1801. Reference : MM-1-18-98
Land tax
| December 15, 1960. Most people would provide the size of their land holdings as less than the actual tenure because they were afraid of additional tax charges. | Punch card
Personal Collection
Total : 34,872 item
1802. Reference : MM-1-18-99
Resignation
| December 28, 1960. Sombun resigned from the position of village assistant headman. Moerman restrained. | Punch card
1803. Reference : MM-1-18-100
Words that indicate status
| December 11, 1968. Thawee compared children to ‘people who are bare assed,’ and the officials called Thawee a ‘brother.’ | Punch card
1804. Reference : MM-1-18-101
Housewarming of Myang
| A housewarming was held at Myang's house. The family was a big family because Myang had many wives, and their children were a major help for the workload, instead of hiring workers. | Punch card
1805. Reference : MM-1-18-102
Land holdings
| Seng, Wan and Kew, siblings, were in possession of land. They helped each other to cultivate some of the land, and they redistributed the produce equally. However, some of the land was deserted. | Punch card
1806. Reference : MM-1-18-103
boy cha'ta
| Bajchata, or a piece of paper representing destiny of a newborn child. | Punch card
1807. Reference : MM-1-18-104
Tribal knowledge
| July 22, 1960. The village headman talked to sEng about the clash between the Meo [Hmong - translator] and the Lao government. Their leader forced all men to join the battle. If anyone did not comply, he would be sequestered and killed. July 23 , 1960. A tobacco seller from Chiang Kham district talked about the situation in M. qop. Yao, Meo and Khamu people were united against the Lao government, and many villagers in Laos had been raided by them. One of the key reasons they were rising up against the Lao government was due to the will and desire to found their own country. | Punch card
1808. Reference : MM-1-18-105
‘Lamphaj’
| Early July 1960. Moerman noted that Lamphaj was a gift that parents gave to newly married couples and was it kept as capital to build their fortune. [Probably, the notes are an error in communication between Moerman and his assistance. Lamphaj, in fact, means extra income from part-time job - a translator.]. | Punch card
1809. Reference : MM-1-18-106
Miscellaneous notes
| July 1960. The cost to be paid for rice milling was coconut shell. Sak din meant the dibble holes used for cultivation in the old days. | Punch card
1810. Reference : MM-1-18-107
Chinese, Indian and Thai characteristics
| January 10, 1961. Spending habits of different nationalities: Chinese, Indian and Thai. For example, Thais would spend as much money as they gained. The Chinese liked to donate money to charity. However, Indians would keep all their money in the bank. | Punch card
