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months. In December the Sultan again deputed Saiyid Ahmad
bin Ibrahim to settle matters between the 'Wasim and the
Shahuh but was not successful. When he was on his way back
to Muscat he called at Fujairah and with the help of the
Shaikh of Fujairah agreed with the Hegent of Kelba to remove
the upper portion of the tower ("Murabba 1 ah") in return for
which the Muscat Government would compensate the Regent with
Ps 600/-. The Regent of Kalba sent men on his behalf who
apparently did some demolition and he then sent a messenger
to Muscat that he had fulfilled his part of the agreement and
asked for Rs 600/- • At the same time the Shahuh also sent a
messenger that the Regent had only taken off the upper battleT
ments of the tower, which was not sufficient according to
the agreement. The Sultan’s Representative refused to pay
and sent a reply to the Regent that no money would be paid
unless he did the demolition agreed upon#
(ii) On the 2nd October Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed, Regent
of Kalba, moved from Ajman to Hira with his brother, nephews
and all members of their families contrary to the terms of
paragraph 6 of the agreement dated the 24th June 1927 accord
ing to which he undertook to keep out cf Sharjah territory.
He was induced by the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent to leave Hira. He left
for Dhaid on the 20th October. Later he was induced by his
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nephew, Humaid bin Abdullah, to return to Hire. Efforts were
Jointly made by the Political Officer and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent
to induce him to leave and these were successful# After
arranging with the Shaikh of Dubai to live at Dubai as an
ordinary resident, Shaikh Khalid, his brother* nephews and ^
members of their families moved to Dubai.
9. Pearling
Both the catch and the prices were good as compared
with last year. The prices increased by 100 % at the plose
of the season. This helped the local inhabitants, though
only for a short time, to cope with the cost of foodstuffs
which /-