[46] “Forty-One Years in India.”—Roberts.
APPENDIX V
A.—SUMMER SERVICE OF THE OXUS FLOTILLA
- KEY:
- B: Number of versts from Charjui to Patta Hissar.
- C: Cost of transport of 1 pood of baggage from Charjui.
- D: Cost of transport of 1 pood of baggage from Patta Hissar.
- E: Number of versts from Patta Hissar.
| B | Cost of passage for passengers from Charjui. | C | Voyage from Charjui to Patta Hissar. | Points touched at. | Voyage from Patta Hissar to Charjui. | Cost of passage for passengers from Patta Hissar. | D | E | ||||||||
| 1 Cl. | 3 Cl. | Arrive. | Depart. | Arrive. | Depart. | 1 Cl. | 3 Cl. | |||||||||
| R | K | R | K | Kop. | R | K | R | K | Kop. | |||||||
| 56 | 1 | 68 | - | 56 | 5,6 | Thur. & Mon. | Wed. & Sun. | Charjui | ⎫ | ⎫ | 12 | 99 | 4 | 33 | 43,3 | 433 |
| 109 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 09 | 10,9 | ” ” | Thur. & Mon. | Natizin | ⎪ | ⎬Sat. & Mon. | 11 | 31 | 3 | 77 | 37,7 | 377 |
| 126 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 26 | 12,6 | ” ” | ” ” | Burdalik | ⎬Sat. & Mon. | ⎪ | 9 | 72 | 3 | 24 | 32,4 | 324 |
| 151 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 51 | 15,1 | Fri. & Tues. | ” ” | Polvart | ⎪ | ⎭ | 9 | 21 | 3 | 07 | 30,7 | 307 |
| 212 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 21,3 | ” ” | Fri. & Tues. | Bashir | ⎪ | Fri. & Sun. | 8 | 46 | 2 | 82 | 28,2 | 282 |
| 233 | 6 | 99 | 2 | 33 | 23,3 | ⎫ | ⎧Karki | ⎭ | ⎫ | 6 | 63 | 2 | 21 | 22,1 | 221 | |
| 225 | 7 | 65 | 2 | 55 | 25,5 | ⎬Wednesday | Wednesday | ⎨Kundalem | ⎫ | ⎪ | 6 | 00 | 2 | 00 | 20,0 | 200 |
| 271 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 71 | 27,1 | ⎪ | ⎪Mukri | ⎬Sunday | ⎬Sunday | 5 | 34 | 1 | 78 | 17,8 | 178 | |
| 303 | 9 | 09 | 3 | 03 | 30,3 | ⎭ | ⎩Ak Kum | ⎭ | ⎭ | 4 | 86 | 1 | 62 | 16,2 | 162 | |
| 322½ | 9 | 98 | 3 | 33 | 33,25 | Thursday | Thursday | Charshangu | ⎫ | ⎫ | 3 | 90 | 1 | 30 | 13,0 | 130 |
| 358½ | 10 | 76 | 3 | 59 | 35,85 | Thursday | Thursday | Kelif | ⎪ | ⎪ | 3 | 02 | 1 | 10 | 10,05 | 100½ |
| 385 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 85 | 38,5 | ⎫ | ⎫ | Kuyu Kara Mazar | ⎬Saturday | ⎬Saturday | 2 | 24 | - | 75 | 7,45 | 74½ |
| 399 | 11 | 97 | 3 | 99 | 39,9 | ⎬ Friday | ⎬ Friday | Chushka-Gisar | ⎪ | ⎪ | 1 | 44 | - | 48 | 4,8 | 48 |
| 404 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 04 | 40,4 | ⎪ | ⎪ | Shur Ob | ⎪ | ⎪ | 1 | 02 | - | 34 | 3,4 | 34 |
| 433 | 12 | 99 | 4 | 33 | 4,33 | ⎭ | ⎭ | Patta Hissar | ⎭ | ⎭ | - | 87 | - | 29 | 29,9 | 29 |
B.—WINTER SERVICE OF THE OXUS FLOTILLA
| Voyage from Charjui to Patta Hissar. | Points touched at. | Voyage from Patta Hissar Charjui. | ||
| Arrive. | Depart. | Arrive. | Depart. | |
| Monday | Sunday | Charjui | Tuesday | Tuesday |
| Tuesday | Monday | Narizim | Tuesday | Monday |
| Tuesday | Tuesday | Burdalik | Monday | Monday |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | Polvart | Monday | Sunday |
| Friday | Wednesday | Bashir | Sunday | Sunday |
| Friday | Friday | Karki | Sunday | Saturday |
| Saturday | Saturday | Kundalem | Saturday | Saturday |
| Sunday | Saturday | Mukri | Saturday | Saturday |
| Sunday | Sunday | Ak Kum | Friday | Friday |
| Monday | Monday | Charshangu | Friday | Friday |
| Tuesday | Monday | Kelif | Friday | Thursday |
