'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADEN SETTLEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st March 1913' [‎248r] (7/46)

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of a Judfre of the Court of Small Causes hears suits up to Rs ] oao mu
Assistant Resident, Penm, has also been invested with nower^'r ^° 0- , The
Court of Small Causes and tries civil suits there. P £ ' £ud S 0 of the
21. The total number of suits that came for disuosal ,,
1,249, 0 f which ] iqK durm ^ year was
Suits dealt wUh< .. r-^ea at^i: c!i 3 Vr vlrrii 4
1,190 and 66 respectively in the preceding year. About fWto ® com P ared w dh
of the Court, 8-96 per cent, were dLi^sed, in 1 65
were passed, 62-72 per cent, were contested and decided i.-i j/ * decrees
decreed in default of plaintiffs and the remainder were’in h a 8 ud P at the euTof
22. There were 519 applications for the recoverv of Rs 4 , 5 >kir ,
Execution of Decrees. r4rw r a e rran?s ed w UndiSP ° Sed a ° f a ‘ ^oflS
warrants were issued ncraincif ^ , *
recovery of Rs. 19,796 of which Rs. 6,771 were recovered; 35?wit
for the recovery of Rs. 17,974 by arrest and imprisoument of iudVment
debtors, of which Rs. 7,490 were recovered. 39 persons were committmftTtu"
jail for non-payment of Rs. 4,429. P 8 weie committed to the
23. There were 5 appeals during the year, in one of which the iudsmeut
Appeals. lo " er Court was upheld, in 2 the decrees of
. . , the 1 ° wer C o urtl wel, s reversed and varied, in one the
appeal was dismissed summarily, and one was in hand at the end of the
year. e
There were 12 applications for revision, in 10 of which the judgments of
Revision. 1 ? Wer C ® urt were u P held . in one the decree of
the lower Court was varied and in one the order
was reversed.
24. Twenty-nine estates of the deceased persons and 31 of minors were
Administration of Estates. under administration of the Court. There are at
present 46 wards.
Certificates of heirships.
25. Forty certificates of heirships were issued
during the year.
26. Court receipts amounted to Ks. 22,059 and expenditure to
Receipts & Expenditure. 1 2,652 against Rs. 19,627 and Rs. 13,566
respectively in the preceding year.
27. Two hundred and thirteen male and eleven female prisoners were in
Prisons tFe jail as compared with 265 males and 12 females
in the previous year. The daily average number of
prisoners was 55 males and 2 females. The cost of the establishment, main
tenance of prisoners, etc., amounted to Rs. 12,817 against Rs. 12,746 in
1911-1912. Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 5,157 were realised by the sale of the articles manufactured
m the Jail against 4,755 in the preceding year. The health of the prisoners
was good. One female prisoner was admitted in the prison hospital against
Eone in 1911-1912. No deaths occurred. Eight prisoners were released on
the remission mark system. No prisoners escaped from custody.
The wall to the north side was raised to 15 feet
Buildings. thus completing the whole heightening of the enclo
sure wall.
28.
Registration.
The number of documents registered during the year was 336 and the
value Rs. 4,77,149 as compared with 346 and Rs.
5,38,803, respectively, during the previous year. The
ecrease in value is chiefly in documents other than sale-deeds registered. The
year s receipts and expenditure amounted to Rs. 2,171 and Rs. 1,685 as com
pared with Rs. 2,635 and Rs. 1,710, respectively, in the preceding year.
29, Ten bills of exchange were presented for protest, one bill was noted
under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The fees received on this account
amounted to Rs. 69.
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