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IJA 2849

Financial Documents; Important Roles Baghdadi Jews Play in Iraqi Society

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Description

This item contains financial expense records of the Baghdadi Jewish community. The records describe expenses spent on employees' salaries, supplies, maintenance, and administrative needs. The item also contains a fragment from a statement or speech concerning the important roles played by Baghdadi Jews in Iraqi society and assurances that the Jewish community is an integral part of Iraqi society.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2849
Item Number
9676
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Bills, Judeo-Arabic, Annotation, Electricity Bill, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Receipts, Typed, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 76-100

Page 76

Petty cash statement for the month of November 1949
Statement | Dinar | Fils
Food for the cleaners Oct 24, 1949 and Oct 27, 1949 |  | 500
Newspapers | 2 | 000
Telegrams | 1 | 560
Postage fees |  | 255
Cleaning the typewriter |  | 250
Ice |  | 290
Electrical repairs ⟦special receipt⟧ |  | 580
Revenue stamps |  | 180
Chair rental for the General Assembly meeting on Nov 27, 1949 ⟦as per receipt⟧ |  | 600
Lamp wick |  | 080
Cigarette trays |  | 250
Electric bulb |  | 060
Cleaning cloth |  | 080
Brooms |  | 030
Picture frame ⟦(broken on Oct 24, 1949)⟧ |  | 230
Carbon paper |  | 420
Porterage |  | 390
Glue (2) |  | 160
Pins |  | 080
Carbolic acid |  | 090
Soap |  | 064
Towel |  | 140
Files |  | 150
Fan cover |  | 120
Faucet repair |  | 250
Envelopes |  | 100
Typewriter ribbon |  | 160
Carried forward ⟦line⟧ | 9 | 069
A/A

Page 77

List of car fare details
Fils | Dinar
750 | 1 | ✓ Car fare to the National Council, round trip
800 |  | ✓ Car fare via Karrada mail
800 |  | ✓ Car fare for printing announcements
750 |  | ✓ Car fare for notifying the Rabbi via ⟦Salman⟧ ⟦Daoud⟧
720 |  | ✓ Miscellaneous notifications via announcements
4/820 only four dinars and eight hundred and twenty fils, no more
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

Page 78

Continuation of the list of administrative expenses for the month of November 1949
Statement | Fils | Dinar
Carried forward | 83 | 130
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations | |
Aviation Association subscription | 500 |
Subscription to Al-Nabaa newspaper for two copies for one year | 000 | 8
Subscription to the Dorshei Torah Association for three months | 750 |
| 250 | 9
Subsidies and gratuities | |
Gratuity to Mr. Yusuf Saleh, clerk of the Cemeteries Association | 000 | 6
Gratuity to Ezra Al-Hadi on the occasion of Sukkot | 500 |
Gratuity to the government departments' servants | 500 | 3
| 000 | 10
Expected values | |
Meat preservation (most of this amount was spent by order of His Excellency | 000 | 64
the President, and the accountant was notified on Sunday, 20/11/1949) | 300 | 16
Total list of administrative expenses for the month of November 1949 | 380 | 166
Electricity for the slaughterhouse for the month of October 1949 | 320 | 9
Assistance to the poor | 000 | 6
Only one hundred and eighty-one dinars and seven hundred fils and nothing else. | 700 | 181
⟦illegible faint text on left margin⟧
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

