"تقارير إدارة أقسام ومناطق الأراضي المحتلة في بلاد الرافدين لسنة ١٩١٨. المجلد I" [و‎‎١‎١‎٨] (٤٧٠/٢٤٠)

Hadithah, Jubbah, "Alus .—All these communities are of the same type.
Their villages are on islands and they cultivate the island and the river banks facing
them. The people are purely agriculturists and carry on no bazaar trade with the
tribes.
The population of all these towns is much reduced at the present time and it
is not possible at present to estimate what the baladiyah receipts will be when
normal conditions return.
With regard to the remaining towns in the Division, as there was considerable
variation in the taxes collected by the different baladiyahs, sanction was obtained
to co-ordinate them and the following taxes have now been fixed:—
Bridge Toll-
Sheep - - - - - - i anna.
Loaded donkey -
Unloaded ,,
Loaded horse, cow, or camel -
Unloaded ,, ,, ,, -
Ferry—
Men -
Sheep -
Donkey
Horse -
Cow
Camel -
Load -
Camel load
Paswaniyah—
Houses
Shops -
Weighing Fee—
Per load
Ardhiyah—
Per load
Butchery—
Sheep,large -
4 , small -
Cattle, large -
,, small -
Camel -
8 as., 3 as. by assessment.
Rs. 1/8 and II- by assess
ment.
1 anna.
6 „
3 „
Re. |.
9 annas.
Rs. 1/14.
Maidaniyah—
2 | per cent.
Also in Hit special tax for contractors using foreshore for slaking lime, 2 annas.
The baladiyah of Hit is quite prosperous, with a balance of Rs. 4,754/- after
eight months’ occupation. The chief industries are the lime and bitumen and, in
addition, the inhabitants own large date and vegetable gardens.
Ramadi .—At the present time has only a balance of Rs. 1,246/-. Owing to
the fact that the ferry tolls are no longer credited to the baladiyah a grant-m-aid
of Rs. 70/- monthlv has been sanctioned. Its finance will have to be watched
carefully in the future if it is to remain solvent. It has a large bazaar, which is
gradually extending and supplies the needs of the surrounding tn es ’
Saqlawiyah is a small village lying well back from the river. Its financial
position is satisfactory and at present has a credit balance of over Rs. 900/ .
Fallujah is singularly prosperous for so small a town, with a present credit
balance of Rs. 5,500. The market is prosperous and the town is, if anything,
overcrowded. In time this town should increase in size.
6 Judicial —There has been little judicial work of importance. On the whole
the inhabitants of the Division are law-abiding and there have been no cases of
outstanding interest. Petty thefts or non-payment of debts, which require little
Owin" to the tribal preponderance in the Division, a large number of the petty
cases are referred to the leading Shaikhs, who deal with them according to tribal
custom and report their findings for confirmation.