The remainder is made up of subjects of the Amir. The Russian quarter also contains 130 brick bungalows, an hospital with twenty beds, barracks for the 3rd and 4th Companies of the Second Railway Battalion, numerous shops and military go-downs. The trade passing through Bokhara is very comprehensive. It embraces cotton, skins, wool, cotton prints, sugar and a large importation of Russian manufactures. The bazaars of the native city show a very varied assortment of silken fabrics, copper-ware, silver-work, carpets, leather and weapons, attracting traders from India and Persia, besides the Turcoman and Khivan districts. The figures for the year under review are: Passengers. _Arrivals._ _Departures._ 40,468 42,660 _Imports._ Sugar (refined) 27,455 poods. Sugar (sanded) 50,328 ” Kerosene 59,580 ” Naphtha (crude) } ” (refuse) } 41,462 ” Yarn and thread 13,998 ” Rice 346,940 ” Green tea 61,924 ” Black tea 21,711 ” Iron 17,628 ” Russian manufactures 154,272 ” Various goods 1,955,519 ” _Exports._ Cotton 456,584 poods. Wool 67,144 ” Skins 47,042 ” Fruits (dried) 111,104 ” Raisins 27,444 ” Wine grapes 14,408 ” Carpets 4,488 ” Caracal 32,621 ” Goods (various) 346,927 ” [Illustration: THE DERVISHES OF BOKHARA] The cultivated zone which lies around Bokhara and Kagan does not extend for any considerable distance beyond the immediate precincts of the capital of the Khanate. In running towards Merv the railway passes through a region where the water difficulty is perpetual. The waterless zone may be said to begin with Murgak, where water from the Zerafshan river is supplied in tanks by the railway. This system is also adopted for the next station, Yakatut, which although insignificant receives a comparatively important volume of trade. Irrigation is not encouraged and the water coming by the railway is very carefully distributed to a population that, including the large village of Yakatut and a few smaller hamlets, amounts in all to 3000 souls. The passenger traffic is small and the returns only record the import and export movement: _Imports._