"معاملات الجمعية الجغرافية في بومباي. من يناير ١٨٦٣ حتى ديسمبر ١٨٦٤. (تحرير السكرتير.) المجلد XVII." [‎٢‎٧‎٩] (٥٢٤/٤٥٦)

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OF THE POLITICAL AGENT AT ZANZIBAR.
Exports.
279
To what place.
1861-62
1862-63
Increase.
Decrease.
£
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£
United Kingdom
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British India..,
119,632
100,586
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19,046
Protected States of India
48,189
44,708
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3,481
Arabia and Persian Gulf
12,642
23,936
11,294
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Coast of Africa and adjacent islands
159,223
169,205
9,982
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France •••• •
Italy
40,219
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39,176
3,136
3,136
1043
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United States of America
11,343
39,176
27,833
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Hamburgh
36,768
47,871
11,103
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Total.. ..
428,016
467,794
63,348
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British Trade.
From the preceding it will be seen that British trade, as represented
by the first two items in each table (and
indeed, the third might almost be added),
is considerably greater than that of any other foreign country ; the
only item more considerable is the trade with Africa, which, being
chiefly between places in the Sultan’s own domimions, cannot be
regarded as foreign trade.
Take for instance the year 1862-63, and deduct the home or African
trade, and we find the value of British trade at Zanzibar is nearly two-
thirds of the aggregate of that of all other nations. But it is even
more considerable than this would indicate ; nearly every native mer
chant, shopkeeper, and artisan is a British subject or protege. These
supply the European merchants and almost monopolize the Afiican
trade, so that it is no over statement to allege that four-fifths of the
entire commerce of Zanzibar passes through the hands of Biitish
subjects.
It is only during 1862-63 that a direct trade with great Britain has
sprung up ; one of the principal Bombay
Direct Trade with great Britain. fimg has established a branch here, but
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