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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA' [118r] (240/466)
The record is made up of 1 volume (229 folios). It was created in 1912. 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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Prices are—for sheep, 14 to 20 lerans. In milk, 16 to 25
hrdns. For goats, 8 to 14 hrans. In milk, 15 to 20 lerans.
Towards the end of January, if enough rain has fallen to
ensure water on the road and good grazing in the spring, the
majority of sheep and goats are moved to the hills, ff rain
is short, many flocks move from the cultivated tract to the
Bumnistan, on the shores of the Him In, where thev thrive
on the bun tin grass.
In ordinary years, by the end of February the flocks have
left the cultivated tract, and, at the end of March, the last of
those going have reached the hills. If the grazing in the hills is
good, some flocks remain there till the autumn, or even the next
year, but in normal years all return to gistan.
v averages nearly 1 maund for 6 annas, and Bhusa.
about 100,000 maunds are available annually. Traders in Sis-
tan state that they could supply 5,000 maunds each without
difficulty.
The price of firewood in 1910 was 110 lbs. for 4 annas. virewood.
From the Mian Kangl district a sufficient quantity is avail
able for an army corps. For Nasratabad it is obtained by dig-
gmg up roots of tamarisk scrub. Between Lutak and Nasrat
abad there is practically none,
5 M?;r A m! nUleS b0rn 1 in ^ h0 C0Untr y bel °ng to the Hash- Transport.
mat-ul-Mulk. There are only 100 to 150.
Horses,- Sis tin is unhealthy for horses, and also for cam
els, owing to a noxious fly. The number of horses is on this
account very insignificant, the few that are available are
undersized, but suitable for baggage work. The number of
mares is small; horses are imported from Meshed, Herat, etc,
. Tbe Cam ^ s are mostly bred in the country and have ac-
qmred some power of resisting the prevalent disease. Pro
bably no surplus camels are bred, but some are imported
irom January to June many camels are taken to the hills to
ftXCS 150 ' 0200 ^^ tMSperi0d ’>
t®°? heys ^.T 1 1 ar S el y used for transport, and do not sufler
from disease like horses and camels. They form the princinal
means of local transport,'as vehicles are practically non-existent
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The volume is Military Report on Persia . Compiled by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India (Simla: 1912, originally published 1911).
The volume contains a summary history of Persia, followed by sections on the country's geography and climate; ethnography; resources; army; naval forces; places of strategic importance and military notes; ports, harbours and islands; administration; and communications.
The volume contains three appendices:
- A: a list of Persian notables, 1911;
- B: bibliography;
- C: glossaries.
There is a Map of Persia on folio 230.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (229 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an index between folios 6-13.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:229v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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