| Tuesday | Tuesday | Kuyu Kara Mazar | Thursday | Thursday |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | Chuska Gisar | Thursday | Thursday |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | Kuyu Shur Ob | Thursday | Thursday |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | Chur Ob | Thursday | Thursday |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | Patta Hissar | Thursday | Thursday |
APPENDIX VI
RETURN OF ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM RUSSIA TO KHORASSAN DURING THE PERIOD
MARCH 21, 1903, TO MARCH 20, 1904, COMPARED WITH 1900-03
| Articles. | Value. | 1903-04. | Destination of Imports. | ||||
| 1900-01. | 1901-02. | 1902-03. | Quantity. | Value. | |||
Animals— | £ | £ | £ | £ | Khorassan only, though many of the camels go to Azerbaijan. Specification of various animals was only kept at Meshed. Those here entered as “Unspecified” are animals that entered at Kuchan, and of which no detail was kept | ||
| Camels | 592 | 858 | 8,198 | Number | 293 | 1,806⎫ | |
| Donkeys | — | 56 | 832 | ” | 47 | 73⎬ | |
| Horses | — | 584 | 2,901 | ” | 155 | 649⎪ | |
| Unspecified | — | — | 94 | ” | 1,626 | 6,386⎭ | |
| Animal products, crude | — | — | — | Lbs. | 232,700 | 2,926 | Khorassan. Chiefly intestines and some silkworm eggs from France |
| Beer, vinegar, and other fermented beverages | 122 | 221 | 319 | ” | 32,273 | 360⎫ | ⎬Khorassan |
| Butter and other edible fats | 62 | 195 | 967 | ” | 75,754 | 2,059⎭ | |
| Candles | 2,283 | 2,139 | 2,726 | ” | 59,898 | 1,836 | Khorassan, Seistan, Birjand, Yezd, Kerman, and Afghanistan |
| Carpets | 506 | 348 | 248 | ” | 5,018 | 618 | Khorassan. Chiefly Turkoman carpets |
| Chemical products | — | — | 299 | ” | 85,593 | 1,086 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Cochineal | 385 | 228 | 573 | ” | 34,775 | 1,377 | Khorassan and Birjand |
| Copper and nickel, in sheets, bars, &c. | — | — | 85 | ” | 1,697 | 58 | Khorassan, Birjand, and Afghanistan |
| Copper, brass, and nickelwork | — | — | 355 | ” | 38,279 | 2,669 | Chiefly brasswork. Goes to Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, Yezd, Kerman, Seistan, and samovars (tea-urns) even to India |
| Cotton, raw | — | — | — | ” | 6,045 | 126 | Khorassan |
| Drugs | 226 | 1,004 | 160 | ” | 15,048 | 640 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Dyes and varnishes | 83 | 171 | 165 | ” | 14,600 | 321 | Khorassan and Birjand |
| Earthenware and crockery | 2,343 | 1,236 | 1,090 | ” | 123,507 | 3,208⎫ | ⎬Khorassan, Afghanistan, Seistan, Birjand, Yezd, and Kerman |
| Fabrics of hemp and flax | 4,746 | 2,764 | 3,858 | ” | 302,310 | 8,026⎭ | |
| Fish, fresh and salted | 61 | 69 | — | ” | 1,528 | 45⎫ | Khorassan |
| Flour | — | — | 232 | ” | 55,983 | 317⎬ | |
| Fruits— | ⎪ | ||||||
| Dried | — | — | 620 | ” | 1,242 | 19⎭ | |
| Fresh | 27 | 51 | — | ” | 17,167 | 162 | Khorassan. Lemons, oranges, &c., brought from Resht via Russia |
| Furniture | 432 | 839 | 1,612 | ” | 76,174 | 1,994 | Khorassan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Glass, mirrors, &c. | — | — | 1,077 | ” | 57,585 | 732⎫ | ⎬Khorassan, Birjand, Seistan, and Afghanistan |
| Glassware | 7,127 | 4,330 | 1,591 | ” | 148,909 | 3,520⎭ | |
| Gold and silver work | — | — | 22 | ” | 1 | 127⎫ | ⎬Khorassan |
| Grain, wheat, and barley | 556 | 849 | 1,430 | ” | 408,909 | 1,888⎭ | |
| Iron in bars, &c., and scrap-iron | 7,084 | 5,248 | 4,671 | ” | 1,084,090 | 7,646⎫ | Khorassan, Birjand, Seistan, and Yezd |
| Iron and steel, manufactured | 4,784 | 3,308 | 2,483 | ” | 225,713 | 5,845⎬ | |
