'الملف رقم 18/55 I (C 101) المرسوم الملكي البريطاني للبحرين' [و‎‎١‎٦‎٩] (٤٧٧/٣٥١)

In Baluchistan even an A.P.A.can be given unliinited powera
by the Local Government but I doubt whether the noroinaticn
of the Court of the Political Resident by the Order as the
'highest Civil Court of Appeal'for the District would give
the Political Resident the right to grant the political
Agent unlimited powers as regards civil suits.
There are a number of cases bwtween pearl merchants of more
than 5000/- in value (15 in 1914). It would be impolitic
to compel litigants to come to Bushire for suits of this
description,ard it is hardly likely that the Political
Resident could come to Bahrain to try them himself.
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As explained in note to Section 4, it would be necessary
to add:-
(c) A dispute over accounts or wages between the owners,
masters and crews of local sailing craft to the Salifah-ul-
Dahri for scrutiny and adjustment,and for 'Salifah Court*
in the second line of final para to substitute 'Salifah
Courts *.
It is the local custom in suits for or against the
estates of deceased persons,absconders or bankrupts,which
cases provide about half the work of the Majlis, when the
books of the two parties do not correspond,and no evidence
is procurable,to put the party who is present to oath,if be
is a Muhammadan,in the mosque on a Friday before the Qazi;
or,if he is a Hindu,in the temple before a Muki.
The Hindu merchants make no objection to this oldstanding
custom; and,as the creditors nearly always include both
Hindus and Muhammadans,it is impossible for the ^ajlis,
which includes a Hindu merchant,to differentiate between
the tv/o religions.
After 'to a Qazi' in the second place it is therefore
necessary to add 'or,if a Hindu,to a Hindu driest'.
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