'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎51r] (106/616)

RESIDENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. FOR THE YEAR ISOS-ISOS.
83
SummaTy of Civil Cases, 1905." 1906»
B isposbd oe without
wi1nesses.
Referred
to Kazi; mostly
mat riraonial
N ationauty ot" contesting
parties.
Claim
admitted
and
settled.
Claim
withdrawn.
Reforred
to
mailis at
'Urfi.
and saecession
disputes;
or both parties ,
consenting.
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. tnunshi
watching the
case.
GRAND
TOTAL.
Both parties Britisk
7
2
—
9
British and Bahrainis
15
9
5
1
30
British and foreigners
18
2
1
1
17
Bahrainis and foreigners ,
21
15
S
2
41
Both parties foreigners
14
17
....
6
37
Total
70
45
9
10
134
Suwtm&'n/t of CTiminal Casts, 1905-1906.
N ationality oe contesting-
pabtibs.
D isposed of
without recoeding
evidencb.
Tried under
Indian
Referred
to Kazi with
eon sent of
both parties.
Investigated
by
Joint Court,
Political
GRAND
Charge
with
drawn.
Case
eomponnd-
ed.
Penal
Code.
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
muns hi watch
ing the
case.
Agent
and
Shaikh's
othcial.
TOTAL.
Both parties British
1
1
...
...
2
British and Bahrainis .
2
...
...
...
2
British and foreigners .
5
...
...
...
4
9
Bahrainis and foreigners
9
4
...
1
6
20
Both parties foreigners
10
3
...
4
5
22
T otal
27
8
...
5
15
55
T otal . 27 8 ... 5 15 ) 55
Eighteen slaves were manumitted in Bahrain during the year. At the com- slave Trade.
m en2ment of the yelr 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. had not been granted authority to
issue Maoumission certificates himself, and therefore the cases of 10 staves
were submitted after investigation to the Political "n^ [rom ^om
cmlficates were received in due course. In September 1905 the political
Asent was himself authoiized to manumit deserving cases, and under this
arrangement the other eight slaves were freed and helped to leave Bahrain.
The year baa unfortunately shown a rather serious recrudescence of Piracies.
piracies and gaasi-piratical outrages. The omhTine his family
mipnprl the ball bv seizing two boats on the 26th. and 26tn June, His tami y
being ^ettled at the^ime at Anich close to K.tii The -t.ms w^re 2 men
killed and 2 seriously w ounded while property valued at Ks. 3,600 was carnea
0£E ' About a month later a piracy was committed b e twren ( Eatif
by about 10 Bedouin who had posseted themselves of a ( -® wnerslllp
not discovered) and called themselves followers of Ahmad bin Salman.