File 3208/1908 Pt 2 ‘Persian Gulf: Fuwairat piracy case’ [‎26v] (50/60)

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Captain Mackenzie suggests a fine of Es. 2,000 on the Tillage, Es. 350 f
which may be remitted if the masts, sails, etc., are returned. He su^Wsts th f
this fine should be paid to the Nakhoda of the wrecked dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. . As, b howeve T
do not consider that it is proved that the villagers wrecked the boat this fi*
seems to me excessive, and I would suggest that the headman should be orde ^
to pay a fine of Es. 1,000 and return the masts, sails, etc., and hull of the b
to the owner, failing which he will have to pay their estimated value m
Es. 650 (gear etc.—Es. 350 , wood etc.—Es. 300 ). He may at the same time be
informed that he has been treated leniently as this is the first offence which h
been reported against his village. The fine of Es. 1,000 may be made over f 8
the owner of the boom as compensation for loss on sale of goats, firewood etc°
and for the harsh treatment he received. He may be told at 'the same' ti ’
that as no proof is forthcoming that his dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was deliberately put on the
sandbank by the people of Euwairat, no compensation for the value of the boat
has been exacted. r
8. The draft letter to the headman of Fuwairat enclosed in Captain
Mackenzie’s letter may be altered accordingly if the Government approve of
my proposal. 11 OI
9 . I trust the proposals which I have submitted above will commend
fhemselves to the Government of India.
Dated Bahrain, the 23rd December 1909.
From— Captain C. F. Mackenzie, LA., 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. , Bahrain,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
With reference to your letter No. 3 X 37 , dated the 11 th December 1900
I have the honour to inform you that I left Bahrain on the R.I.M S Lawrerw?
on Tuesday, the 15 th instant, and arrived at Gharriah the same evenin» It
wiU have been observed in my Diary No. 47 for week ending 19 th NovemW
1909 , that Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman, who was made headman of the Bn
Kuwara at Fuwairat when Nasir bin Shahin was turned out had on tie
return of Nasir, gone with certain of his followers to live at Gharriah a village
on the coast about four miles north of Fuwairat. ’ ' Ua ° e
2 The following morning the Commander of the Lawrence gave me his
steam launch and I landed with my Interpreter and a Bahrain Nakhoda I hJ
brought on account of his local knowledge. I was met by most of the chkf
men of the village with the news that the headman, Mohamed, was in Bahrain
with most of his relatives. (On return to Bahrain I heard this information
was correct, but that he had left about the same time as the LawrZTe lZ
with the strong shamal that was blowing should certainly have been back at
Gharriah before I arrived. It was a pity that I did not get information of
Ins arrival in Bahrain, but when people land at outlying ports such a“a Hedd
m this case the information may only be obtained after two or three davs and
sometimes longer or even not at all. Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman as^heTd-
man of a small village in Katar, has of course little status in Bahrain ) One
son of his only, named Gaith bin Mohamed, was to be found. We then entered
a hut and the investigation was commenced. entered
3 I explained to them what I had come for, and said that I should like to
record their evidence one by one while the others remained outside This
however, they absolutely refused to do, and I could onl v obtain a inint *
which is enclosed. This was read over to them wW coveted Tnd f ?*,’
to. They, however, stated that Mohamed bin Abd'd Rahn an W f
from the Persian to the effect that he had lleen llTeatel " N^her th
Sanad nor a copy thereof was sent me bv Mohamerl Bio ABrlni t? n i
I first addressed him on the subject, and I wo“ mRtt^ futTsInS
under’compulsimi^and moreover' ittis a^habit^iiTsuch ra° U ^ be . made
maltreatment of Persian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. at Abu DhaM ^ 38 WaS Sh0Wn “ fte
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