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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [112v] (229/470)
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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Slaughter-house Tax — Rs. As. P.
Shifathah 1,475 0 0
Rahhaliyah, worth about Rs. 40/-, but included in the
kodah tax.
Grazing Tax, collected from flocks coming into the district during the winter
to graze—
Rs. As. P.
Rahhaliyah - - - - - 4182.0
63 12 0
481 14 0
3. Irrigation and Agriculture. —The irrigation in Shifathah and Rahhaliyah
is entirely in the hands of the people themselves, and is all by direct flow from the
various springs, none of the irrigation being by lift. This year the people are being
encouraged to sow more wheat and barley, by which means it is hoped that they
will become independent of imports from outside.
4. Shabanah.— The Shabanah in Shifathah number 22, 2 mounted and 20 foot;
and in Rahhaliyah, 7 foot Shabanah.
They perform the duties of police and patrol the district and gardens in the
interests of general security.
5. Judicial.— The administration of justice and the settlement of disputes is
in the hands of the Mudir, who reports that no cases of importance have occurred,
and that the people are easy to deal with.
REVISED BUDGET ESTIMATE OF THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL OFFICER, KARBALA DISTRICT,
FOR 1918-1919.
Shifathah and Rahhaliyah. (Political and Revenue.)
RECEIPTS.
Revised Budget for 1918-1919.
Name of Sub-Head.
Sanctioned
Budget for
1918-1919.
Actual for
8 Months,
1 Apr. 1918-
30 Nov. 1918.
Approx, for
4 Months,
1 Dec. 1918-
31 Mar. 1919.
Total.
Increase.
Decrease.
Remarks.
I. —Land Revenue
Rs.
2,500
Rs. As. P.
14,842 0 6
Rs. As. P.
51,266 2 0
Rs. As. P.
66,108 2 6
Rs. As. P.
63,608 2 6
Rs. As. P.
2. Kodah - - . .
31,000
2,451 12 6
27,000 0 0
29,451 12 6
1,548 3 6
3. Miscellaneous—
Slaughter tax
550
762 8 0
762 8 0
1,525 0 0
975 0 0
Tobacco
400
Nil
Nil
Nil
—
400
FI.— Miscellaneous —
Political fines, etc.
3,000
5,440 15 0
1,000 0 0
6,440 15 0
3,440 15 0
—
EXPENDITURE.
1.—Political and General
Rs.
Rs. As. P
Rs. As. P.
Rs. As. P.
Rs. As. P.
Rs. As. P.
A dministration —
Buildings and repairs and
•
miscellaneous
4,000
4,004 4 0
1,000 0 0
5,004 4 0
1,004 4 0
VIII.— Police and Shabanah
Salaries, ex establishment
41,040
16,394 13 0
5,500 0 0
21,894 13 6
—
19,145 2 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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