notes and study aids on Myanmar language

Saturday 20 August 2011

History of Myanmar's labour movement (p26/505)



This post presents page 26 of The History of the Myanmar Labour Movement by Thakin Lwin (Bagan Books, 1968).



Vocabulary:

တပ်ရင်း ။ battalion
ခြေလျင် ။ on foot
ဘားမားရိုင်ဖယ် ။ "Burma Riffles"
အသံကောင်းဟစ် ။ make pious sounding noises
အခွန်ထမ်း ။ a tax payer

Translation:

DepartmentBritish nationals Myanmar nationals
Administration72 60
Legislation1919
Separate regional jurisdictions2727
Police5624
Agriculture94
Veterinary treatment43
Forestry6215
Education1210
Medicine and Health2218
Public works4512
Rail6514
Legislation1919
403210


























... in the prisons; for security of the reserved jurisdictions another 6 battalions were deployed in the regions of Southern and Northern Shan State, the Chin Hills, Myitkyina and Bamaw District; 2 British infantry battalion were placed in Yangon Migaladon and May-Myo; and for 4 battalions of the Burma Riffles
[individuals] were chosen and collected from among the Chin, Kachin and Karen ethnic nationalities and deployed separately in Migaladon, Mandalay, Meiktila and May-Myo.

Calling it by the righteous sounding name "People's Representative Administration System (basic self rule)", starting in 1921 an election to the District Council (Circle Board) was held with a system of voting by tax payers from the relevant regions.

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