'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎253v] (511/706)

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QASR-I-SHlRlN
Apart from these a special tax is raised on camels on the following scale :—
Every three camels on each journey have to pay one krdn f which is col
lected in three equal instalments, one at Kaleh Sabzl, one at Qasr-i-Shirin,
and one at Sar-i-Pul. This revenue was bought by the persons paying the
taxes of the Sinjabi, of Qasr-i-Shlrin, and Sar-i-Pul respectively.
At Qasr-i-Shirin are collected also two special taxes by the Telegraph
Master.—
(а) Kr ~ns 2 on each camel caravan, the reason given being that the camels
destroy the line, the tax being towards the expenses of repairs,
The considerable surplus of tax over repairs is one of the perquisites
of the Telegraph Master.
( б ) Kr'ns 5, on a load of wood from each household in Qasr-i-Shirin, for
his own use.
The Governor also levied a tax on houses called " darmal” which varied
according to his capacity and the docility of the people.
Turkish side. —The taxes collected in the Turkish territory are various.
Among town and village people the following are those at present imposed.
A ’ ina. —A poll-tax imposed upon everybody, the amount of which varies
according to the means of the person taxed. It ranges from £ to 5 mejidi=ls,
Hd. to 16s. 8d.
'Amala Mukhtalifa .—Also apparently a poll-tax fixed in Khaniqin at 12
piastres (2s.) a head. This is now being collected for four years from every
body. The Persian subjercts resident in the town and environs of Khaniqin
art also being subjected to this tax, the Turks refusing to recognise the
validity of their Persian passport.
Balad yya .—A small tax on every body for the expenses of lighting the
streets. As these are ill lit and the cost very little, the bulk of the proceeds
of the tax is consumed by the employees of the Baladiyya, or municipality^
Tamattu ’.—A variable tax, recently inaugurated, and ranging at an aver
age of about 2 mejidi per head. Persian subjects also have to pay it.
Outside taxes .—The chief of these are—
Date trees .,
• *
.. 4 piastres per annum
Fruit trees
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. r 2 to 4 ditto.
Gardens, according to produce
department—
as estimated by officials of the Mai Mudiri
Sheep
»,
.. 4 piastres per annum-
Houses
,,
.. nil.
Camels
.,
.. $ mejidi per annum.
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Donkeys
Mules
..
.. Tax on these recently abolished.
Horses
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Harvest
£ of the harvest, but the assess-
ment made while the crop is
green is very unfair and
always errs very largely in
favour of the Government.-
The Persians are subjected to all these taxes except those relating to
military service and army expenses such as the £tq. 50 exemption tax. But
during May 1911 the Turks were forcing them to take out papers of Turkish
subjectivity, and were pressing them into the Army.