ملف ٤٧٢٢\١٩١٨ الجزء ٨ "بلاد الرافدين: الوضع" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٦] (٩٩٥/٣٠٢)

Officials draiving less than Rs. 600.
No.
Name of Department.
British.
Indians.
Arab.
Total.
1
Central Administration ...
55
62
6
123
2
Revenue
2
13
7
22
3
Finance
2
130
22
154
4
Judicial
1
7
238
246
5
Jails
26
2
2
30
6
Customs
9
23
75
107
7
Health
32
36
195
263
8
Engineering
21
72
19
112
9
Executive Division
28
316
862
1,206
10
Agriculture...
4
22
7
33
11
Repatriation
18
13
...
31
12
Education ...
1
7
479
487
13
Telegraphs...
138
868
303
1,309
14
Waqf
...
13
13
15
Police
56 '
17
2,397
2,470
16
C. H. T. C.
...
i
1
O
17
Printing and Publishing
8
74
82
164
18
Stores
7
20
23
50
19
Transport ...
61
12
389
462
20
Port
8
380
3 ( .
427
21
Levies
33
17
2,987
3,037
22
Irrigation ...
1
110
178
289
23
Cypher
66
147
67
149
24
25
Survey
Tapu
...
1
2
26
Veterinary ... ...
4
4
9
17
27
Railways
• •*
Exc
uded
Total
515
2,209
8,546
11,270
i
Extracts deleted from Reuters by G.H.Q.
July 26th.
Kellaway, M.P., speaking* at Crystal Palace Oil Exhibition as regards oil
in Mesopotamia said that policy Government would adopt depended upon form
of Government ultimately established in Turkey. He was of opinion that
worst possible way of developing oil resources of Mesopotamia was by direct
Government action.
London, July 27th.
In Commons replying to Eambert Churchill said that duimg hist tJnee
months of 1920 health of troops in Mesopotamia had been very satisfactory.
Death rate was less than in United Kingdom. Admission rate during April
which was last month for which complete figures were available had risen
owing to seasonal incidence of sand fly fever to annual rate of 94.4 per
thousand as compared with 654.6 per thousand m United Kingdom. Inci
dence of sand fly fever had icreased m May and June but it was now declining
ranidlv. Churchill pointed out that trying conditions, were due to fact that
troops"discharged what were normally peace time garrison duties not having
permanent accommdation.
In Commons replying to Lambert Chamberlain stated that he undeistood
that provisional estimate of cost of Civil Administration m Mesopotamia for
1990-21 was about T million sterling excluding ports and railways which would
be self-supporting. Final estimate was impossible until more stable condition
bad been reached. He did not anticipate that any charge would fall upon
exchequer for Civil Administration. With regard to Military expenditure
Churchill stated that he feared that sum additional to that provided for m
estimates would be required. 1 .
In Commons replying to Arthur Murray Churchill stated that garrison at
Rumaithah had been relieved on July 21st and had withdrawn northward^
Arabs were still sporadically attacking railway and British Posts Column
1 A c ,! ir>r .f | T7 nrrvpppd to clear up situation. There have been 20() to •>•)() casu-
‘ ,+ih iri Indian Units. Half a dozen British Officers had been killed
and 6 wounded. There was evidence that members of former Turkish Forces m
Mesopotamia were assisting Arabs.