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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [551r] (1103/1386)
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4 1
Classing the exports in the order of their importance last year, they stand
as follows, values being stated in
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
(ooo’s omitted) :
Cotton, raw . .
186,684
Grain and pulse
165,282
Seeds
106,275
Opium
101,159
Jute, raw .
86,399
Cotton manufactures
67,537
Tea
52,77 6
Hides and skins
45,243
Indigo.
3 8 >63i
Jute manufactures .
27,912
Coffee
14,8.99
Wool, raw
10,856
Sugar
9,172
Timber and wood
8,701
Coasting Trade.
After having fallen continuously from 1884-85 to 1886-87, there was a
substantial recovery in the trade of 1887-88, but it has not been maintained.
The total trade, imports and exports, merchandise and treasure, was in the last
seven years :
Rs. (ooo’s omitted).
1883-84
. 614,616
1884-85
. 584.015
1885-86
. 575,983
1886-87
- 561,653
1887-88
• 607,386
1888-89
. 601,661
1889-90
. 59 2 , rro
The trade of 1888-89 was about one per cent under that of 1887-88 ; last year’s
trade was about 11 per cent less than that of 1888-89. In the coasting trade
imports into .one Indian port being exports from another, the actual value of the
trade may be taken to be about the mean between the two, or either the import
or export value may be taken to represent the actual value of the trade. Taking
the export value, the trade of the last two years compares thus, in
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
(ooo’s
omitted): •
1888-89.
1689 90.
Merchandise (Indian) .
209,545
206,024
» (foreign) .
67,578
65,702
Treasure
18,372
16,515
The figures do not include Government stores or treasure, which last year
were valued at about 281 millions of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, mainly treasure.
The trade is classed under three heads: (1) between ports in different Pre
sidencies ; (2) between ports in the same
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
; (3) between British and
non-British ports. The first of these is much the most important, the last is the
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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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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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