'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎123v] (251/488)

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PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ADMINISTRATION REPORT
founder and moving spirit of the mission, obtained an appointment in Cairo
left the mission in March. He will be a loss to the Mission. J
The following is a list of * l
Snbjecta of other Christian Powers. of other Christian ^ Sul
ram
German. —One man who represents the firm of Messrs Tu u
Wonckhaus & Co. * JXObert
American. —Three men, three women and two children
the American Mission established in Bahrain.
Note. —In addition to the above, there is a Canadian British
(female) employed by the Mission.
French. —One or two Frenchmen visit Bahrain annually during tie
Pearling season, and stay here from four to five months to buy
pearls.
At present there are no regular proteges of the above Powers in
Bahrain.
The Pearling Season in Bahrain having been a good one and the place
consequently prosperous, the number of
claims and suits filed in the
was low. The number of cases between Nakhodas and divers was small,
Kakhodas could afford to be comparatively liberal to their men.
The remarks made by Captain Lorimer in last year's report regarding tlie
inefficiency of the arrangements for dealing with cases apply with eq 1 "
this year. The Amir of Manama continues to be as incompetent and
as ever, and the Shaikh will not remove him or even appoint a more
man as a deputy or assistant.
The whole judicial arrangements are highly unsatisfactory, and the Politi
cal Agent in his judicial capacity is always in the position of having: to make
bricks without straw. The difficulty of summoning parties, witnesses, etc., is
very great, and it is often very irksome to find oneself responsible for adminis
tering justice in such a haphazard way as it has to be administered here, owing
to the fact that the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. has no executive staff of its own and has to worl
through the local authorities. However, foreigners are only too anxious to
make use of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and, such as it is, the Court is no doubt most efficient
in the Islands, which is some consolation.
During the year Muhammad bin Padhal was appointed Salifah Judge
and lie has decided cases between N akhodas and divers promptly and well. Un-
fortunately he was dissatisfied (naturally) at not getting any pay, and may
resign at any time. 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. mentioned the matter several times
to Shaikh Isa, and at the end of the year a trifling salary was granted to tlif
Salifah Judge; whether he will be satisfied with it or not remains to Itf
seeA.
The Chief Kazi, Jasim bin Mahza, dealt with most of the cases referred
to him in a satisfactory manner.
As mentioned above a Special Majlis has been arranged to deal with clam 15
against the Landing Contractor.
The Majlis-ul-i-Urfi cannot dispose of cases quickly as it only meets once
a week ; some of the administration cases mentioned in the last Report $
been settled, but such cases are bound to dra* on for a very long time under
existing conditions.
to this report^ ^ CaSeS dealt by ^ Agenc ^ durin S the ^ iS
The following is a summary of the weather report for 1912 kindly.
by Dr. H. E L. Worrall of the Am®«J
logical instruments Missi0n ' wh0 i8 in charge 0f *
"Ihe total rainfall fo r the year 1912 amounted to 4 61 inches'^
total was distributed over 21 days. There was an interval,
■neen 18th April to 16th December, in which tbere *