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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.' [58r] (120/212)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 1922-1924. 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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103
y ea f 4 The great bulk of the livestock in Persia belongs Ics
to the tribes and is therefore migatory and uncertain in numbers
in any particular district. The tribes migrate during March
and April « n d again in September to Kovember to and from
their summer quarters, and their flocks and herds accompany
them. The supply of livestock therefore naturally depends on
the nearness of the tribes. As a general rule there should be
no great difficulty, when other supplies are coming in, in obtam-
hm meat in areas close to the tribal settlements.
The actual supply is very large and of very good quality,
and in consequence the price is comparatively little heble to
fluctuation. If grazing is obtainable, it would be economical
to lay in a considerable reserve.
Cattle are by no means plentiful in Southern Persia as they
are not used in draught at all tor transport and very little unoer
pack while the Persians eat little beeh In size the cattle are
small and bumpless, but they carry very good condition and
should give an average outturn of at least 250 lb.
Sheep are all of the fat-tailed variety and give excellent
mutton. The average outturn is about 30 lb.
Goats are of two kinds, a small long-haired mountain goat
with an average outturn of 15 lb, and a larger, though not
proportionately heavier, animal similar to the Indian goa ,
giving about 20 lb.
(b) Grazing.
Grazing is obtainable for from 2-3 months in the lower Grazing,
ocuntrv to 6-7 months in the highlands in fair proximity to the
roads, but could only be taken advantage of by a force going
verv short stages, or by animals on a staging system having a
least enough time for going 3-4 miles each way to grazing. The
season and the amount available vary much according to the
severity of the winter.
(c) Fud.
Wood .—Fuel is likely to be a difficulty for a considerable Fuel,
force anywhere in Persia, and one can never count on he?pg^ ' c
to gather one’s firewood, though in most p aces a air amt .
light brushwood suitable as a fire-lighter is obtainable. Pur
the Bushire operations in 1918 firewood was always a ddfiudty
as, although it is plentiful in the hills beyond Khisht t was
found by no means easy to induce the villagers to g -
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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part II. Fars, Gulf Ports, Yazd and Laristan. (Simla, Government of India Press, 1924). The volume was originally published in 1923.
The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: sub-divisions of the Khamseh Arabs; sub-divisions of the Baseri; Baharlu sub-tribes; sub-divisions of the Qashqai; sub-divisions of the Mamassani; table of supplies and transport. There are also four maps (folios 100-103), entitled:
- Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV. Part 2.
- Bushire
- The Khamseh Tribes
- Map to illustrate habitat & migrations of more important Clans (Tirehs) of Qashgai Tribes
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- 1 volume (102 folios)
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There is a table of contents on folio 6; and an index on folios 88-98.
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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 104; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:99v, Back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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