"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [ظ‎‎٣‎٢] (٦١٦/٦٩)

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ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
Latterly, however, orders were issued that the whole amount should be
paid into the Imperial Bank of Persia here, and the latter should pay Tomans
3,000 per week to the Russian Bank at Hamadan.
The following are the branch offices under the control of the head admin
istration at Kermanshah, with their approximate annual receipts
10.
11.
12.
Kasr-i-Shirin
Ghilan
Ayvan and Saumur
Senna
Sakiz I
Baneh C Kurdistan
Merivan }
Jawanrud Pareh
Hamadan . . .
Hush Kuri
Mahidasht } bureaux surveillance
Tomans.
4,500
3,200
1,700
7,200
100
300
150
T otal
17,150
As I have above remarked, these subordinate offices are seldom or never
inspected, and abuses of all sorts liave undoubtedly crept in.
Bevenue. The revenue (or maliat) registers are issued from Tehran to
the Governors of provinces for collection.
The revenue is actually collected by the Deputy Governors and paid into '
the Governor, who, after paying (?) the military forces and other Government
expenditure, remits the balance to the Imperial Treasury (administered by the
customs). After the payment of the political pensions, the balance is sent to
Tehran.
The revenues collected during the last year are as follows:—
Kermanshah
Kurdistan
Kangavar
Asadabad
T otal
Krans.
451,900
653,000
14,480
22,000
1,041,380
The revenues'of Burujird amounted to krans 334,000, and those of Khore-
mabad to krans 457,400. I have not been able to ascertain those of Hamadaa.
There is no doubt that the revenues are most unfairly assessed, some
villages being very heavily taxed, white some others have never even been
brought on to the registers,—the owners paying a bribe to the Governor, and
the latter not reporting the existence of the village to the Central Government.
This fraud is very common in Kurdistan, the province being more out of the
way than Kermanshah.
The following is a list of the chief tribes in the Kermanshah province-
Name of tribe.
Kalhor
Guran
Senjabi
Kerindi
Zangana •
Bajelan
Sharaf-i-Bayani
Ahmadwand
Nana Kalli
Pairwand .
Kulidi
Name of Chief.
Daoud Khan, Saham-ul-Mamalek .
Hussein Khan, Mansur-ul-Mulk »
Sher Muhammad Khan, Samsam-ul
Mamalek,
Ali Murad Khan, Ihtesham-ul-Mamalek
Muhammad Reza Khan, Zahir-ul-Mulk
Karim Khan, Shuja-ul• Mamdlek
Suleman Khan, Shahab-ul-Mamalek
Muhammad Khan, Fath-ul-Mamalek
Muhammad Reza Khan, Zahir-ul-Mulk
(Governor appointed by Governor of pro
vince).
(Chieftainship divided up) . .
Number of tents
or
houses.
12,000
8,000
3,000
4,000
4,000
600
300
?00
1,000
300
6,000