(Hi) Evidence of emigration. —No change.
(iv) Municipal Services. —No change.
PART in.
Exchange.
Month.
Rate
100 Maria
Theresa
Dol lars.
PER
Sovereign.
Rs.
A.
p.
Rs. a.
P.
April, 193S .
102
0
0
22 12
0
May, 1938 .
102
0
0
22 11
0
June, 1938
100
0
0
22 10
0
July, 1938 .
100
0
0
22 14
0
August, 1938 .
100
0
0
23 0
0
September, 1938
94
0
0
23 8
0
October, 1938
80
0
0
23 0
0
November, 1938
85
0
0
23 6
0
December, 1938
85
0
0
23 12
0
January, 1939
84
0
0
23 12
0
February, 1939
85
0
0
23 10
0
March, 1939 .
85
0
0
23 10
0
List of Prominent Merchants.
Name.
Line.
Remarks.
1. Abdur Rahman bin
Wholesale dealer in
One of the richeT.
Muhammad bin
rice, sugar, tea.
of local mer-
Bahar
matches, piece-
goods. etc.
chants.
2. Muhammad and
Thunayyan al
Ghanim.
Overseas shipping
trade.
Ditto. .
3. Agmad bin Muham
mad al Ghanim.
Contractor and
dealer in machi
nery.
4. Yusuf bin Issa and
Brothers.
Rice, tea, sugar,
etc.
5. Abdul Karim Abul
Ditto.
6. Sultan bin Issa
Ditto.
7. Sayid Ali bin Sayid
Sulaiman.
Ditto.
8. Muhammad Sai’d
Muhammad Za-
man.
Ditto
One of the richest
of local mer
chants.
9. Muhammad ’Aqil
Muhammad Za-
man.
Ditto .
Ditto.
10. Abdul Aziz al
Gandi.
Wholesale dealer in
piece-goods.
11. Abbas bin Mirza
Husain.
Ditto.
12. Abdul Redha bin
Hasan al Mutaw-
wa\
Wholesale dealer in
hardware and
glassware.
13. Abdul Aziz bin
Husain al Ha-
mar.
Paints, tackles and
ironware in
general.
14. Haji Muhammad
Husain Behbe-
hani & Sons.
General merchants
and Steamship
Agents.
15. Yusuf Muhammad
Husain Behbe-
hani.
General merchant
and Radios
Agent.
16. Zaid bin Sirhan
Dealer in perfumes
and shoes.
17. Khalid bin Yusuf
al Mutawwa’.
Dealer in perfumes.
18. Messrs. Jashanmal
General merchan-
Branches at Basra
<t Sons.
disc, provisions,
curios, gramo
phones, etc.
and Bahrain.
19. Muhammad Rail’
bin Husain Beh-
behani.
Bicycles, provisions
and general mer
chandise.
20. Abdur Rasul Haji
Provisions, cigaret-
Faraj.
tes, radio sets, etc.
21. Messrs. Saleh Jamal
* Co.
General merchan
dise, radio sets,
gramopho ne s,
hardware and
glassware.
~' a outail l/UWI]
will suffice for correspondence purposes.
I
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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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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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