Page 79

Schedule of administrative expenses for the month of November 1949
Dinar | Fils
9 | 069 | Total of the attached petty cash expenses schedule brought forward
| | Administrative Expenses
1 | 404 | Office water fees until March 1950
4 | 640 | Taxi fares as per attached list
6 | 750 | Planning fees and value of settlement boards in the name of the office
1 | 200 | Value and installation fees of glass
5 | 000 | Value of a wooden window for the office door
3 | 750 | Fees for distributing the General Council program and bringing the deacons and others as per attached list
1 | 300 | Weaving 4 wicker chairs
2 | 000 | Church announcement fees (twice)
1 | 000 | Correction of books
1 | 940 | Value of writing paper
4 | 000 | Additional clerk's allowance
32 | 984 | ⟦line⟧
42 | 053 | Total administrative expenses
| | Cigarettes and Refreshments
2 | 545 | Coffee
3 | 884 | Cigarettes
3 | 000 | Refreshments
| 450 | Kerosene
| 248 | Matches
10 | 127 | ⟦line⟧
| | Car Expenses
30 | 000 | Lump sum allowance
| 200 | Horn repair
| 150 | Rain brush
| 200 | Gratuity to Lawi Company workers
| 100 | Tire lever
| 300 | Polish tin
30 | 950 | ⟦line⟧
83 | 130 | Carried forward

Page 80

Petty Cash Expenses List for the month of November 1949
Fils | Dinar
500 |  | Food for the servants 10/24/1949
000 | 2 | Newspapers
560 | 1 | Telegrams
255 |  | Postage fees
250 |  | Cleaning the typewriter
290 |  | Ice
580 |  | Electrical repairs
180 |  | Revenue stamps
600 |  | Chair rentals for the General Assembly meeting
080 |  | Lamp wick
250 |  | Cigarette trays
060 |  | Electric bulb
080 |  | Wiping cloth
030 |  | Brooms
230 |  | Picture frame
420 |  | Carbon
390 |  | Porterage
160 |  | Glue 2
080 |  | Pins
090 |  | Phenic acid
064 |  | Soap
140 |  | Towel
150 |  | Files
120 |  | Fan cover
250 |  | Faucet repair
100 |  | Envelopes
160 |  | Typewriter ribbon
069 | 9 | Total
A. A.

Page 81

1934 Shamash School expenses for the month of July 34
Amount Fils
⟦line⟧ | 10/26/1934 Salaries of the 12 Effendis
⟦line⟧ 2 | Po⟦line⟧st
1 025 | Te⟦line⟧legraph
556 | Bread and meat
056 | Coal for the machine and matches
036 | Kerosene
085 | Sack of cement for repair
081 | Scale and porterage
003 | Carriage fare to bring kerosene from the company
080 | Value of mud
056 | Pipes for the Saturday
030 | Feathers for the wiper and a wiper
080 | Patches for repair
060 | Banks
066 | Repairing a machine
063 | Water tanks
036 | Mold
021 | 6 Baskets
080 | Oil for the machine
020 | Mixture for the machine
320 | Sand transport
031 | Glass for the rooms
051 | Sawdust
061 | Repairing the fan
056 | Funnel and nail
001 | Wire for the telephone
031 | Repairing the bell
3 320 | To⟦line⟧tal
Or

List of car fare details
Fils | Dinar
750 |  | Car fare to the Community Council round trip on 11/15/49
240 |  | Taxi fare via the Secretary
⟦1⟧800 |  | Car fare for Al-Hakim Al-Najjar
750 |  | Car fare to notify the synagogue rabbis - via Salman Shaul
700 |  | Miscellaneous transportation via the Secretary
240 | 4 |
Only four dinars and two hundred and forty fils only
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant

Page 82

Continuation of the list of administrative expenses for the month of October 1949
Dinar | Fils
912 | 103 | Brought forward
|  | Subsidies and Gratuities
⟦line⟧ | 7 | Gratuity to the office boys of the government departments
⟦line⟧ | 8 | Gratuity to the office boys of the Community Presidency and the Spiritual Council
|  | on the occasion of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
⟦line⟧ | 6 | Gratuity to the doorman on the occasion of Sukkot
⟦line⟧ | 5 | Gratuity to the office boy Shaul Yaqub on the occasion of Sukkot
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Cost of a party ticket for the benefit of the police
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Aid to a poor person
650 |  | Gratuity to the distributors of the Iraqi Gazette, mail, the guard, and the sweeper
|  | on the occasion of Sukkot
650 | 28 |
|  | Unforeseen Expenses
⟦line⟧ | 14 | Meat preservation
⟦line⟧ | 14 |
562 | 146 | Total list of expenses for the month of October 1949
⟦line⟧ | 15 | Assistance to the poor on the occasion of Sukkot
562 | 161 |
Only one hundred sixty-one Dinars and five hundred sixty-two Fils, nothing else
Head of the Community
On behalf of/
⟦illegible marks in blue and red ink⟧

