HC Deb 13 February 1902 vol 102 cc1244-5
EARL PERCY (Kensington, S.)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he can state the value of the import and export trade between Persia and India by the Nushki route for the years 1896–1901.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, Ealing

The following are the figures since April 1897, when the Nushki trade was first separately recorded:—

1897–98. 1898–99. 1899–1900. 1900–01.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Imports into British Beluchistan through Nushki. 3,65,608 3,46,824 6,82,019 7,48,021
Exports from do. 2,84,321 3,81,258 5,53,393 7,86,431
Total Trade Rs. 5,89,929 7,28,082 12,35,412 15,34,452