1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul 819 



The proceeds of the port amount to 1,12,000 Kashanee rupees. This 



Chief, revenue is appropriated by the Jam of Bela, by tribe a Jatgal 

 or Susai, who has a resident deputy, Sasih Jatgal. There was former- 

 ly a fort, of which nothing remains but a gateway. There are five 

 dismounted guns of from 2 to 3 guz in length. 



There is a road from this to Scinde via Shahhalawah, and the Seoon 

 hill was strong and unsafe (?) and well watered ; to Khwan 8 stages. 



There is another road via Kurra Pass, as follows : — 



1st stage a plain ; 2d stage Dakeecha ; 3d stage a plain, with water 

 passing the Kunara hill; 4th stage Bubb; 5th stage Habb, where 

 there is a rivulet; 6th Sindany, a plain; 8th Tandak; 9th Mandang; 

 10th Boukan, and 11th Sehwan. 



The following articles of merchandise are procurable at the port : 

 wool, ghee, oil, fish maw s s, fins, sesamum, barley, wheat and juwaree,' 

 the produce of the dry lands depending on the rain. The oil is export- 

 ed to Muscat. 



The wool and ghee are procurable after the usual equinox, and the 

 oil and juwaree after the rains. 



There are 2 Hindoo goldsmiths, 3 dyers, 15 oil-pressers and eonfec- 



Bazar. tioners. Chief Mahomedan merchant, Aloo-Satqa, who has a 

 capital of 100,000 rupees. Chief Hindoo merchant, Naroomal — 15 

 Mahomedan traders, and 25 Hindoo traders. 



The following are the estimated imports: iron 60 candies, lead 60 

 candies, and English cloth 50,000 rupees. 



Silk is imported from Karachee. 



Myam may be called the port of Khorasan. I estimated the trade of 

 Nigany at 500,000 rupees. 



The currency is in Kashanee rupees, ducats, and Franga rials. 



The maund contains 40 Company's seers. There are 3 measures, 

 the largest weighs 8 seers, another b\ seers, and the third 4 \ seers. At 

 Karachee, Bombay goods find a ready sale at 25 per cent, above the 

 prime cost. 



Brokers take exchange of 1 per cent., from both buyer and seller. 

 Interest on money is at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum. 



A tax is levied on each horse of 4£ rupees ; the freight to Bombay 

 of a horse, was from 10 to 15 rupees. 



On every keeput of goods 1£ rupee is levied; on a dubber of ghee 



\\ rupee ; on madder, and raisins 3 rupees per candy. 



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