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Table of the taxes levied annually by local autlio-

Ara6ta?i side—contd.

PrincirnUty. ATcrage total proccodaof laxalloa
province or Torts. Porticilora ol taxation. per annum, and distribution
diitrlct of tho enroo.

Qatar. Wakrah. §4 cash is paid annually for Somo tribal communities
each Nakhuda ,divor and are exempt from taxation,
hnulcr, and 52 for oach besides which thero are
Rndhif. boats owned by the A1
Thani Shaikhs which pay
nothing. It is bolieved
that in all a sura of about
53.400 is colleotod yearly,
tho whole of which goes
to the Shaikh of Wakrah.
Suraraor defence is here
a smaller item than in
Trucial ’Oman.

• Do. Dohah. Ditto. Some tribal communities,
. especially the Sedan of
the Bida’ quarter, are ex­
cused paymont, and many
boats belong to the A1
Thani Shaikh a them-
selves and arc free. The
amount actually collected
is estimated at only
58.400 per annum; it is
all taken hy the Shaikh
of Dohah. Thero is less
expenditure here on de­
fensive arrangements than
in Trucial 'Oman.
Do. Other ports. No 6xed sums are levied, The amounts are collected
but the pearlers on return and disbursed by the
from the banks are local Shaikhs.
required to remunerate
the Bedouins who havo
guarded the village during
their absence. If the
nmonnt subscribed is
insufficient, the more for­
tunate boats aro called
upon for an additional
contribution.
Bahrain. All ports. Boats pa^ Rs. .10 to Ro. SO The boats of several tribes
a year, in thoory according and of numerous indivi­
to the size of tho boat, duals are exempt from
tho number of the crew taxation, and the total
and the circumstances of amount realised is only
the Nakhuda, but in about Rs. 12,000 per
practice according to tho annum. Tho wholo of
pleasuro of the Shaikh of this amount is taken by
Bahrain. The tax is the Shaikh of Bahrain.
regarded as boing entirely
TarRz.