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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [105r] (214/470)
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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7
July.
8
August.
9
September.
10
October.
11
November.
12
December.
Remarks.
Barley
Harfi) (200)
Planted —
Oranges
Limes
Dates
Sown.
Wheat
(Harfi) (180)
Beans (120)
Onions (120)
—
Brinjals (210)
Ladies’ Fingers
Hartaman (120)
Lentils (120)
*
Long
Cucumber
Brinjals
Harvested.
Idhrah
Baidhah
Millet (Afli)
Coriander
Cotton
Sesame
Mash
S.R.
APPENDIX D.
Taxes Levied by the Karbala Municipality.
House Tax —
First class house p. m. -
R.
1
A.
0
p.
0
Second class house p. m. -
.
.
.
0
4
0
Third class house p. m. -
-
-
-
0
2
0
Tax on Bazaars —p. m. ......
-
I
0
0
Tax on Draft and Pack Animals —
Carriage ponies p. m. per head - - - -
-
-
-
0
4
0
Pack animals p. m. per head .....
-
-
-
0
2
0
Auctions —Fish and vegetables sold by public auction
-
-
2| per cent.
Passes—On passes taken by Karbala merchants and exceeding Rs. 50/-
in value
per pass
-
0
8
0
Ground Taxes—
(a) Shopkeepers whose stalls extend into the public street p. m.
-
-
1
14
0
(b) Sellers of commodities in the public squares, per mensem
-
-
-
0
15
0
(c) On each bench of a coffee-shop ....
-
-
-
0
0
6
(d) Out-door coffee ranges, per range ....
-
-
-
1
4
0
Paswaniyah —
(a) Baths—First class p. m. -
-
-
6
10
0
Second class p.m.-
-
-
4
4
0
Third claiss p. m.* . . - . -
-
-
2
15
0
(6) Arabanah stands p. m.
-
-
1
4
0
(c) Khans—First class p. m. -
-
-
6
4
0
Second class p. m. -
-
-
3
15
0
Third class p. m. -
-
-
2
10
0
(d) Qaisariyahs—First class p. m. -
-
-
5
0
0
Second class p. m.
-
-
3
0
0
Third class p. m.
-
2
0
0
(e) Shops—Haberdashery and coffee shops—First class p. m. -
-
-
-
0
15
0
Second class p.m. -
-
-
0
10
0
(/) Other shops—First class per mensem - - - -
-
-
0
8
0
Second class per mensem
-
-
0
6
0
Dabhiyah —Half slaughter-house tax -----
-
-
—
Shariah.—A tax of 4 annas on boats of 3 toghars and upwards loading and unloading in Karbala
and 2 annas on those of lesser freight.
Gaslchanah .—A tax of 2 annas per tin on kerosene oil brought into the city and 6 pies for each tin sold
in Gaskhanah of left over 1 month.
Midaniyah.—A tax of 2| per cent, on pack animals sold by auction in the Midan.
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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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