Zoutregie (English: “Salt monopoly”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Government salt monopoly; Aceh falls outside the zoutregiegebied (salt monopoly area), so traditional salt-winning continues.
Translation
Salt monopoly
Description
Government salt monopoly; Aceh falls outside the zoutregiegebied (salt monopoly area), so traditional salt-winning continues. Introduction would force population to pay 150-200% more.
Significance
The term Zoutregie is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
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Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.