"ملاحظات اللورد كرزون عن بلاد فارس" [و‎‎٥‎٣‎٢] (١٣٨٦/١٠٦٥)

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The value of the average annual import of railway material has been
about 15 million rupees, being just about half of the average value of all imports
on account of Government.
The other principal articles imported by the State are metals (mainly iron and
steel, copper and zinc), and hardware and cutlery, arms and ammunition, coal,
woollen cloth, apparel (including boots and shoes), coal, cement, machinery and
millwork, books, paper and stationery, and telegraph material. The only notice
able variation in the list occurs under the head of paper. The importation of
printing paper has entirely ceased and that of writing paper has materially
declined, owing to the substitution of paper made in the Indian mills whose pro
ductions have now attained a very fairly high level of quality.
Balance of Trade.
The excess of exports over imports, including treasure as well as merchan
dise, for each of the last ten years was (Rs., 000’s omitted) :
Including
Government
transactions.
Excluding
Government
transactions.
1880-81
. 139,160
166,436
1881-82
. 226,320
246,845
1882-83
. 189,783
209,255
1883-84
. 210,291
235,210
1884-85
• 156,346
180,597
1885-86
. 138,558
176,263
1886-87
• 173,599
203,984
1887-88
• 133,178
157>747
1888-89
- 155,484
182,664
1889-90
- 187,097
212,194
The average annual excess in these ten years comes to about 171 million
rupees including Government transactions, and 197 millions excluding them.
In the same period the drawings of the Secretary of State in Council Bills
have been—
Exchange.
5 Pence. Rs. (ooo’s omitted).
1880-81
• 15,239,677
19956 =
183,279
1881-82
. 18,412,429
19'895
=
221,914
1882-83
. 15,120,521
19*525
=
185,860
1883-84
- I7>599,8O5
19'536
—
216,214
1884-85
- 13,758,909
I9'3O8
—
171,024
1885-86
. 10,292,692
18-254
=
135,325
1886-87
. 12,136,279
17-441
=
167,003
1887-88
- 15,358,577
16899
=
218,124
1888-89
. 14,262,859
16379
=
208,991
1889-90
- 15>474,496
16565
=
224,187
the average being 614,765,624 or 193 million rupees.
Trade through the Suez Canal.
The value of the trade carried through the Canal last year was
R1306,113,000, being 68 per cent of the whole trade. Ten years ago
(1880-81) it was R812 millions, being not quite 59 per cent of the whole.