1843] and the Eastern portion of Cutchee. 31 



receives from Karrachee-bunder, Marwar, Mooltan, Bhawulpore, and 

 Loodhiana, European piece goods, raw silks, ivory, cochineal, spices 

 of all kinds, coarse cotton cloths, raw silks, kimkaub and silk 

 manufactures, sugar-candy, cocoanuts, metals, kirum, (or gro- 

 ceries,) drugs of sorts, indigo, opium, dyes "of sorts, and saffron. 

 From Cutchee, Khussan, and the North-west, raw silk, fruits of sorts, 

 madder, turquoises, antimony, medicinal herbs, sulphur, alum, saffron, 

 assafoetida, medicinal gums, cochineal and horses. The exports from 

 Shikarpoor are confined to the transmission of goods to Khorassan, 

 through the Pass of the Bolan, hence Shikarpoor is one of the gates of 

 Khorassan ; and a trifling trade with Cutchee, they consist of the fol- 

 lowing: indigo (the most important,) henna, metals of kinds, country 

 cloths, European piece goods (chintzes, &c.) Mooltan coarse cloths, 

 silks manufactured, groceries and spices, raw cotton, coarse sugar, 

 opium, hemp seed, shields, tobacco, embroidered horse cloths, and 

 dry grains. Through the excessive jealousy of the Ahilkars at 

 Shikarpore, in revenue matters, it is difficult to ascertain the value of 

 the trade of the place ; but some estimate may be formed from the 

 revenue thence derivable, and the amount of this last year was as- 

 certained to have been about 55,000 rupees from commerce, (see list of 

 duties by the author published in the Bombay Government Gazette, 

 under date the 28th July). The manufactures of Upper Sindh are 

 confined to the preparation of coarse cotton cloths, particularly in the 

 Khyrpore territories, and at Roree to the weaving a coarse description 

 of silk fabric, known as " duryan" from the raw silk imported from 

 the North-west. In artizans of every description, this country is total- 

 ly deficient, and even the preparation of leather, for which Lower 

 Sindh is somewhat celebrated, is quite unknown in Upper Sindh. 



No. 8. 

 The Khyrpore possessions in Upper Sindh consist of 14 Talookahs 



Talookahs and Villages, and 556 Villages, thus: — 



No. of Villages. Names of Talookahs. 



'137 1. Derbela. 



43 . . . . . . . 2, Kundearee. 



51 3. Ghagivree. 



31 :. 4. Khyrpore. 