Page 83

List of administrative expenses for the month of October 1949
Dinar | Fils
493 | 6 | Total of the previous petty cash expenses list
|  | Administrative Expenses
180 | 4 | Car fares
000 | 4 | Additional clerk allowance
000 | 2 | Additional office boy allowance
150 | 1 | Church announcement fees
660 | 7 | Electrical repairs with table lamp
485 | 2 | Office electricity
210 | 1 | Bathroom installation
000 | 2 | Printing fees
500 | 19 | Costs of following up on the priests' cemetery transaction
185 | 44 |
678 | 50 | Total administrative expenses list
|  | Cigarettes and Refreshments
000 | 5 | Cigarettes
000 | 6 | Refreshments
440 | 3 | Coffee
450 |  | Kerosene
104 |  | Matches
994 | 14 |
|  | Car Expenses
000 | 30 | Lump sum allowance
150 |  | Carburetor cleaning
120 |  | Rubber piece
100 |  | Screwdriver
120 | 2 | Jack
250 | 1 | Oil pump
740 | 33 |
|  | Newspaper and Association Subscriptions
000 | 4 | Annual subscription to Al-Shaab newspaper
500 |  | Aviation Association subscription
500 | 4 |
912 | 103 | Balance carried forward

Page 84

List of petty expenses for the month of October 1949
⟦line⟧
Dinar | Fils
Revenue stamps | 485 |
Ice | 970 |
Newspapers | 838 | 1
Postage fees | 380 |
Cost of a curtain | 350 |
Wiping cloth and a sack | 144 |
Brooms | 100 |
Letter envelopes | 220 |
Carbolic acid | 090 |
2 Coffee cups | 150 |
Chair weaving | 350 |
Writing paper | 300 |
Food for the police | 706 |
Soap | 060 |
Clips | 150 |
Porterage | 200 |
⟦line⟧ |  |
Carried forward | 493 | 6
On/

Page 85

Continuation of the list of administrative expenses for the month of September 1949
Fils | Dinar
110 | 166 | Brought forward
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations
500 |  | Aviation Association subscription
800 | 1 | The Times newspaper subscription for six months
... | 4 | Al-Hawadeth newspaper subscription for a year
300 | 6 | ⟦line⟧
Grants and tips
... | 6 | Tip to the government department office boys
... | 1 | Value of a party ticket for the benefit of the police
... | 1 | Aid to the Orphanage Association
500 |  | Tip to Qadir
500 | 8 | ⟦line⟧
Unexpected expenses
... | 19 | Meat preservation
... | 19 | ⟦line⟧
966 | 143 | Total expense list for the month of September 1949
790 | 9 | Electricity of the slaughterhouse for September 1949 charged to the Capital Secretariat
142 | 19 | Water fees for the slaughterhouse until 10/10/1949 charged to the contractor's account
... | 6 | Aid for the poor
898 | 178 | ⟦line⟧
Only one hundred and seventy-eight dinars and eight hundred and ninety-eight fils, no more.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Head of the Community
14 /

