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'File 18/66 (B Series 18/10) Annual Reports on the Working of the Mascat Order in Council 1915' [‎15r] (29/188)

The record is made up of 1 file (93 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1917-11 Jan 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Major M. E. Rae, I,A.,
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 4 H.M'a Consul.
Muscat.
The Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ,
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British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. <Ss Consulate
Muscat, 22nd March <1922.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit hereunder the report
required under Article 85 of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. on
the working of the Order in the year >921.
The "igures are given in a different for. to that former
ly employed which gave a somewhat misleading impression of the
working of the order#
The practice is for all civil proceedings to be initiated
by petition stamped with a Court fee stamp of one anna or of
eight annas according as it relates to matter of less than
H s»30 value or more*
in cases between British subjects or protegees the par
ses to the dispute are brought before the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
-ho proceeds under Art..o of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. to try to
secure agreement by consent, if the petitioner appears to
have no case he is told so. and it is left to him to bring a
regular Civil Suit or not as he pleases, xf h e app ears to
have a good case which the defendant win not admit he is ad-
vised

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Annual Reports of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate, Muscat (later Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat), on the working of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915 , for the years 1916-1947 inclusive. The reports provide lists of officers appointed as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. for the period in question, statistical information on numbers of civil suits, criminal cases, estate proceedings, insolvency proceedings, court fees, and registration of British subjects and British protected persons, and related information.

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1 file (93 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use starts at the front cover and continues to the back cover. The foliation sequence appears in pencil, enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Folios 45-48 need to be folded out to be read. A second, incomplete foliation system also appears, written in pencil and not circled, starting at 4 on folio 3 and continuing to 178 on folio 88.

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