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'Extracts from Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia by J G Lorimer CIE, Indian Civil Service' [62v] (129/180)
The record is made up of 1 volume (86 folios). It was created in Early 20th century. 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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114
Table of the taxes levied annually by local authorities
[pp.
Arabian Side
Principality, province,
or district
Port.
Nob taxes, and when taken:
also miscellaneous taxes.
Taraz taxes, and
when taken.
Sharjah Principality.
Hairah.
Rs. 50 in cash and 1 bag of
rice per boat, in spring.
Nil.
Do.
Do.
Sharjah Town.
Khan.
1 bag of rice per boat, in
spring; also 1 hauler's share
per boat and Maba'iyah t
in autumn. There is also a
Shofah of about Rs. 8,000
every two or three years and
an occasional Radhaf. J
Rs. 10 and 1 bag of rice per
boat, in spring.
Rs. 4 per diver and
Rs. 3 per hauler,
spring.
$3 per diver and
$2 per hauler, in
spring.
Dibai Principality.
Dibai Town.
1 bag of rice, $4 as Khan
chiyah § and $1 as Riyal
Sur |i per 'Amil boat,^ and
SI as Royal Stir per medium
sized Khalawi (7.e.,ordinary)
boat, in spring; also 1
hauler's share per boat in
autumn. Shofah has been
levied twice in the last 13
years, and on the last
occasion amounted to
Rs. 4,000.
$10 per Khalawi
(or ordinary)
boat, in spring;
Rs. i| per Qal-
tah, on 'Amil
boats only, in
spring; and 1
hauler's share
per boat, in
autumn.
Abu Dhabi Principality.
Abu Dhabi Town.
1 hauler's share per large or
medium boat and 1 diver's
share per small boat, in
autumn; also $100 royalty
on every pearl fished worth
Rs. 1,000 or more. Com
mission is also taken on the
sale of pearls at Dalmah
Island, and occasional
Shofahs are raised there
and at Abu Dhabi Town.
$2^ per Qaltah, in
spring.
* Exemptions are chiefly in favour of relations, friends, officials and servants of the Shaikh.
t Maba'iyah is a royalty on the sale of pearls by Nakhudas.
+ Radhaf is an emergency tax levied when war is apprehended.
§ Khanchiyah was originally a tax by houses, whence the name.
Riyal Sur or " the town wall dollar " was originally taken to defray the cost of repairs to
fortifications.
*; An Amil boat is one owned and fitted out by a capitalist who receives half of the whole take at
the end of the season, leaving the other half to be divided among the crew. A Khalawi is one organised
on the usual principles.
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The volume consists of approximately forty extracts from Volume I, Parts I and II, and Volume II of John Gordon Lorimer's Gazetteer. The reason for the compilation of this volume of extracts is unclear.
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- 1 volume (86 folios)
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There is a table of contents at the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 88 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. There is also a printed pagination sequence covering most of the volume.
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