Page 86

List of Administrative Expenses for the month of September 1949
Fils | Dinar
Total of the Petty Cash List previously | 11 | 286
Administrative Expenses |  |
Chair rentals for the General Assembly meeting | 1 | 500
Allowance for an additional clerk | 4 | 000
Allowance for an additional servant | 2 | 000
Typewriter repair | 1 | 750
Car fares | 3 | 050
Office electricity | 3 | 955
Cost of fabric and labor for secretary room chair covers | 5 | 500
Fees for transporting bricks from the Priests' Cemetery to the Old Cemetery | 4 | 000
Fees for cleaning the Old Cemetery on the occasion of holidays | 15 | 160
Cost of a Holy Bible for the police | 1 | 000
Fees for a crier in churches | 1 | 000
| 42 | 915
Total of the Administrative Expenses List | 54 | 201
Cigarettes and Refreshments |  |
Cigarettes | 4 | 000
Refreshments | 5 | 000
Coffee | 3 | 755
Kerosene |  | 600
Matches |  | 110
| 13 | 465
Car Expenses |  |
Lump sum allowances | 30 | 000
Repairs according to the Lawee Company list | 10 | 300
Spring leaf |  | 700
Corduroy piece |  | 500
Switch |  | 700
Can of polish |  | 300
| 42 | 500
110 166 Carried forward

Page 87

List of petty cash expenses for the month of September 1949
⟦line⟧
Dinar | Fils
Newspapers | 1 | 748
Porterage |  | 670
Revenue stamps |  | 609
Ice | 2 | 695
Writing paper | 1 | 233
Repairing a lamp |  | 180
Brooms |  | 050
Wiping cloth with a cone |  | 150
Chair weaving |  | 350
Klipten |  | 580
Carbon |  | 480
Ink |  | 340
Paper puncher |  | 350
Blotter |  | 220
Mail |  | 396
3 electric bulbs |  | 280
4 coffee cups |  | 335
Soap |  | 070
2 towels |  | 480
Telegrams |  | 490
Carbolic acid |  | 580
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
Thereafter | 11 | 286
14

Page 88

List of construction expenses for Hadia Munshi Saleh School for Girls
Dinar | Fils
Labor wages as follows |  |
9/19/1949 - According to list No. (1) | 561 | 2
9/21/1949 - According to list No. (2) | 850 | 3
9/22/1949 - According to list No. (3) | 350 | 4
9/23/1949 - According to list No. (4) | 350 | 4
9/24/1949 - According to list No. (5) | 240 | 4
10/6/1949 - According to list No. (6) | 565 | 4
| 916 | 23
Value of 200 pieces of tiles | 200 | 3
Gypsum, sand, and cement | 440 | 11
Carpenter's fee with lock and soil transport fees | 060 | 4
Brick porterage and transport of gypsum and tiles | 550 |
Value of 21 yards of canvas | 320 | 1
Value and wages for installing glass | 574 | 14
Value of 2 fans with value of a board and sawing fee | 520 | 2
Value of a truckload of bricks | 500 | 4
Supervision fees | 750 | 4
Painter's wages | 000 | 6
For water consumption | 800 | 2
Value of a faucet | 650 | 1
Electrical installations | 400 | 8
Nails | 175 |
| 855 | 89
Only eighty-nine dinars and eight hundred fifty-five fils and no more.
Accountant
P/1

Page 89

List of expenses accompanying Menachem Saleh Daniel
| Dinar | Fils
Pipe repair wages |  | 200
Writing paper |  | 300
Stamps and contracting papers |  | 113
Brokerage for selling debris |  | 700
Water fees for July, August and September 1949 |  | 810
Obtaining a map and a copy of the deed | 1 | 115
| 3 | 238
. Only three dinars and two hundred and thirty-eight fils.
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
On behalf of/

Page 90

List of expenses for the reconstruction of the National School
Fils | Dinars
750 |  | Blacksmith's fee for installing a pipe and a faucet
500 | 4 | Cleaning fees for 4 lorries by Mr. Ezra Haddad
160 | 4 | Workers' wages for transporting soil to the school
235 | 1 | Fee for obtaining a map and 2 title deeds and stamps
⟦line⟧ | 3 | Fees for obtaining a certificate and service fees by Master Mahmoud
445 | 11 | Fees for obtaining a map
300 |  | Writing paper
24 890
Only twenty-four dinars and eight hundred and ninety fils and no more.
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
E/1

