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File 1129/1918 'Bushire Trade Reports, (1917- )' [138r] (288/638)
The record is made up of 1 volume (314 folios). It was created in 20 Oct 1917-29 Aug 1929. 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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iS AND GEli
Customs Aiiiife
Man, also tons:
tout Persia, tUtt
lately eqrtti':
40 Seers or ills
rich is comoiilfSi
ing roughly qiiln
ah Man,
alent to oae Toe :
king]
itisi
led into 1,1
= ^1 sterling 1 '
which are ef®-
. mule an hour® 5 '
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divided into
: varies fro®
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lbs, 3^
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lbs, 1^
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pd in sacW ^
trirt,'
rein a fair aW <
rTm!hHnT g i fK mS ‘ ^ Vhl e the P resent tra de depression lasts it is however
ubtful whether such agencies could profitably be started Arrangements
P H eSen r ¥ ma 1 d6 by the Ira( l ^ilways for direct forwarding of
merchandise from Basrah to Kermanshah and if delivery of consignments
at the latter within 6 or 8 weeks from the time of shipment frSS Eurooe
can be effected on delivery of bills of lading to the raffway authoritie? a
prSenUn the^habft nfh Undoubted1 ^ be effected as the merchant is ’at
present in the habit of borrowing money at rates of interest varying from
7 per cent, to 18 per cent, and even 24 per cent, from native blnklrs in
cases where shipment cannot properly be/undertaken through foreign banks.
Import Duties and Export Duties.
Persia 6 but hVh ^ 8 ^ 1113 due % are moder ately heavy in case of imports into
one halfpenny) - ^ eXP ° rtS - TypiCal rateS are ( 10 Ceats ' e( l ual
Import Duties.
Commercial samples
Tea, “ white ” . .
Tea, " other ” . .
Sugar
Matches
Pepper. Curry
Cotton thread ..
Cotton piece goods
Other piece goods
Leather ..
Most luxury goods
Soap, scented ..
Soap, other
Indigo ..
Bicycles, Motors, Tyres,
etc.
Motor Lorries ..
Cigarettes, in cartons ..
Cigarettes and Tobacco
other ..
The import of arms, except
Free.
6 Krans per batman ( 6 £ lbs
4
50 cents to 1 Kran per batman,
according to quality, plus tem
porary surtax of the same amount
1 Kran 50 cents, per batman.
1 Kran per batman.
1
2 Krans 40 cents, per batman.
Various rates, roughly according to
value.
1 Kran 50 cents, to 3 Krans per bat
man.
15 per cent ad valorem.
20
10
15
15
5
25 Krans per batman (gross weight)
15 Krans per batman,
under special permission, is prohibited
12
Nil.
5 per cent, ad valorem.
1J Krans per batman.
1 „
3 „
20 Krans per batman.
Export Duties .—The only export duties are :
Natural gums (Assafoetida, etc.).. 4 per cent, ad valorem.
Carpets, with aniline dyes
Carpets, with natural dyes
Pearls and precious stones
Silk, raw, or in cocoon
Tobacco, leaf
Tobacco, manufactured
Opium
Butter, 1 Kran, rice, wheat, barley,
etc., 10 cents., fish 10 cents., salt
5 cents. .. .. .. .. All per batman.
fggs 75 cents, per 100.
Live animals : Sheep 1 Kran, cattle 10 Krans, horses 30 Krans,
camels 50 Krans per head.
1 he customs administration registers only nett weights unless gross
duty ^ 13 ex P ress ly declared in the existing Tariff as being assessable to
(b 4 l-508)g
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The volume contains annual trade reports for the port of Bushire [Bushehr], beginning with fiscal year 1916-17 and ending with fiscal year 1924-25. The reports are authored by the Vice-Consul, Bushire, or by other staff of the Consulate or of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The reports contain information on: commodities traded; volume of trade; conditions affecting trade; comparisons with previous years; customs receipts; exchange rates; shipment rates; origins and destinations of goods; and nationality of vessels.
The volume also contains correspondence and other papers related to the reports, including copies of two related reports: a Report on the Trade and Industry of Persia [Iran], written by the Commercial Secretary at the British Legation, Tehran, June 1923; and a Report on Economic Conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , written by the Vice-Consul, Bushire, April 1929.
Four of the reports contain maps. The earliest two Bushire reports and the Report on the Trade and Industry of Persia contain maps of Persia (folios 292, 274 and 132 respectively) and the Report on Economic Conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. contains a map of the Gulf (folio 17).
As well as the Vice-Consul, the primary correspondents are: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Department of Overseas Trade; and the Board of Trade.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (314 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 310; 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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- Title
- File 1129/1918 'Bushire Trade Reports, (1917- )'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:2r, 3r:16v, 19r:75v, 76ar:76av, 76r:137r, 138r:276v, 278r:294v, 296r:310v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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