"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [ظ‎‎٥‎٠] (٦١٦/١٠٥)

S9j ADMINISTEATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
were held up on the Ojair-Hasa road, without much damage bein* don
this fact gave the Amir the opportunity of declaring that he had •
the interests of law and order, and allowed him to prove his words b^i 111
execution and maiming of a few Bedouins. T the
The Amir made several halts in this neighbourhood, including the w 11
of Da'ailij, Hufr Zarmuga and Araij, a few miles east of Dohat Salwg,,
At the last named place he had an interview with Sheikh Jasim-K*
Thani. It is said that the Turks felt considerable embari assment at tV
Amir's presence, but the Tabur Aghasi paid a visit to his camn af Tw -v-
and was hospitably received. aill 3
In January 1906 a serious fracas occurred at Ragaija, the great Bed *
camping-ground near flofuf, between the Ajman and Al Morra tribes. 0Ula
The Turks made an attempt to quell the fighting but were not alto^eth
successful, as Bin Sharaim, the head Sheikh of the 11 Morra, was murdered
a day or two later, and his tribe seem to have considered the Turks in some
way responsible for their misfortune.
The result was that on the 3rd March, a large caravan was ambuscaded
at Baraiman on the Ojair-Hasa road by the Al Morra, Beni Haiir and
Manasir tribes, when 45 armed Turks of the escort and a number of camelmen
and travellers were killed and property to the value of 3 lakhs of rupees was
carried olf. The Bedouin have so far suffered no punishment for this outrage
The customs of the Sanjak (tlofuf, Ojair and Eat if) were again leased
out to the Bin Faris-Bin Akhwan syndicate in April 14305. The price mid
for the year was 13,937^ Liras, giving an increase of 33 7 per cent, on the
previous year's lease.
In October the Turks attempted to introduce a poll-tax into Eatif but
were unable to enforce it. 5
In March 1906, a good deal of rioting took place in Hofuf and Mubamz
m consequence of the Mutesarrif's endeavour to carry out a census of the
peonle The attempt was eventually abandoned.
One hundred and thirty-four civil and 55 criminal complaints have been
presented and admitted at the Political Agency during the year, some by British
subjects, others by foreigners and the remainder by Bahrain subjects. Cases in
which both complainant and aefendant are Bahrain subjects hare invariably
been refused consideration, but in the others the party complained agaiost is
summoned to the Agency—if a British subject by an Agency peon, and if a
foreigner or Bahrain! through the nearest Bazar Master or other local official.
In the majority of cases settlements have been arrived at without the
summoning of witnesses; but if this solution has been found impossible, the
case, if Ciy'l, and not arranged for under Islamic Law, is submitted to the
local Majhs, if criminal, and both parties are British subjects or Christians
at is tried under the Indian Penal Code, and if one party is a foreigner or
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Nine civil oases have been settled by the Majlis. Kfteen criminal cases
byt ' le I 0 ?' C0Urt - Aq aLtractSngXdSS
classes 01 cases settled is given below.