Page 92

Administrative expenses list for the month of August 1949
Dinar | Fils
334 | 11 | Previous total of the attached petty cash list
|  | Administrative Expenses
⟦line⟧ | 4 | Additional clerk allowance
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Additional office boy allowance
943 | 3 | Office electricity
600 | 5 | Telephone extension change costs
543 | 15 | Total administrative expenses
877 | 26 | Cigarettes, refreshments, etc.
500 | 4 | Cigarettes
700 | 4 | Refreshments
850 | 3 | Coffee
750 |  | Kerosene
108 |  | Matches
908 | 13 | Car costs
⟦line⟧ | 30 | Lump sum allowances
260 | 10 | Repairs according to Lawi Company invoice
350 |  | Horn repair
150 |  | Door rubber piece
550 |  | Gear head
310 | 41 | Newspaper and association subscriptions
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Subscription to Al-Housoun newspaper for months
500 |  | Aviation Association subscription
⟦line⟧ | 4 | Subscription to An-Nahar newspaper for a year
500 | 6 | Aid and gratuities
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Aid to the Prince Sports Club
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Aid to the French Nuns Association - for a concert ticket
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Aid to the Charity and Cultural Care Association - for a concert ticket
500 |  | Gratuity to telephone workers
⟦line⟧ | 6 | Gratuity to government office boys
500 | 11 |
095 | 100 | Carry forward

Page 93

Petty cash list for the month of August 1949
| Dinar | Fils
Revenue stamps |  | 520
Ice | 2 | 900
Transport and porterage |  | 457
Newspapers | 1 | 396
Value of Mesopotamian Guide book |  | 500 ✓
Typewriter repair |  | 650 ✓
Brooms |  | 050
Telegrams |  | 360
Faucet repair |  | 270
Typewriter ribbon (2) |  | 320
Carbon |  | 100
Writing paper |  | 750
Sack |  | 050
Wiping cloth |  | 080
Carbolic acid |  | 180
Pens |  | 045
Coffee cups (4) |  | 360
Water glasses (3) |  | 070
Soap |  | 064
Lamp wick |  | 050
Switch |  | 150
Envelopes |  | 190
Light bulb |  | 075
Glue (2) |  | 170
Files |  | 250
Stamp pad |  | 120
Postage |  | 157
Repair and weaving of chairs | 1 | 050 ✓
Carried forward 11 334 ✓
On behalf of/

Page 94

1351 AD in ⟦Abrash⟧ in the winter of Safi ⟦the sky⟧ Story 7
Name | Statement | Fils
His leadership ⟦his departure⟧ |  | 065
⟦burden⟧ | 6 | 002
The sound of the nights |  | 753
⟦its equal⟧ | 1 | 336
⟦The light of its achievement⟧ for frankincense and a piece of value |  | 005
Your people ⟦reconciliation⟧ |  | 052
⟦R...⟧ ⟦his message⟧ |  | 050
Nights have passed |  | 036
I valued it ⟦and it was marked⟧ |  | 076
(6) Your people ⟦Lama⟧ |  | 066
⟦Messenger⟧ |  | 001
⟦Qibla⟧ ⟦Ran⟧ |  | 057
⟦Qashina⟧ |  | 050
⟦And they asked⟧ ⟦a louse⟧ |  | 080
⟦Khalif⟧ ⟦Beisa⟧ |  | 081
⟦And everything⟧ | 9 | 530
(5) ⟦Nariman⟧ oppression |  | 036
(6) ⟦Death⟧ ⟦for the fill⟧ |  | 070
⟦Nahrab⟧ |  | 360
⟦Q...ba⟧ ⟦Qalit⟧ |  | 050
⟦Weij⟧ |  | 051
⟦House of God⟧ ⟦his representative⟧ |  | 031
⟦On the level⟧ ⟦brick⟧ |  | 570
⟦R...⟧ (6) |  | 071
Night ended |  | 056
Qinnatsa |  | 061
⟦Munir⟧ |  | 751
⟦Message⟧ ⟦Qalij⟧ ⟦and it was marked⟧ | 1 | 050
366 ⟦11⟧ ⟦Total⟧
That

