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Table of the taxes levied annually by local autho-

Arabian

rrlncIpaUty, proTinoo, Port. NCb tnxoa, and wlion taken Tarflz taxes, and
or district. also miscollaueou* taxes. whon taken.

Sharjah Princi­ Hairah. Re. 60 in cash and 1 bag Nil.
pality. of rico por boat, in
spring.

Do. Sharjah Town. 1 bag of rice per boat, in Rs. 4 per diver and
spring ; also 1 hauler’s Rs. 3 per hauler,
share per boat and spring.
Mabu'iyah + in autumn.
Thero is also a Shofah of
about Its. 8,000 every
two or three years and
an occasional Itadhaf. J
Do. ■ Khun. Rs. 10 and 1 bag of rice S3 per diver and
per boat, in spring. S2 per hauler, in
! spring.
Dibai PriucipR- Dibai Town, 1 bag of rice, $4 as S10 per Khalawi
lity. Khunchiyah § and $1 (or ordinary) boat,
as Riyal Sur || per ’Amil in spring; Rs. 1£
I boat, and $1 as Royal per Qaltah, on
Sur per medium sized 'Amil boats only,
Khalawi (i.c., ordinary) in spring ; and 1
boat, in spring; also hauler's share per
1 hauler's shore per boat, in autumn.
boat in autumn. 8h5fah
has been levied twice in
the lost 13 years, and on
tho last oocasion
amounted to Bs. 4,000.
Abu Dhabi Prinoi- Abu Dhabi Town, 1 hauler’6 share per largo $2£ por Qaltab, in
pality. s or medium boat and 1 spring.
i diver's share per small
boat, in autumn ; also
I
i §100 royalty on every
pearl fished worth
i
Rs. 1,000 or more.
! Commission is also
taken on tho sale of
j peArls at Dalmali Island,
: and occasional Sbdfahs
are raised there and at
Abu Dhabi Town.
* Exemptions are ohiefly in favour of relations,
t Maba'iyah is a royalty on
X Kadhaf is an cmergoncy tax
§ Khanchiyah was originally a
|| Riyal Sur ^ Jbj or “tho town wall dollar" was
V An Amil Jjux boat is one owned and fitted out by a capitalist who reocives half
among tho orew. A Khalawi is ono organised on the usual principles.

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