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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎278] (455/524)

The record is made up of 1 volume (451 pages). It was created in 1863-1864. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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278 EXTRACT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REPORT
To disencumber the text as much as possible, I have attached, in
Appendices A andB, detailed statement of the export and import trade
between Zanzibar and the various countries of the East and West which
have commercial relations with it ; the amounts are calculated in
Austrian dollars, the standard of the place, and the following is a sum
mary in pounds sterling :
Summary of Trade.
1861-62.... Imports £ 361,834
Exports ,, 428,016
Total, £ /89,8o0
1862-63.... Imports £ 538,486
Exports ,, 467,794
Total £ 3,006,280
Increase during the latter year .. .. £ 216,430
Distribution of Trade.
The distribution of the above trade was as
follows :*
Imports.
From what place.
1861-62
1862-63
Increase
L,_
United Kingdom ..
£
£
24.908
157,660
18,336
10,572
206,394
34,500
7,263
26,179
52,674
£
24,908
39,870
509
90,538
5,195
7,263
11,432
£
British India
Protected States of India
Arabia and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
117,790
19.789
10,063
115,856
29,305
• •
27.789
41,242
• •
1,453
Coast of Africa and adjacent islands
France
h a b •
United States of America
Hamburgh .... .
• •
• 9
• •
1,610
• •
Total.. ..
361,834
538,486
179,715
• t

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The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.

Publication details: Bombay: Printed at the Education Society's Press, Byculla, 1865.

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1 volume (451 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references, and two indexes. There is an index to Volumes I-XVII (1836-1864) in a separate volume (ST 393, index).

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Dimensions: 220 x 140mm

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