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'File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations' [21r] (49/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1911-22 Jul 1935. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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to letter No, dated IGtli October 1911 to the address 2-
of the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
Commercial morality in Muscat is unfortunately lax
in the extreme and I regret to say that, in my opinion, this
laxity has been encouraged Toy the fact that there has hitherto
"been no suitable method of dealing with such offences as are
detailed in Sections 405 to 424 of the Indian Penal Code, It
is of course possible to commit eLuch cases to the High Court
of Bombay under Article 2Z of the Muscat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
of
1867 and pres-umably any prisoners sentenced by that Court to
imprisonment would be forthwith committed to an Indian Jail
without further question.
But proceedings in the High Court of Bombay would be
hampered in the extreme by the trouble and expense involved
in sending witnesses, even if British Subjects, such a long
distance and by the consequent reluctance of all such wit
nesses to come forward and give evidence. The matter becomes
still more complicated when the nature of the case happens to
call for the attendance of Arab witnesses. His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat will send such witnesses readily enough to
our local Court, though their evidence has to be received with
great caution owing to the fact that they are not subject
to the jurisdiction of the Court but, if His Highness were
requested to send such witnesses to the High Court at Bombay,
he would probably and, in my opinion, naturally, refuse point
blank,
i-no mere fart of the Consul being empowered to
direct that such prisoners should be sent to an Indian Jail
to undergo their sentence would act as a most powerful deter-
n0 W
rent to crime, in a case that is/pending in this Court
evidenro ; as been given which, if substantiated, would go to
prove
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The papers are mainly in the form of correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, and British officials in India and at the Foreign Office, London, and relate to proposals for new regulations under The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1867 and The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915 . Includes papers relating to the payment of hundis [bills of exchange, or promissory notes], September-November 1911; arrangements for the custody of persons sentenced by the Consular Court to lengthy terms of imprisonment, October-November 1911; the translation of King's Regulations in force in Muscat, January - February 1913; refund of court fees, November 1913 - August 1914; control of the press during war, August 1914; traffic in arms, October 1916 - January 1920; local laws and customs, April - May 1920; Indian pilgrim ships, May - August 1925; King's Regulation under Article 78 (C) of The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915, Number 1 of 1927 ('The Indian Succession Regulation, 1927'), January - April 1927; and municipal (sanitation) regulations for the towns of Muscat and Muttrah, culminating in the King's Regulation under Article 78 (C) of The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915, Number 1 of 1935 ('The Muscat Municipal Regulations, 1935'), December 1933 - July 1935.
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- 1 volume (198 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use runs from the front cover to the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Folio 42 needs to be folded out to be read. The following foliation anomalies occur: folio 1 is followed by folios 1A, 1B and 1C; folio 18 is followed by 18A; folio 70 is followed by 70A; folio 87 is followed by 87A; folio 100 is followed by folio 110, with the intervening folio numbers omitted. A second foliation sequence appears, also written in pencil, but not enclosed in a circle, in the same area of many of the folios. This sequence is not wholly consistent.
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- Title
- 'File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1cv, 2r:18v, 18ar:18av, 19r:49v, 49ar:49av, 50r:70v, 70ar:70av, 71r:87v, 87ar:87av, 88r:100v, 110r:199v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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