"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [ظ‎‎١‎٦‎٩] (٣٩٦/٣٤٥)

SO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL RESIDENCY
ia direct traffic to Yezd and Meshed via Rafsinjan and goods for Sirjan and
other outlying districts, is as follows :—
—
Impoeted into Kebman.
Impoeted
into Bam.
Weight in
Kerman
maunds.
1 inaund
= 6'785 lbs.
V alue.
£
Weight in
Kerman
maunds.
1 maund
= 6-785 lb».
Value.
£
Kerosine oil » . . .
7,450
3,968
Piece goods ....
195,275
27,684
.11,615
15,890
Grocery . . , , ,
42,700
68,320
...
• ••
Metals .....
...
...
1,185
2,252
Tobacco . , . , .
...
■ 9«
50
28
Pepper .....
2,875
1,725
...
Sugar . . , . .
882,875
214,410
54,155
29,066
Tea , , . ...
43,700
52,440
1,200
1,362
Ghee ....
3,200
3,200
• • •
Yarn .....
13,600
27,200
• • •
...
Haberdashery ....
5,075
4,060
1,025
855
Candles .....
22,675
8,755
3,100
1,168
Indigo .....
800
12,800
• • •
Rice, etc. • . . .
33,200
13,280
100
I
3&
0\\id g to the war, to the American prohibition of carpet imports, and
Carpets. the great loss of life amongst the
+ ,3 4- 4.u . weavers from cholera, influenza, etc., the
traae at tne end of last year was at a very low ebb. Formerly there were
approximately 7,000 looms in Kerman town and neighbourhood, and this
number has now been reduced to about 1,000. At the beginning of the year,
J 0 .^i e car P e ^ trade began to improve. At first, there was some
i cu y m obtaining transport and manufacturers w r ere also afraid of losing
Af 61 - 1 con signments owing to the depredations by robbers. His
^ajesys Consul was able to assist the manufacturers in obtaining transport
f 11 t ) 6 ^ P ^ ou th Persia liifles to have their consignments safely
landed at Bandar Abbas. &
Unfortunately in July, the Customs authorities at Bandar Abbas began
»o . a 0 P 0 8 ructive measures on account of aniline and to prevent carpets
being exported without paying a heavy deposit of 9 per cent. At the time of
wri mg is report, the Manager of Oriental Carpet Manufacturers, Limited^
y ff r0Ce fu ^? Ildar abbas ' bas reported that he has been able to
F t >.a e authorities that the carpets of his firm contained no aniline and
TlWa a t owe , sbl P whole consignment free of paying any deposit..
Minister subject of correspondence with His Majesty's
DecmbJ mo fs £5^328. eXp0rted from Kerm aii from 1st January to 1st