Trade and Industry
The chief glory of the present Ruler is the
taxlessness of the people, and the bold step of complete abolition
of customers, octroi and all export and import duties.
This
means a perpetual present to his of an annuity of two lakes. This
would have been considered a sufficient help by any government or
administration.
The trader and industries of
Gondal get further help from the States in the form of
purchase of the articles, subsidies of various nature, concession at
the time of starting as well as during progress and extension and
lastly where necessary by protection of a caution type. The
factories and concerns have increased from 2 during minorities to 44
in 1932.
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Graph of Quarries Income
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The
natural resource-quarries-has good developed recently, and the
royalty, which amounted to Rs. 1,316 in 1884, has risen to Rs.
40,398 in 1932, Kilning of lime, a subsidiary industry, has also
developed a great deal and bids fair develop much more under a
scheme of quarry roads and sidings.
Over
and above the ordinary ground-nut and cotton industries which are
well on their way of development, the hand weaving industry is
progressing by good strides. The note-worthy feature is the carpet
factory. Here best
Kashmiri carpet is designed, its yarn colored and the whole
manufactured according to the requirements of the purchaser. This is
unique on the side of India.
The
pace of industrial progress has been accelerated bt the
communicational facilities. The services to which telephone
has been put by the mechants is particularly note-worthy and
telephone connections both private and public are found to increase
every year. To date there are about 300 miles of telephone lines and
about 105 connections, linking most of the villages with the market
places, against zero in 1884.
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Graph of Taxes
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Import Export
Chart
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Quarries at Paneli
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Quarries at Jal
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