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File 1283/1913 Pt 5 'MESOPOTAMIA TRADE Issue of new Trade Report' [‎47r] (89/270)

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The record is made up of 135 folios. It was created in 24 Nov 1919-27 Oct 1920. 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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4. Each importer to wliom goods are delivered, whether from a wharf
warehouse, or magazine, on a Sunday, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good
Friday, or the day appointed for the celebration toi the Birthday of the
King-Emperor, shall pay a charge of Bs. 15, on any other holiday a charge
of Rs. 5.
The charges may be waived at the discretion of the Port Director.
Provided that nothing in this schedule shall entitle an importer to demand
delivery on any of the holidays abovementioned.
5. For the use of the sheer-legs on a Sunday, Christmas Day, New
Year’s Day, Good Friday, or the day appointed for the celebration of the
Birthday of the King-Emperor, a charge of Rs. 15 shall be paid; on any other
holiday a charge of Rs. 5.
6. Reasonable notice in writing must be given to the Assistant Director,
Port Traffic, Margil, if it is desired to work a vessel between the hours of
6 p.m. and 6 a.m. or on any holiday or on any Sunday, but such work will only
be undertaken after applicant receives permission to work from the Collector
of Customs. The Port Director, however, accepts no liability in the event of
default.
7. In addition to New Year’s Day, Good Friday and X mas Day the
following holidays are to be recognised:—-
EASTER DAY
PASSOVER
KING-EMPEROR’S BIRTHDAY
DEATH OF ALT
ID UL FITER
ID UL DH AH I YAH
JEWISH NEW YEAR’S DAY
DAY OF ATONEMENT ...
DAY OF TABERNACLES ...
DEATH OF HUSSAIN
BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET
CHRISTMAS DAY
Id U1 Kiyamah.
Id U1 Fatir.
Wafat Ali.
Chhoti Id.
Bari Id.
Rash ana.
Kapor.
Id U1 Arazil.
Ashura (Roz Ihahadat).
Nilad A1 Nabi.*
Id U1 Milad (Bara Din),
and any special local officially recognised days.
8. Working hours are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Time for meals to
allowed for.
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Schedule K.
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES.
(i) For water supplied to vessels rates can be had on appli-
• cation to the Port Director
(u) For the use of trollies and trucks
Rail Trollies — , „
Capacity not over 5 tons—per day or part of a day y
Capacity over 5, but not over 10 tons—per day oi
part of a day .
Capacity over 10, but not over 20 tons-—per day, or
part of a day , „ ,
Capacity over 20 tons—per day or part oi a da>
(Hi) For the use of a horse box—Rs. 3 per 24 hours, or part
of 24 hours—Rs. 7 per week
( tv ) For a duplicate wharf delivery list or gate pass—Ks. ~-8.
For a certified copy of a challan Re. 1-4.
(v) . Hawker’s Licences. '
Persons on heliums carrying goods for saie may he allowed at * ^ 1S ‘
cretion of the Port Director, to obtain a licence to trade at Rs. o per month.
(a) Land occupied by empty casks, sand, straw or bhoosa—2 pies
per 6 square feet for 24 hours, or part of ~4 hours.
(51 No charge shall be levied if the land is occupied for less than
24 hours, except when it is used for weighing, drying, or
baling goods If the land is occupied or 24 hours or
more the ch ar g e slia11 be levied fr0m * " ^
first occupied. , . •
(c) Land will be rented from month to month or for longer periods
^ at such rates as may be agreed upon.

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Part 5 of the volume (folios 3-137) consists almost entirely of two extensive and successive government reports about trade conditions in Mesopotamia, following the end of the First World War (1914-1918) and the development of British commercial interests in the region. The later report, printed at the Government Press, Baghdad in 1920, is entitled Report on the conditions for trade in in Mesopotamia prepared in Office of the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad . It includes a communication map which outlines the region’s road and railway network. The earlier report, printed by the Government of India at Calcutta in 1919, is entitled The Prospects of British Trade in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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