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'File 2/4 IV TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [87r] (178/546)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1934-1 May 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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6
and for involving liim into a heavy expenditure, and that
I had been bidden by H.E. to withdraw the guards both by
land and sea*, they surrendered; but I declined to accept
their submission unless (1) they delivered 56^ of the
produce as H*E*s permanent rightful stare, and (S) they
signed and registered with the Notary Public the Ta’aba
(a contract whereby the ta*ab admits the ownership of
H.E. and defines himself a ta’ab under certain conditions).
RESISTI&TION OF CONTRACTS.
MUTAWA f A - Contracts have been completed and they
are now in my safe.
FADDAGHIYSH - are being registered and I hope to
complete same very soon.
FAQ - nearly half is in the course of registra
tion, the rest are refusing to sign, but
I am confident that they will sooner or
later have to sign.
PROMISE FOR LOAN.
- Faliaheen as promised were given a loan
of Rs. 2000/- immediately after complet
ing their contracts before the Notary
Public.
- Fellahen will be given as promised about
Rs. 6000/- immediately after their res
pective admission of their contracts.
- Failaheen have been promised a loan of j
about Rs. 15000/- which will be given
to them when all their respective
contracts are completed with the Notary
Public.
COMMENTS .
Usually every land owner who is in a position to
prove his title to the land by Tapu Deed feoi has, according
to law, to apply to the Court for an order of ejectment
of his Ta’ab, provided he pays him the value of his labour
and plantations, that may be assessed by a commission
appointed by order of the Court. The minimum of such value- i
tion is ten annas per palm tree.
There are over 300,000/- piam trees at Fao alone the
value of which would approximately come to Rs. 200,000/-
but without title of ownership it is almost impossible to
MUTA&A’A
FADDAG-HIYEH
FAO
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The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz'al al-Ka'bi, in southern Iraq. The correspondence is mainly about the taxation imposed on the gardens by the Iraqi Government.
British officials discuss statements of claims which cover the years 1932 and 1933, and which were submitted by the Shaikh of Kuwait and by Mirza Muhammad, Agent in Iraq to Shaikh Khaz'al, in respect of the losses both shaikhs suffered because of the imposition of the taxation system called Istihlak (consumption) tax. The shaikhs claim that the Iraqi Government has imposed the Istihlak tax system despite the fact that the gardens were exempted from taxations for the years 1932-1933.
The volume contains statements on taxation paid on the Shaikh of Kuwait’s estates in Iraq for the years 1934-1937. These statements are in Arabic and English and they were distributed among the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire. The volume also contains a report (ff 81-90) of the administration and management of the properties of the Ruler of Kuwait in the years 1933-1934 sent by the Shaikh’s general agent, Jacob Gabriel, to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait.
The volume also contains correspondence between British officials discussing the question of compensation for the loss of income from the date gardens in Iraq belonging to the late Shaikh Khaz‘al, and the British Government’s decision to treat his heirs with the same level of respect.
The main correspondence is between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Bushire, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait, British Ambassador, Baghdad, the 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. , London, the Foreign Office, London and the Ruler of Kuwait.
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- 1 volume (269 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 271; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 150-266; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/138
- Title
- 'File 2/4 IV TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
- Pages
- 81r:90v, 96r:96v, 103r:104v, 106v:107v, 113r:113v, 120r:120v
- Author
- Gabriel, Jacob
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- Public Domain