'Military Report on Persian Seistan' [‎27r] (58/188)

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9. Ihe total possible revenues, which the Amir can realise from Seistan, are
therefore 30,000 kharwars grain and 14,095 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. in cash.
10. The annual demand made by the
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. cash, made up as follows : —
Persian
Government is
Cash.
Sheep Tax(5arya/a)
Cattle Tax (Gaushumari) . :
1 , ,j (JRishta Gavt^ , ,
Customs duties (Gumrufc) . .
'taxes on shops (at Nasirabad)
Taxes on netters (Sayyad)
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
. 800
1,2( 0
100
300
50
160
Total cash Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. 2,600
and 14,200 kharwars as under—
Kind.
Grain if wheat and f barley) . ,
iJeduct —
Remissions to Syyads and Priests .
•
Kharwars.
. 24,012
9,812
Balance
. 14,200
r laS ,^ )een cus fo m a>ry for the Persian Government to accept in lieu
o this 14,200 kharwars, 9,^40 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , which is calculated at the rate of 7
, ! a ? s n ^? r kharwar. The actual revenue received from Seistan is, therefore.
12,540 lomans.
12. As a matter of fact the ruling price of grain at present is 5 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per kharwar, or about 7 times the former value, so that the Amir has only
t0 ,? e * yth of his actual due to Persian Government in order to more than
satisfy its claim of 9,940 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
13. Two emissaries from the Wali of Meshed (Rukh-ul-Daulah) have now
arrived here and are demanding a cash equivalent of the 14,200 kharwars
payable by the Amir at the rate of 6 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per kharwar in lieu of 7 krans,
\\ nc i is lather above the market value and more than 8 times the amount
a-”™!, m U1 FaSt 1 yearS ’ th * result keingT that the Amir will have to pay
8 1°. 1 ..°™ ans 1 as lhe equivalent of 14,200 kharwars, instead of 9,940.
14. W hat the result of this demand, which is coupled with a demand for
some arrears, will be, remains to be seen.
15. If we take the demand of the Persian Government to be as in former
) ears, the annual income or revenue of the Amir will be as follows :
Cask 14.095, kind, say, 30,000 kharwars; the latter
valued at market rale of 5 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per khar-
war, amounting to 150,000 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , or a total of
M,ess Claim of Persian Government . ,
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
164.095
12,540
Balance . 151,555
ho Sh r fc L d ± demaT \ d of the Wali be agreed to, i.e., the grain equivalent
Tfioo®“. at HO ’ 00U instead of 9 > 940 > Ws balance will be 164,095 less 87,800 =
7b,~9o lomans, instead of above figure of 151,555 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. ; 1 Toman 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. = 8
or 4 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , s
A concession for levying customs throughout Persia has been granted to
Customs. t'^ Belgians, who, therefore, have the collection of them
in oeistan. Ihe duty is 5 per cent, ad valorem on Russian and
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