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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [88v] (181/470)
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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only necessary in a few instances. A man who has a large com sif fails to see any improvement in
his sif when it is converted into a jail, nor does the woman who owns and lives in a tumbled down house
appreciate its conversion into a kitchen, however “ pukka, ’ for the officers rest house.
I have always given owners as much warning as possible, but in many cases it has been necessary
to evict quickly. Disturbance claims have never been made and when offered have been refused,
owners in all cases giving up their buildings with good grace, except in one case, an agent of Resources,
who had only a tenancy himself of the required house.
When building material arrives and labour is released for civil purposes, it is hoped that the
prosperity of the people will manifest itself in new buildings and every encouragement should be given
them to this end.
APPENDIX J.
Prisoners Statement for 1918.
Crimes.
Exhibiting forged documents
Deserting from Shabanah
Thefts
Beating a shabanah
Neglect of duty (shabanah) -
False complaint - - - -
Wounding -----
Assault ------
Smuggling grain from Hillah -
Absent without leave (shabanah) -
Receiving stolen property
Allowing prisoners to escape -
Fraudulent sale of Government grain
Undesirable criminal
Erasing his Government No. from his boat
Failing to disclose an intended mutiny -
Intriguing - - - - ■ -
Escaping from jail from Shabanah - - -
Wearing false decoration when discharged
Maliciously illtreating a person - - - -
Fighting in the district ------
Taking a bribe -------
Culpable homicide
Possession of arms and ammunition
Extortion --------
Exporting grain without a pass - - . .
Taking a rifle from an Arab without authority
Misappropriation of Government money
Aiding and abetting ------
Deserting his boat -------
Turning his family out of their home
Failing to produce a man he stood security for and
not paying the money.
Taking a gratuity demanded by force -
Causing hurt --------
Falsifying official accounts with intent to defraud
Government.
Criminal breach of trust -----
Disobeying Government orders and making trouble
Conspiracy to defraud Government
Illegal sale of grain
Resisting arrest by Shabanah • - - - -
Being in possession of Government property -
Interfering between police and prisoners
Carelessness in charge of a Mahaillah
Illegal arrest of two women
Drunk and disorderly ------
Attempted unnatural offence
Neglect to maintain the opening of a new channel -
Attempted misappropriation of tobacco -
Hillah.
Musai-
yib.
Hind-
' iyah.
Diwan
iyah.
O.C.
Shabanah
Total.
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1
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6
19
8
11
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2
40
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1
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3
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1
5
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1
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3
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1
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1
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2
5
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3
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C.C. Baghdad 1
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2
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2
Militar
y court
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1
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2
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3
1
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33
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3
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1
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5
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11
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11
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1
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1
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Total
1
144
1
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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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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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