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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [11v] (27/470)
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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revenue purposes the same as other land, and the right of collecting the Government
revenue farmed, the total yield for the Division being Rs. 8,730/- (Ba qubab,
Rs. 5,620/-; Daltawah, Rs. 3,110/-).
During the year, owing to the needs of the Army, the Government share of the
wheat and barley crops were collected in kind. The total receipts in kilos were
Wheat.
Barley.
Kilos.
Kilos.
Ba‘qubah
-
-
-
- 77,505
1,999,448J
Daltawah
-
-
-
- 103,605
1,420,789
Shahraban
-
-
-
- 129,546*
1,049,3041
Dali ‘Abbas -
-
-
-
- 20,810
399,612
Total
-
-
-
- 331,466J
4,069,154
The Government share of the summer crops was collected at its cash equivalent
and not in kind. Before the rice harvest was ripe, the Directorate of Local Resources
wished to receive it in kind and orders were issued accordingly, but owing to heavy
rain before the rice was stored and the consequent probability of dampness, it was
decided that the cash equivalent of the rice should be taken. The Mahrut
cultivators were, however, given the option of bringing their rice to the Local
Purchase Officer if quite dry and free from dinan (a kind of millet which infests
the rice). None of the cultivators availed himself of this option, so it is presumed
that the conversion rates were reasonable.
The conversion rates for summer crops were—
Haifi. Afli.
Maize -
Dukhn (millet)
Cotton
Mash (pulse) -
Sisamum
Rice, white
„ red
per kilo.
??
??
>9
99
99
99
4 annas
99
99
99
99
99
99
The total cash yield from the summer crops was—
Ba'qubah -
Daltawah -
Shahraban
Dali ‘Abbas
Total
2 annas.
H „
6 J „
4 »
10 „
21 - „
2i ,,
Rs.
45,065/12/-
24,492/ 9/-
65,569/ 9/-
14,467/ 7/-
1,49,595/ 5/-
Vegetables yielded—
Ba‘qubah -
Daltawah -
Shahraban
Dali ‘Abbas
Total
Rs.
8,138/ -/-
9,421/ 3/-
- 13,746/15/-
4,837/ 7/-
- 36,143/ 9/-
The revenues from fruit was calculated at the cash
of the total yield of a garden, and was as follows :
equivalent of one-fifth
Ba‘qubah -
Daltawah -
Shahraban
Dali ‘Abbas
Rs.
39,096/ 3/ 6 /-
513/ 3/-
2,015/ 8 /-
Total
41,624/14/6
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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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