Continuation of the list of administrative expenses for the month of July 1949
Statement | Dinar | Fils
Carried forward | 489 | 98
Grants and tips |  |
Grant to ⟦Al-Kamal⟧ newspaper | 1 | ...
Value of a ticket for the Flying Club Association party | 2 | ...
Tip to the office boys of government departments | 5 | ...
The Council's tip for the distributor of the Iraqi Waqayi | 100 |
| 100 | 8
Meat protection ? | 34 | ...
| ... | 34
Total list of administrative expenses for the month of July 1949 | 589 | 140
Assistance to the poor | ... | 6
Slaughterhouse water fees from 1/6 to 6/8/1949 calculated on the account of the Khilabilla contractor | 453 | 18
Slaughterhouse electricity fees calculated on the account of the Baghdad Municipality |  |
Electricity for the month of June 1949 | 690 | 9
Electricity for the month of July 1949 | 680 | 7
| 370 | 17
| 412 | 182
Only one hundred eighty-two dinars and four hundred twelve fils, nothing else.
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
14

Page 95

Administrative Expenses List for the month of July 1949
| Dinar | Fils
Total of the attached petty cash expenses list | 856 | 13
Administrative Expenses |  |
Fee for obtaining maps for two houses of Munshi Saleh School |  | 435
Building permit fee for the second floor of the office | 6 | 460
Fee for obtaining a copy of the Suwaidi Synagogue contract |  | 295
Allocations for an additional clerk |  | 500
Office electricity | 4 | 445
⟦Allocations for an additional servant⟧ |  |
| 17 | 635
Total Administrative Expenses | 31 | 491
Cigarettes and Refreshments |  |
Cigarettes | 4 | 800
Refreshments | 5 | 300
Coffee | 4 | 180
Kerosene |  | 750
Matches |  | 168
| 15 | 198
Car Expenses |  |
Lump sum allocations | 30 | 000
Can of polish |  | 300
Self-repair |  | 450
Value of 2 wheels | 9 | 000
| 39 | 750
Newspaper and Association Subscriptions |  |
Aviation Association subscription |  | 500
Al-Sharq newspaper subscription for three months | 1 | 000
Subscription to the Permanent Group for three copies | 7 | 000
Al-Nafir newspaper subscription for two and a half months |  | 800
Iraqi Gazette subscription for one year | 2 | 000
Dorshei Torah Association subscription for three months |  | 750
| 12 | 050
Carried forward | 98 | 489

Page 96

Petty cash list for the month of July 1949
| Dinar | Fils
Postage fees |  | 557
Revenue stamps |  | 502
Ice | 3 | 185
Newspapers | 1 | 705
Pens |  | 249
Carbolic acid |  | 090
Scissors |  | 350
Soap |  | 570
Mat |  | 200
Hand fans |  | 160
Faucet repair |  | 270
Gunny bag |  | 060
Ink |  | 780
Writing paper |  | 705
Telegrams | 1 | 688
Coffee cups |  | 220
Wiping cloth |  | 100
Chair weaving |  | 650
Water basin |  | 070
Carbon paper |  | 335
Transport |  | 350
Sponge |  | 130
Typewriter repair |  | 250
Brooms |  | 050
Lamp repair |  | 750
Electric bulb |  | 080
| 13 | 856
on/

Page 97

Continuation of the Administrative Expenses List for the month of June 1949
Fils | Dinar
Previous balance | 331 | 090
Grants and Gratuities
Gratuity to Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi on the occasion of | 000 | 5
his going to the prison
Gratuity to the police on the occasion of their going to the prison | 250 | 1
Gratuity to government department attendants | 000 | 5
Gratuity to attendants and telegram distributor | 200 | 0
450 | 11
Bread pending
Meat preservation | 000 | 14 | 000 | 14
List
Total administrative expenses for the month of June 1949 | 781 | 115
Electricity of the slaughterhouse for May, charged to the Capital Secretariat | 715 | 8
Water fees for the slaughterhouse until 31/5/949 | 726 | 5
Costs of repairing the slaughterhouse water meter } charged to the Khanbeela contractor's account | 900 | 0
Assistance to the poor | 000 | 6
117 | 137
"Only one hundred and thirty-seven Dinars and one hundred and seventeen Fils, nothing else"
⟦signature: Ezra Haddad⟧
Head of the Community

