"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٠] (٦١٦/٤٠٤)

AND THE MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOB THE TEAR 1903.
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the Sheikh's^net receipts, in spite of the year being a bad one for trade, must
have amounted to about lakhs of rupees.
The Agency infantry guard finished by the 112th Infantry (Jats) was
relieved by a detachment of the 110th Infantry (Mahrattas) on November
6tia, 1908.
Judicictl. One thousand two hundred and forty-one civil cases and 270
criminal cases were dealt with in the Agency during the nine months under
report. The tightness of money has been felt during this period even more
than in the previous twelve months, and a large number of the civil cases
comprise the claims of foreign divers against their nakhodas for wages or
shares of the boats' earnings. These cases were generally settled after refer
ence to a " Salifa " judge and have been included in one of the two columns
" Disposed of without witnesses " as the alternative methods of deciding them
are either by inspection of the nakhodas' account books or by oath before a
Kazi.
Summary of Civil cases from 1st April to 31st December 1908.
Disposed ob
•witni
' without
isses.
. Referred to
Majlii*-al-
TJrfii
Eeferred to Kazi
(mostly matrimonial
and succession dis
putes, or both parties
consenting), Agency
Munshi watching
the case.
Parti es.
Claim
admitted and
settlt d.
Claim
witli-
drawn.
Total.
Both parties British .
4
2
• . •
6
British and Bahraiuis .
41
20
52
• • t
113
British and foreigners
29
6
6
...
41
Babrainis and foreigners •
293
291
76
31
691
Both parties foreigners
165
158
33
34
390
T otal
.
532
475
169
65
1,241
Summary of Criminal cases from 1st April to 31st December 1908.
Disposed of
without beooedino
evidence.
Tried
Referred to
Kazi with the
consent of
both parties,
Agency
Munshi
watching
the cases.
Investigated
by Joint
Court (Poli
tical Agent
and Sheikh's
Official).
Par.iog*
Charge
withdrawn.
Cage com
promised.
under
Indian
Penal
Code.
Totax.
—
^oth parties British .
2
3
...
• « •
5
&itish and Bahrainis
1
4
1
2
8
Stilish and foreigners
4
5
• • •
2
5
16
Bahrainis and foreigners
25
53
• • •
15
19
112
Both parties foreigners
ee
47
...
25
21
129
Total
68
m
1
42
47
270
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