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'File 2/4 II TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [66r] (136/448)
The record is made up of 1 volume (220 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1931-19 Dec 1932. 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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Extract from a Confidential memorandum No.0/2540 dated the
19th of August, 1931, from the President of the Committee
appointed to draft the Istihlak Legislation, to the
Ministry of finance, Baghdad.
X XX
You will observe that our estimate of revenue which
would be collected under the new method is less than the
revised estimated revenue under existing methods by ojjly,
1
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, but to this must be added the aeliberate remission ^
of Bs.6,32,000/- arising out of the decision to collect as <
water-rent and land-rent only 75# of the previous assess
ment: this reduction of revenue arises not out of the change
of method but out of the considered decision of the Govern-
Bjent to lighten the burden of direct taxation.
You will observe that of the estimated revenue of 51
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, 32 or rather more than three fifths represent a
figure that fluctuates directly with market prices. The
revenue derived from land and water rents would also do so
if the assessment is stated in terms of kind under Second
Amending Law No.54 of 1931, to the Land Tax Assessment Law
No.40 of 1929.
The organization for the collection of istihlak tax
will of course require time and experience to perfect and
for the first year or two it is possible that collections
will be rather less than they should be.
XXX
Com putati on of Istihlak Tax on Dates.
The date ration for jail population is 1 lb. per aay.
This is probably more than the average free man consumes.
We may assume as a conservative figure for average
consumption per head of date consuming but non date produc
ing population to be 1/12 kilo per day or 30 kilos p.a.
If
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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. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's intention to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah by the British Government in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War.
The correspondence is mainly between British officials discussing the possible solutions to the gardens taxation issue. Among the suggested solutions was the selling of the property. British officials report that the Shaikh of Kuwait is entirely flexible in regards to the selling of certain estates but not the ones in Al-Faw. But they also suggested that it would be rather useless for the Iraq Government to attempt to purchase the gardens as they belong to more than a hundred relatives of the Shaikh who depend on the produce for their maintenance.
The volume includes statements of an estimated value of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s estates on Shatt al-Arab. It also contains economic reports on the proposed new basis of taxation on agricultural produce in Iraq, and copies of the Government of Iraq’s new laws for the collection of consumption ( Istihlak ) tax and for the collection of land rent and water rent (ff 79-101). The correspondence also includes records of meetings held in London in regard to the question of the taxations as well as the new system of land revenue collections in Iraq.
The main correspondence is between the British Resident, 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, the High Commissioner, Baghdad, and the Colonial Office, Downing Street, London.
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- 1 volume (220 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. One of these additional sequences has been crossed out.
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- 66r:68v
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- Government of Iraq
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