Page 98

List of administrative expenses for the month of June 1949
Fils | Dinar
395 | 12 | Total of the attached petty cash expense list brought forward
|  | Administrative Expenses
250 | 1 | Cost and fees for printing visiting cards
850 | 1 | Repair and cost of letters for the Arabic typewriter
000 | 2 | Cost of a summer suit for the car driver
000 | 2 | Allowance for an additional office boy
000 | 4 | Allowance for an additional clerk
000 | 1 | Bookbinding
000 | 1 | Cost of a Holy Bible for the police
399 | 5 | Department electricity
499 | 18 |
894 | 30 | Total administrative expenses
|  | Cigarettes and refreshments
000 | 4 | Cigarettes
900 | 4 | Refreshments
350 | 4 | Coffee
750 |  | Kerosene
167 |  | Matches
167 | 14 |
|  | Car expenses
000 | 30 | Lump sum allowance
765 |  | Renewal of the annual license
200 |  | 2 Globes
550 |  | Goodrich
250 |  | Dynamo repair
505 | 4 | Repairs according to the list
770 | 35 |
|  | Newspaper and association subscriptions
000 | 4 | Subscription to Al-Sijill newspaper for one year
000 | 4 | Subscription to Sawt al-Ahrar newspaper for one year
000 | 1 | Subscription to Al-Munadi newspaper for three months
500 |  | Subscription to the Aviation Association
500 | 9 |
331 | 90 | Carried forward

Page 99

Petty cash expenses list for the month of June 1949
Fils | Dinar
343 |  | Postage fees
360 | 2 | Ice
854 | 1 | Newspapers
393 | 2 | Fiscal stamps
500 |  | Transport
460 |  | Pencils
250 |  | Inkwell
055 |  | Envelopes
030 | 1 | Telegrams
150 |  | Soldering typewriter cover
235 | 1 | Writing paper
85 |  | Soap
160 |  | Wiping cloth and sack
100 |  | 2 water glasses
375 |  | 3 coffee cups
410 |  | Repairing and weaving a chair
080 |  | Stove wick
070 |  | Carbolic acid
180 |  | Blotter
325 |  | Carbon
395 | 12 | Carried forward
8
14 / G

Page 100

Continuation of the list of administrative expenses for the month of May 1949
⟦line⟧
Statement | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar
Brought forward ⟦line⟧ | 921 | 159 | |
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations | | | |
⟦line⟧ | | | |
Aviation Association subscription | 500 | | |
Sawt al-Uruba newspaper subscription for a year | ⟦...⟧ | 4 | |
Abu Nuwas newspaper subscription for a year | ⟦...⟧ | 2 | |
Fatat al-Iraq magazine subscription for six months | ⟦...⟧ | 1 | |
Al-Nadhir newspaper subscription for six months | ⟦...⟧ | 2 | |
The Times newspaper subscription for six months | 800 | 1 | |
⟦line⟧ | | | 300 | 11
Grants and gratuities | | | |
⟦line⟧ | | | |
Grant to Cinema and Theater magazine | ⟦...⟧ | 1 | |
Grant to Al-Kawakib magazine | 750 | | |
Grant to the Culture Association | ⟦...⟧ | 1 | |
Gratuity to government office servants | 250 | 6 | ? | 9
Unforeseen expenses | | | |
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Nations area | 200 | 14 | 200 | 14
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Total list of expenses for the month of May 1949 | | | 194 | 500
Assistance to the poor | | | | 6
Slaughterhouse water fees until 3/5/949 calculated on the contractor's account | | | | 9
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Only two hundred and nine dinars and five hundred fils and nothing else ⟦line⟧
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Head of the Community
Accountant
Certified according to receipt
Remaining amount
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