"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٦] (٦١٦/٤٧٦)

CHAPTER VHI.
annual administration report of the maskat
political agency for the year 1909.
Mr. R. E. Holland, I.C.S., and Captain Norman Scott, I.M.S., held the
mt „ A n t , appointments of Political Agent and
Tiie o i ica gency an onsu a e. Agency Surgeon, respectively, through
out the year.
Major P. Z. Cox, C.SJ., C.I.E., Political Resident at Bushire, arrived
at Maskat on February 11th in R. I. M. S. " Lawrence-" The usual official
visits were exchanged.
On April 3rd, a small lighthouse committee consisting of Commander
Litchfield, R.N., Commander Beauchamp, R.I.M., and Mr. Hood accompanied
by Captain Trevor, I.A., First Assistant to the Political Resident, Bushire,
visited Maskat in R. I. M- S. " Lawrence " to discuss the question of the best
site for a lighthouse, supposing it were decided to erect one.
His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General of India was pleased
to confer the title of Khan Sahib as a personal distinction on Seyyid Muham
mad-bin-Said, lately officiating Dragoman of the Agency. A Darbar was
held at the Agency on September 9th by the Political Agent for the purpose
of presenting the Sanad of the title to Seyyid Muhammad.
On the evening of October 15th, it was noticed that smoke was issuing
from a stack of coal outside one of the coal godowns at the Depot. Prompt
measures were taken to clear away the coal and to pour water on the stack
and by the evening of October 16th all danger of combustion was over.
Sanction has been granted for the construction of new lines for the
Political Agent's escort at a cost of R20,000. The work is to be commenced
after the close orf the financial year.
His Highness the Sultan has enjoyed fairly good health during the year,
„ but he has been subject to occasional
Highness the Sultim - attacks of fever.
His Highness' cousin, Seyyid Ali-bin-Salim, left for Zanzibar on a
visit on January 6th. He returned on September 26th.
His Highness the Sultan proceeded to Sib on March 16th, accompanied
by his sons, Seyyids Nadir and Muhammad. His Highness returned tc
Maskat on April 29th. His Highness again went to Sib on October 15th
and returned on October 28th.
Habib-bin-Sulayim, the individual mentioned in last year's report,
arrived from Mombassa, on April 24th, in the " Nur-ul-Bahar." He brought
a motor-boat for His Highness.
Seyyid Taimur, His Highness' eldest son, left for India on September
15th. He returned on October 25th after a stay in Karachi and Bombay.
On November 20th His Highness' two sons, Seyyids Nadir and Muham
mad, were betrothed, respectively, to the daughters of Ali-bin-Salim.
His Highness accompanied by Seyyids Nadir and Ali-bin-Salim went
to Iti on December 23rd.
The usual inter-tribal feuds continued throughout the year and many
persons were murdered.
The As Siabiyin.—On the night of April 18th, while His Highness the
Sultan was staying in the fort at Nakhl,
Events in His Highness' territories. t J lree 0 f His Highness' - followers Were
treacherously shot in their sleep by men of the As Siabiyin tribe. The rnU1 *"
derers fled. His Highness returned at once to Sib and collected men ana