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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [30v] (65/470)
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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54
Khaniqin Peace Court, from 28th June 1918 to end December 1918.
Number
of Cases.
Settled by
Decree.
Compromised.
Dismissed owing Non-attendance of
Plaintiffs.
Pending.
Fees
Taken.
129
41
17
4
67
Rs. 1,030
N.B.—The 67 cases for which fees have been taken are pending until Plaintiffs appear at the Court.
Khaniqin Shar‘ah Court.
Number of Cases.
Decrees.
Compromised.
‘Aqd Nikah.
Pending.
Fees Taken.
63
13
3
35
12
Rs. 317
Mandali Peace Court, from 14th August to end of December 1918.
Number of Suits.
Judgments.
Compromised.
Dismissed.
Pending.
Fees Taken.
168
80
79
5
2
Rs. 4,221.
Mandali Shar‘ah Court, from August to end of December 1918.
Number of Cases.
Decrees.
£ Aqd Nikah.
Inheritance.
Fees Taken.
150
■
68
80
2
Rs. 737
Qizil Rabat Shar‘ah Court, from February to end of December 1918.
Number of Cases.
Decrees.
Dismissed.
Pending.
Fees Taken.
385
374
2
9
Rs. 2,156 As. 8
-ir
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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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