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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [164r] (332/470)
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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is no doubt that the fact of his being Shaikh Qubashi’s son and heir does much
to keep the Shabanahs together and to keep the tribes in order.
Mulazim Hattab ibn Shaikh Qubashi has not been an unqualified success
hitherto. He does not put enough backbone into his work and spends too much
time worrying about his personal position.
Mulazim Mardan as Sa‘ad is by far the best Arab officer in the Qurnah force.
Keen and intelligent, he has a great influence over the men. It was largely through
his efforts that the trouble over the dislike of drill was got over.
11. Labour. —-The demands for labour for military works have been very
small during the year. A few
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
have been employed with the dredgers in
Hammar Lake and a few on the maintenance of the railway and the Tigris marching
road. Apart from these, no large numbers have been employed anywhere and the
whole population has been enabled to devote its attention to the development of
the land and the repair of the necessary bunds.
12. Miscellaneous.—N il.
13. Establishment and Personnel.— In the early part of the year Lieut.
E. M. Hopkins was my assistant at Qurnah. When he went on leave to England
Capt. 0. C. Mylles, M.C., was sent; but he, after a stay of a few months, was sent
to Qahat Sikar. Finally, Lieut. C. C. C. Lewis, I.A., was sent as Shabanah Officer.
He has helped me in much of the political work in addition to his duties with the
Shabanahs.
The Mudirs have all done good work. Shaikh Qubashi has been especially
useful, while Ibrahim al ‘Amari has done extraordinarily well in a difficult position
as Mudir of Bani Hutait. ‘Ati al Sa‘ad has improved very much at Hair, and now
has the nahiyah well under control.
My head revenue clerk, Tsa Effendi, has been of the greatest help to me. He
is a tireless worker, and his great local knowledge has been found extremely useful.
He is quite the most reliable man in my office.
J. B. Mackie, Captain,
Political Officer, Qurnah.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (231 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- 'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:232v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence