SINDH ARCHIVES

MARTIN ABAD
PART OF SHAHDADKOT TOWN 1898-99
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Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi

Some of the Residents of Martin Abad in Municipal Club Shahdadkot- !"#

8th November 1965: Chairs 1st Row: Mr. Tufail Ahmed, Habib-un-Nabi, Abdul Hakim Solan i, Safdar Ali !han !huhawar, Akber Hussain "#resident$, Mr. Sami %ureshi "&C 'arkana Chief (uest$, Rafi)ue Ahmed %ureshi "Se*r:$, Abdul Rahim %ureshi, Anwar-un-Nabi !han, !halid Ansari, Ahmed Nawa+ Sh.. nd Chairs , Row: Mr. Amanullah Soomro, Muhammad Moosa Sh "Treasurer$, Abdul Sattar -hatti, Abdul .attah, !aram/al 'alwani, 'al Chand Ad0ani, (hulam Murta+a -hutto, 1ahid Hussain "2oint Se*retar3$, Abbass 4aidi. Standin : Mr. Muhammad 5drees, Sikander Ali, Nawab Ali, (urditto, Saeed Ahmed, Allahwara3o %ureshi, Muhammad 5brahim, Abdul Sami, Mushta)ue Rasool 6 7mer &in #eon

MARTIN ABAD
PART OF SHAHDADKOT TOWN 1898-99

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Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi

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MARTIN ABAD
The Al-wahid dated the 26th May 1932

Deserving attension of the Commissioner in Sind. Before the year 1923-24, the residents of Martinabad, Shahdadkot, used to pay ground rent to Government. But in that year finding that they wee unable to pay it, they made petitions to the authorities for remission and the latter looking to their straitened circumstances granted their request. Since then the people of Martinabad have not been paying any rent to Government. But now they are being asked to pay altered assesment in place of the old ground rent from the year 1924. It is said that the bills of assesment have been sent to them. The people are perplexed as to how they would be able to pay this new assesment and that too for 8 years together, specially when they were unable to pay even the light ground rent. The Commissioner in Sind is requested to kindly take pity on the condition of these poor people and order the remission of this new assesment also, for which he will earn their heartfelt gratitude. (A Correspondent ) Issued 2-June 1932 No. Rev. 684 Revenue Department, Office of the Commissioner in Sind, Government House, Karachi, 1 June 1932. Forwarded to the Collector of Larkana for eary report.

No of 1934 Larkana. 11 June 1934 G.W.Memhinny Esquire, I.C.S Collector of Larkana To The Commissioner of Sind. Subject: Ground rent at Shahdadkot. Sir, With reference to your endorsement No. 684 dated the 3rd June 1932, I have the honour to state that Martin Ababd is a part of Shahdadkot town. Grounf rent is being levied there since the year 1898-99. In the year 1923-24 however it was pointed out at the time of your inspection of Taluka Records (Vide item No. 30) that the levy of ground rent at the rate of 4% on the malkano charged was illegal and that under rule 81 of the Land Revenue Rules it should be levied at the rate of Rs. 12/- per acre. The Mukhtiarkar thereupon enquired from the Deputy Commissioner about the rate at which the ground rent should be recovered. The Deputy Commissioner replied to him under his vernacular No. T-1309 dated the 31st January 1925 that the ground rent had been remitted by the Commissioner in Sind. No ground rent was therefore levied since the year 1924-25. The Taluka office was again inspected by your office in 1929-30 and it was noticed that instead of recovering the ground rent at the prescribed rate , nothing was recovered. The Deputy Commissioner was accordingly asked to find out why the levy of the ground rent had been stopped and it was found out that this had occurred through mistake. The Mukhtiarkar was then directed to assess and recover this rent from all the years from 1924-25. It is against this order that complaints were made in the press. Applications were also received and as Shahdadkot taluka had been transferred to this district the Collector ordered that the arrears should not be recovered till the question was finally settled. Alist of the persons from whom the ground rent is due is herewith submitted. The amount to be piad by each year is shown against each name. The total amount to be recovered amounts to Rs. 2719-8-0 plus Rs. 220/- local cess. There is no truth in the statement that the ground rent was remitted owing to the straitened circumstances of the people. Since however it is not the peoples fault that arrears have accumulated , it is recommended that the amount may be recovered in 2 annual instalments in those cases where the sum to be collected from any individual exceeds Rs. 20/-. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant

Submitted for orders.. The ref. for disposal is an article which appeared in the Al wahid dt, the 26th May 1932, in connection with the levy of ground rent in village Martin-Abad, Shahdadkot. The Collr.s report called for in the matter is at p-3 ant e. It gives the facts of the case. In view of the circumstances stated therein, the Collr.s proposal to recover the amount of arrears in two annual instalments in those cases where the sum to be collected from an individual exceeds Rs. 20/-, may be accepted.