"معاملات الجمعية الجغرافية في بومباي. من يناير ١٨٦٣ حتى ديسمبر ١٨٦٤. (تحرير السكرتير.) المجلد XVII." [‎٣‎٩] (٥٢٤/٢٠٤)

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of the Sliat-ool-Arab or Busreli line. The wealth of Mahoincra as of
the Shat-ool-Arab in general consisting mainly in dates.
2h Dorack itself exports some wool and abbas (the Arab cloak).
Of rice also about 600 Karehs (each Kareh 100 Ilashem maunds
of 124 lbs. each). It possesses fine reaches of date groves along its
streams. But these are wholly for home consumption.
25. The principal sea ports of the Chaabs are Bunder Mashoor and
Ilindeean. And the total duty collected on the exports and imports at
each of these open towns may be about 40,000 Krans, or something
less than 20,000 Rupees, eventually paid into Shuster.
26. The exports from Bunder Mashoor may be approximately
analyzed as follows :—
Wool, to the value of one lac of rupees, shipped to Koweit or Bushire for ultimate
transport to India.
Grain, mainly wheat and barley, to the value of 22,000 rupees.
Lice, from the Jerahee and. Ram Hormuz fields, to the value of 10,000 rupees.
Rcgiiu to 5,000 rupees in value for Koweit and Busreh.
Some 10,000 sheep per annum are shipped for Busreh and Koweit also.
Grain pays an export duty of 32 Krans per Kareh.
Wool 02 Krans on the 1,000 lbs. weight,
Rogun £ Kran per Dubbeh,
And each sheep | Kran.
27. Tbe imports at Bunder Masboor arc—-
Piece Goods to the value of 50,000 Krans, paying a duly of 2 Kraus on an average of
10 yard pieces per 20 . ‘ °
Dates, 10,000 Karelis, paying 5 Krans per Kareh.
28. Ilindeean imports.
About 1,000 Karehs of Dates from Busreh, each Kareh paying 5 Krans duty.
And Piece Goods to the value of 20,000 Kraus.
29. The exports of Hindeean may be-—
Grain, mainly Wheat and Barley, to the value of 200,000 Krans, coming down from
the Behbehan and Hormuz lines, and paying a duty of A Kran°i)er Hashein
maund.
1 >00,000 Krans worth of Wool from the upper country.
L),<iO 0 Kums worth of Rogun. And some 10,000 sheep paying i Kran export
duty each. ® 1
50. As to a possible development of trade in Chaab, I am of
opinion that this will always be confined to tbe territory of Cbaab
itself, and to the provinces of Shuster and Behbehan. The passes
leading into the plateau of Persia from these points may possess
Siiategie advantages, but they are not lines that trade could work to a
I'toiU in competition with Busline, Abbass, and Baghdad- Rice,