| Lead, zinc, and tin in sheets and ingots | — | — | 399 | ” | 32,474 | 972⎪ | |
| Leather work | — | — | — | ” | 4,316 | 543⎭ | |
| Lemonade and fruit syrups | 194 | 261 | 147 | ” | 28,966 | 214 | Khorassan |
| Matches | 573 | 5,127 | 2,005 | ” | 221,423 | 3,616 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman |
| Mercery and hardware | 1,276 | 7,786 | 4,697 | ” | 25,266 | 2,590 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Minerals not specified | 98 | 45 | 16 | ” | 3,679 | 61 | Khorassan |
| Musical Instruments | — | — | — | ” | 410 | 269 | Khorassan and Birjand |
| Oil— | |||||||
| Petroleum | 14,847 | 14,618 | 14,375 | ” | 4,007,985 | 19,619 | Afghanistan, Khorassan, Birjand, Seistan, and Yezd |
| Other | 14 | 37 | 248 | ” | 17,889 | 153 | Khorassan |
| Papers and wares thereof | 1,123 | 1,928 | 1,044 | ” | 71,189 | 1,908 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Printed matter | — | — | 110 | ” | 5,480 | 270⎫ | ⎬Khorassan |
| Provisions | 4 | 7 | 2,217 | ” | 6,819 | 120⎭ | |
| Rice | — | 4,247 | 3,682 | ” | 2,329,587 | 22,878 | Comes from Resht in Persia via Enzeli and Krasnovodsk to Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Rope, &c. | 87 | 89 | 134 | ” | 8,769 | 164 | Khorassan |
| Rubber goods | — | — | 5 | ” | 3,195 | 532 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman |
| Silk, raw | 72 | 332 | 515 | ” | 4,830 | 1,630 | Khorassan and Yezd |
| Skins | |||||||
| Untanned | 50 | 633 | 921 | ” | 11,206 | 585⎫ | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Other | 1,748 | 2,074 | 1,532 | ” | 23,713 | 1,186⎬ | |
| Soap | 101 | 88 | 187 | ” | 9,322 | 352⎭ | |
| Spices | — | 448 | 92 | ” | 531 | 40 | Khorassan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Spirits | 187 | 227 | 469 | ” | 6,176 | 245⎫ | ⎬Khorassan |
| Stones, precious and other | — | — | — | ” | 2,782 | 73⎭ | |
| Sugar— | |||||||
| Loaf | 107,032 | 118,422 | 132,090 | ” | 12,696,665 | 107,978⎬ | |
| Other | 19,259 | 26,203 | 38,444 | ” | 4,330,320 | 37,694⎭ | |
| Tea | 961 | 925 | 353 | ” | 110,949 | 7,937 | Largely Indian tea. Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Thread— | |||||||
| Cotton | 222 | 356 | 177 | ” | 8,457 | 604⎫ | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman |
| Imitation gold and silver | 1,112 | — | — | ” | 7,326 | 1,325⎬ | |
| Other | 449 | 3,565 | 610 | ” | 169 | 66⎭ | |
| Tissues— | |||||||
| Cotton | 70,305 | 115,799 | 65,521 | ” | 1,682,447 | 604⎫ | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman |
| Silk | 1,498 | 3,978 | 997 | ” | 1,245 | 1,175⎬ | |
| Woollen | 1,405 | 2,548 | 3,361 | ” | 17,383 | 4,175⎪ | |
| Other | 476 | 2,600 | — | ” | 2,009 | 296⎭ | |
| Tobacco and cigarettes | 2,345 | 1,794 | 3,634 | ” | 54,113 | 3,120 | Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman |
| Vehicles | 82 | 410 | 653 | Number | 111 | 844 | Khorassan |
| Vegetables and vegetable substances | — | — | — | Lbs. | 28,048 | 1,134 | Khorassan and Birjand |
| Watches | 139 | 47 | 79 | Number | 83 | 146 | Khorassan and Afghanistan |
| Wearing apparel | 1,145 | 1,350 | 842 | Lbs. | 3,811 | 1,223 | Khorassan, Birjand, and Seistan |
| Wines | 98 | 127 | 297 | ” | 3,211 | 95 | Khorassan |
| Wood, manufactured | — | 126 | 44 | ” | 35,516 | 99 | Khorassan and Seistan |
| Miscellaneous | 2,523 | 752 | 137 | ” | 293 | 56 | |
| Total | £260,844 | £341,447 | £316,642 | — | — | £405,028 | |