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'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait' [21r] (51/516)
The record is made up of 1 volume (266 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1931-27 Aug 1932. 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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"Saadun" families to put down an increased number of date-
trees each year, by penalizing the man wi th a large area
and few trees in favour of the man who took the irajh trou
ble to grow the maximum number of trees possible on his
plot of land.
2. Y/hen asked how the collection of the new
tax would work in the case of an ordinary garden owner
who lived on his property, the Shaikh replied that as far
as he understood the proposed new law which he had read,
the garden owner would, after cutting down his dates, put
what he, his family and fellahee^n required for their own
personal use, on one side. This would not be subject to
taxation. The balance he would cottect on his "sif n i.e.
the river bank, until he could find a buyer. Such buyer
coming along, would pay cash down for what he bought, and
remove the dates, either for export by
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
or steamer.
As such buyer would eventually have to pay the t, ashur w
or 10% government date tax, he naturally would deduct
this amount from the price paid pf the dates, i^. the
market price, which each year is fixed by a committee for
the whole of the Basrah date area, and would still further
have to allow for his own profit, after deducting carriage
expenses to
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
or ship, packing etc. etc.
It was of course the buyers business also
to keep in touch with the Customs authorities ,take out
necessary documents, and pay the "Ashur" tax. The garden
owner had no responsibility in this direction at all.
Should on the other hand, the garden owner in question be
faced with a bad year, and be unable to find a buyer at
all, then his produce remained with him, and was either
thrown into the river, or sold fora song**yxi/x*« to
wandering shepherds, Bedouin or other migrating elements,
who during the date season are usually to be found camped
on the desert side of gardens seeking what they can pick
up cheap, or steal.
The garden owner in this case pays nothing
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Mohammerah and Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, and the impact of these proposed changes on the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ). Copies of this legislation are contained in the file on folios 30-52.
Correspondence in the file explains that in November 1914, the British authorities had given a letter to the shaikhs of Mohammerah and Kuwait promising them perpetual exemption from taxation on their date gardens in Iraq in return for their assistance against the Ottoman Empire (f 177). Much of the correspondence in the file discusses whether or not this assurance previously given to the Shaikh can be upheld and how the British should react to the Iraqi Government's desire to tax the produce that is grown on Shaikh Ahmad's land and then exported to Kuwait. The broader regional implications of the issue are also discussed at length.
The file also contains details regarding a legal case brought against Shaikh Ahmad by members of the Al Zuhair family regarding the ownership of some of his date gardens in Iraq.
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- 1 volume (266 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 244; these numbers are written in pencil 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence contains 14 foliation anomalies, 1a, 1b, 3a, 8a, 18a, 80a, 85a, 100a, 160a, 160b, 160c, 184a, 198a and 198b.
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- Title
- 'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait'
- Pages
- 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:8v, 8ar:8av, 9r:18v, 18ar:18av, 19r:29v, 53r:80v, 80ar:80av, 81r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:111v, 120r:124v, 128r:160v, 160a r, 160a v, 160br:160cv, 161r:161v, 163r:184v, 184ar:184av, 185r:198v, 198ar:198bv, 199r:211v, 230r:244v
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