'CORRECTIONS TO MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA, 1911' [‎9r] (24/112)

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The trade returns of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for 1909-10 showed,
1,025 steamers of 1,327,318 tons and 2,811 sailing vessels of
83,573 tons called it the ports in the Gulf; of these 89-65 per
cent, steamers and 4‘58 per cent, sailing vessels were British,
5-36 steamers were German, and about 6 per cent, of steamers
and 12 per cent, of sailing vessels were Turkish.
In 1910-11 there was an increase of 31 steamers. German
trade increased about 5 per cent. The number of vessels
visiting Persian ports in the Gulf was—•
British 940 steamers and 156 sailing vessels.
German 58 steamers.
Russian 24 steamers.
Turkish 7 steamers and 590 sailing vessels.
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add the following :—
On the Caspian Sea, where only the Russian flag may be
flown, the number of vessels calling at Persian ports in 1909-10
was 2,542, an increase of 333 since 1908-09. There was a
further increase of 213 in 1910-11.
Page 170. For paragraph headed u Imports and exports ’'
$ ubstitute the following :—
During the year ending March 1910, the trade of Persia Imports and
with foreign countries amounted to £16,279,049, as compared exp0r *
with £13,974,021, in the preceding year. There was thus an
increase of 2,305,073 pounds sterling or 16*49 percent.
Of this total the chief contributions were :—
Country.
Imports.
Exports.
Total.
Increase
since
last year.
£
£
£
£
4,531,619
5,250,461
9,782,080
1,500,000
British Empire
3,069,529
631,449
3,697,978
40,000
339,789
836,075
1,175,864
200,000
265,455
155,090
420,551
80,000
Italy
55,401
185,636
241,037
100,000
199,263
16,862
216,125
90,000
Austria Hungary
150,809
190
150,999
80,000
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