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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [531r] (1063/1386)
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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THE
TRADE OF BRITISH INDIA
WITH
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
for the official year ending March 31,1890.
Sea-borne Foreign Trade.
T he aggregate value of the trade under all heads for the last ten years was
as follows (in
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, ooo’s omitted):
Percentage of
increase or
decrease each
year compared
imports.
Exports.
Total.
'xith preceding
year.
11880-81
592,970
759.407
1352,377
4- 12'23
1881-82
583,149
829,993
1413,142
+
4'49
Five years <
1882-83
634.562
843,817
1478,379
+
4-62
1883-84
655,818
891,029
1546,847
+
4'63
1884-85
670,282
850,878
152 I,l6o
—
1*66
"1885-86
672,893
849,157
1522,050
+
005
1886-87
697,148
901,132
1598,280
+
5
Five years -
1887-88
762,107
919,854
1681,961
+
524
1888-89
804.153
986,816
1790,969
+
648
-1889-90
840,194
1052,388
1892,582
+
567
The annual average trade of the first five years was Rs. 1462,381,211.
The annual average trade of the last five years was Rs. 1697,168,406,
being in excess of the average of the first five years by 16 per cent.
After a pause in 1884 and 1885 the trade has been increasing at a normal
rate during the last four years.
Comparing the trade values of last year with those of the one immediately
preceding, the following are the results (
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, ooo’s omitted):
Increase or decrease
1888-89.
1889-90.
per cent.
Imports of merchandise
• 665,703
665,601
— OOI
„ treasure
• 138,45°
174,593
4- 261
Exports of merchandise
(Indian) .
• 926,427 .
991,011
4- 697
,, ' (foreign, re-ex ¬
ports)
• 43,354
42,958
—- 0'91
„ treasure
17,035
18,419
+ 8-13
Total
• 1 790,969
1892,582
+ 5'67
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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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