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ANNEXURE NO. 6.—TABLE OF THE TAXES LEVIED
FISHERIES OF THE
Arabian

Principality, province, Port. Nob tuxes, and when taken ; Taraz taxes, and
or district. alto miscellaneous taxes. when taken.

Shurjah Princi­ Rams. 2 bags of rice t per boat, Ra. G por operative,
pality. in spring ; also a in spring.
Shofah X every sccoud or
third year.

Do. llus-al-lvlmimah. 4, 3 and 2 bags of rico per $10 per Qaltab, ||
large, medium and small in spring.
boat § respectively, in
spring ; also a Shofah of
aoout Rs. 1,000 every
second or third year.
Do. Jazirat-al-Ham* 1, 2 and 3 bags of rice per §2 per operativo
rah. small, medium and large employed on a
1 boat respectively in boat belonging to
! spring ; also S200 at tbo another port.
beginning of tbo season,
for homo defence.
Umm-nl-Qaiwain Urn m-al-Qni wain Rs. 20 and 2 bags of rico §6 per divor and §4
Principality. Town. por large, aud Rs. 10 por hauler, in
and 1 bag of rice per spring.
small boat, in spring;
also 1 hauler’s snare
per boat, in autumn.

Shariah Princi­ Hamriyah. 1 hauler’s share per boat, Nil
pality. in autumn.
’Ajmnu Princi­ ’Ajraan Town. $1 per diver ns “Nob-an- Rs. 6 per Qaltab, in
pality. Nasara"** in spring;also spring.
a Shofah of about
Rs. 2,000 every second
or third year.

* Exemptions are chiefly in favour of rotations,
t A bag of rico is taken in this
I Shofah is au emorgency
§ A largo boat is one oarrying 12 or more divois, a medium boat one oarryiog 8 to
11 Qaltab AblS means one
Calculation and enquiry show that a hauler's share comes, on the average, to about
and bis family.
** About 20 years ago an Adon Sambiik was plundoredby ’Ajtnan pearl fishers
Political Resident, the Shaikh of ’Ajmuu imposed a special fine on the pearl fishing
Nasfira l^l^xjJl means “ tbo Christians ’ Nob."

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