'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADEN SETTLEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st March 1913' [‎249v] (10/46)

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men have also tried horicultural experiments at Shaikh Othman with
success. They have planted large plots of ground with fruit-trees (ch^fl 9
date) and vegetables. leI v
7 . The trade of Aden is mostly transhipment trade, the port serving
centre of distribution. The total sea-borne tr g i aS * a
Trade and manufacture. y ear re port showed a large increase h e ' m
about £ 873,137 in excess of the preceding year’s total of £ 7,853 SIB
showing the highest figures during the past five years. The trade with tl
interior of Arabia increased in imports and exports by £ 7,887 and £ 23 fin
respectively over the last year’s totals of £ 231,732 and 162,269. The incre *
in imports and exports was due to the Turco-Italian war, as owing to the block ^
of the Turkish Red Sea-ports by the Italians, the trade passed through the Ad
hinterland in greater bulk than usual.
The chief industries of Aden are salt and cigarette manufacture Th
Italian firm of Messrs. Burgarella Ajola and Co. have been doing * a vei - 9
profitable business in salt manufacture at Sheikh Othman for many years Tl/
Bombay firm of Messrs. Abdullabhoy and Joomabhoy Lallji and Co also
manufacture salt. The salt manufactured by these firms is not intended for local
consumption, the monopoly of which is in the hands of Government who have
licensed certain salt pits to Arabs, who worked the pits before the mononol
was purchased from the Abdali hultan. About 2/3rds of these salt-pits have
passed into the hands of Messrs. Cowasji Dinshaw and Brothers and Menahem
Messa. The cigarette industry is carried on, on a fairly large scale by Foreign
Jews and Greeks with tobacco imported from Egypt. Other industries like
house-building, mat-making, oil-pressing and boat-building exist but on small
scale.
Perim Pearl Fishery.
8 . No tenders for the lease of the Perim Pearl
Fishery were received during the year.
9. The Assistant Commanding Royal Engineer, who is both the Executive
Public Works. an( ^ Superintending Engineer of this 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. ,
_ . ’ spent Rs. 1,744 on Provincial Major Works, Rs. 21 527
on Provincial Minor Works, Rs. 14,399 on Imperial Major Works ’and
Rs. 21,233 on Imperial Civil Minor Works. A sum of Rs. 12,168 under
mpenal Major Works was spent in providing Electric lights and fans for the
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. .
10.
Appendix XXV shows the number of registered and insured articles,
ordinary and value-payable parcels posted and insured
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Post Offices.
J auu lusureu.
• , ^ Inland Money Orders to the value of Rs. 7,53,047 were
issued and fetched Rs. 8,162 as commission. The number of British Postal
Orders issued were to the extent of Rs. 97,638. Rs. 2,28,300 were deposited
wifi avir] g s an k against Rs. 2,33,903 in the previous year. The amount
withdrawn was Rs. 1,50,661 against Rs. 1,27,437 in 1911-1912.
CHAPTER YI.
Revenue and Finance,
A statement showing the receipts and disbursements at the Govern-
Receipta and Payments. ? 3erifc Treasury is attached (Appendix XXII). It will
payments Rs 50 omfiQ ^ tbafc the recei P ts totalled to Rs. 48,97,404 and
payments Ks. 50,00,169, the closing balance Rs. 2,70,642.
atement showing the receipts, charges and balances of the Local
T , p unds at Aden, including the Port Trust and the
Aden Settlement Funds, is also attached (Appendix
A All {a)).
and other re^efpTsRs^Tl th ^ 7^ punted to Rs. 7,05,000
were Rs. 12 25 240 .q-* ma ^ ln g fhe total receipts Rs. 11,19,550. Issues
and those withd rawn 1D u teil Es ' P 095 ' vorth o£ s °« ed notes
e regulations from circulation remitted to Bombay