"ملف XXXVIII/٥ تقرير عن صور بقلم الرائد ج. ب. ميرفي.، المساعد الهندي، الوكيل السياسي، مسقط. ١٠-١٠-١٩٢٨". [و‎‎٦‎١] (٣٠٨/١٣٢)

opportunity to move "but a small part of the town T ' T as
burnt accidentally in consequence of a change in the
direction if the wind.
In the month of June 1875,a godown belonging to the
principal Indian trader of Sur,a Banian named Jetha-
-nand Motamull was broken into during his absence on
business at Muscat by a party of Jenebeh who offered
to the watchman in charge and carried off plunder to
the value of about jfri 0 1600/-. The spoil -’ r as openly
sold in the town and the robbers made no attempt at
concealment of themselves but no steps were taken by
the Sheikhs of the tribe to cause restitution amd
it does not even appear that they offered to remonstrat
with of suppress their tribesmen. There was no
Vali or otner authority on behalf of the Sultan at Sur
at the time who could have taken action in the matter
and the Banian therefore reported the matter to Col.
Miles and the case was referred to His Highness who
promised redress.
Soon after thisgH.K.S.kifleman happened to arrive
at Sur and the Sheikhs of the Jenebeh,apprehensivethat
her arrival was connected with the outrage committed
by their tribesmen,and ■ fearing the results,seized the
offender and -^ould have doubtless caused restitution
but H.11.S.Rifleman which only dropped anchor fpr a
few hours incidentally in passing,having in the
meantime weighed anchor,the Sheikhs perceived how
matters .stood and released their tribesmen without
further question.
During H.H.Saiyid Turkic absence in O r adur,the case
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was presented to Saiyid Abdul ^ziz but mthout
beneficial result. About this time,the Sheikhs of tl
oiic.^ -rent to the Banian and offered an arrangement
promising no make good the loss in eight months. Thi
arrangement they afterwards repudiated. Saiyid Turl
reminded of the natter after his return,bat he -.v