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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [118r] (240/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1919. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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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.
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The volume comprises annual reports and administration reports, submitted by Political Officers, for the following divisions in occupied Mesopotamia [Iraq]: Samara; Ba'qubah; Khaniqin [Khānaīqn]; Samawah; Shamiyah [Shāmīyah]; Hillah; Dulaim [Anbar]; Basrah; Qurnah; 'Amarah [Al 'Amārah]; Kut; Nasiriyah; Kirkuk; and the Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. [Kuwayt].
The administration reports often include details under the following headings: tribal and political boundaries; revenue; irrigation; agriculture; industry; municipalities; judicial; education; medical and sanitation; housing; police; jails; Shabanahs; labour; Waqf; establishment and personnel. They often contain appendices, providing statistical tables, special reports, notes on prominent personalities, lists of ruling Shaikhs, and details of court cases and prisoners.
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- 1 volume (231 folios)
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A table of contents can be found at page 2 (folio 2v).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (445pp, including maps and tables).
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- 'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:232v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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