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File 234/1917 'Muscat trade reports. (1911-1924)' [‎117v] (243/428)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1912-25 Mar 1925. 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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PORTS OF MUSCAT, OMAN AND ARABIA.
Return of British Shipping which Entered and Cleared in the Foreign Trade of the Pn-f* ,
the Year 1915 - 16 . ° rts duri ng
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(To be forwarded to the Assistant Secretary, Commercial Department, Board of Trade, London, 8. W. as soon as nossihu
to which ihe Return relates, and also embodied in the Annual Report. See Chapter XIX of the “ Consular end of the Tea,
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(a) Steam Vessels.
COUNTRIES
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COUNTRIES TO
CLEARED
With cargoes.
In Ballast.
Total.
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In Ballast.
Total.
No. of Vessels.
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No. of Vessels.
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92,206
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102,226
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107,886
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107,886
Total
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97,866
11
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107,886
(i) Soiling Vessels.
CLEARED
COUNTRIES TO
WHICH
CLEARED.
With Cargoes. In Ballast.

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Content

The volume contains copies of the annual trade report on the trade and commerce of Muscat [Muscat and Oman] for the years 1911-12 to 1923-24 inclusive (except 1917-18 and 1920-21). The reports were prepared by the 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. and HBM's Consul, Muscat, and forwarded to the Government of India.

Each report includes an introduction giving general information concerning the state, and summaries of imports and exports; statistical tables of imports and exports, subdivided into principal commodities, and countries imported from/exported to; and returns of shipping. Principal imports include arms and ammunition, cereals, paints and colours, precious stones and metals, provisions, textile fabrics, tobacco, and miscellaneous; principal exports include cereals, fish, fruits, paints and colours, provisions, cotton goods, tobacco, and miscellaneous. The reports show some manuscript annotations, and the volume also contains some minutes and correspondence.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (210 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 234 (Muscat Trade Reports) consists of one volume only.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 207; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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