المجموعة ٣٠/٨٠ "التجارة: تقارير عن أسواق الخليج الفارسي والفرص التجارية" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٥] (٧١٢/٢٧٠)

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is preferred on account of its cheapness. The average rates during
the year 1933-34 by the two means of transport were Rials 150 and
Rials 95 respectively per kharvar to Kerman.
Trade. Ihe total trade of the district, which includes, for
customs purposes, Bandar Abbas, Charbar, Jask, Khamir, Kishm
and Tiab, aggregated Rials 37,364,626 (Imports, Rials 29,942,118;
Exports, Rials 7,422,808), as compared with Rials 46,467,700
(Imports, Rials 37,521,200. Exports, Rials 8,946,500), in the
“previous year, showing a decrease of Rials 7,579,082 in imports of
Rials 1,523,992, in exports and of Rials 9,103,074, in the total trade.
Comparative tables showing the values of exports and imports to
and from the various countries in 1932-33 and ]933-34 are annexed.
Imports.— It will be noticed that imports of Soviet Union piece-
goods decreased in value by almost 70 per cent., those from Japan
remained steady, whilst those from India increased by approxi
mately 50 per cent. The value of United Kingdom piece-goods,
now amounting to a very small percentage of the total, diminished
by nearly 45 per cent.
Imports of twists and yarns from India increased from approxi
mately 8£ million Rials in 1932-33 to 11^- million Rials in 1933-34,
whilst imports from Japan decreased from 12 million Rials to
3f million Rials.
The effects of the withdrawal of the monopoly on sugar, which
had previously been held by the U.S.S.R., are seen in the big decline
of imports from that country and in the large supplies of sugar
which entered from Belgium, Java and Holland.
Considerable quantities of silver bullion arrived at Bandar Abbas
from the United Kingdom in transit for India via Zahidan during
the year 1933-34 and high profits were made on account of no
duty being levied on goods imported into India by this route.
In May, 1934, however, a total embargo was placed on such
importations.
Small quantities of British machinery still found their way into
Bandar Abbas. Machinery said to be of English origin has been
imported from Bombay for a new carding and spinning mill which
is being erected in the town.
Exports. —Exports of carpets declined from over 2£ million Rials
in 1932-33 to under £ million Rials in 1933-34 the decline being
due to lack of demand in the United Kingdom, India and the
United States of America. Exports of raw cotton diminished
from Rials 1,679,570 to Rials 1,369,299.
The total output of the red oxide of iron mines in the Island
of Hormuz was 3,575 tons and was shipped to the following
places:—Philadelphia, 1,800 tons; Avonmouth, 1,075 tons;
Bombay, 600 tons; Calcutta, 400 tons.