Jit

"Jimmy was really good on the steeps and 'Jit' was on fire in the first run - he had the third fastest top split until he went out - other coaches where saying 'who's this guy?'

First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine 2008

Here are some shots of the beach in Tofo and the girls trying out their surfing skills with our new friend Jit, who gave them a few pointers:

tofo beach jen 2008

Here are some shots of the beach in Tofo and the girls trying out their surfing skills with our new friend Jit, who gave them a few pointers:

Archive 2008-10-01 jen 2008

While Dakka was the prescribed site for security deposit collection, such fees could also be paid along any other route in eastern Afghanistan where government toll posts existed. 34 To recover their security deposits, the kuchis first had to take their loads to the fruit monopoly leaseholder Nur Muhammad in Peshawar who directed them to a subcontracted broker (Jit Mal, see later) who signed their security deposit receipts.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

They claimed Abd al-Rahman's monopoly constituted an unfair business practice predicated on the very real threat of coercion faced by the kuchis in Afghanistan should they be caught avoiding Jit Mal and dispensing their fruit on the open market at the best available price.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

Jit Mal's brother was responsible for weighing, and together the siblings presumably influenced the decision about additional packaging, short-term storage facilities and the subsequent transport of the greater portion of the fruit out of Peshawar.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

In return for their deposits the nomads were given receipts issued by Nur Muhammad that they presented to Nur Muhammad's subcontracted broker and weighman in Peshawar, Jit Mall and his brother, respectively, who countersigned the receipts.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

According to petitions filed with the British Indian Government the rates Jit Mal and his brother charged the kuchis for handling their fruit were double and in some cases triple the amounts charged for similar services provided by the remaining brokers and weighmen in Peshawar. 36 Furthermore, Jit Mal was instructed to inform Nur Muhammad of any kuchis carrying fruit who evaded the monopoly.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

Similar to the appointment of Nur Muhammad who subcontracted with Jit Mal, Abd al-Rahman's cash advances to the kuchis for local disbursement were designed to concentrate and circulate revenue from fruit production and marketing domestically, that is, with and within the Kabul-centered Durrani state.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

We†™ re one of the last ones, and if Aczel Interplanetary falls, the Geert will control the commerce and economy of the people of Earth. ” “How could they have done this? ” Jit Shiew Han asked.

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