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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [512r] (1025/1386)
The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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7
EXPORTS.
29. The subjoined table exhibits the principal articles of external export
Land Trade both by road and railway for the past three years.
Articles.
1887-88.
1888-89.
1889-90.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Animals
.... No.
4,821
40,635
7,290
48,068
2,246
16,933
Cotton Goods—
Twist, Indian
....Mds.
306
7,946
243
6,318
441
11,472
Piece-goods, European „
30,712
26,78,960
19,849
17,05,219
18,256
15,84,728
Do. Indian
37,564
14,95,817
52,362
20,67,389
59,929
23,60,522
Drugs and medicines
Dyeing materials—
••• 33
2,488
22,084
2,772
22,190
1,912
15,329
Indigo
2,101
1,37,001
2,416
1,50,517
2,565
1,59,147
Grain and Pulse—
Rice
1,43,624
4,26,453
90,641
3,18,343
77,304
2,80,463
Other sorts
•••• M
4,32,404
12,61,122
1,31,666
3,98,349
1,10,956
2,97,744
Leather and manufactures
of Value.
...
46,501
...
38,461
...
78,409
Liquors
....Mds.
7,569
4,21,240
7,824
4,40,150
7,986
4,44,490
Metals—
Brass and copper ..
.... n
1,387
56,681
1,179
48,043
2,355
96,716
Iron
54,388
4,75,538
74,127
6,47,878
43,192
3,77,177
Oils
12,471
1,18,171
15,285
1,40,451
15,747
1,39,085
Provisions—
Ghi
•••• »
6,797
2,27,152
2,082
71,009
1,030
36,120
Other sorts
55,111
5,28,276
13,772
1,11,521
11,922
99,327
Railway materials
. Value.
...
1,06,38,880
...
1,08,87,190
...
87,17,070
Spices, other sorts
....Mds.
8,224
1,04,182
3,261
40,463
2,903
36,301
Sugar, refined
»3
33,370
3,96,016
38,818
4,61,116
37,841
4,52,822
Do. unrefined
•••• »
27,974
1,35,424
27,101
1,17,529
24,595
1,17,256
Tea, Indian
•••• »
178
10,680
211
11,060
74
4,440
Do. Foreign
•••• »
582
46,560
849
67,968
787
62,960
•Tobacco
•••• n
8,092
52,106
6,519
44,293
7,174
46,124
Wood, timber
All other articles ....
•••• 3)
. Value.
(Mds. 43,913
(Nos. 61
| 2,19,580
21,44,747
54,134
2,70,670
19,75,189
96,807
4,84,035
25,36,798
Total..
...
2,16,91,752
2,00,89,414
...
1,84,55,468
.30. Animals comprising cattle, sheep and goats. Exports under this
head fell from No. 7290 value Rs. 48,068 in 1888-89 to No. 2,246 value Rs.
16,933 in the year under report being a decrease of No. 5,044 value Rs. 31,135
caused by want of pasture in Baluchistan on account of failure of rain.
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; 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.
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