"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [ظ‎‎٩‎٠] (٦١٦/١٨٥)

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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP
The advantages of a preliminary meeting of the contesting parties in the Agency
seem now to be fully appreciated, as is also the attendance of a representative
of the Political Agent in disputes referred to the Kazis, which are incapable of
friendly settlement.
An abstract of the cases settled is given below
SUMMARY OF CIVIL CASES, 1906-1907.
Disposed of without
summoning witnesses.
Referred to
Majlis al
'Urfi.
Referred to Kazi,
(mostly matri
monial and succes
sion disputes, on
Claim ad
mitted and
settled.
Claim with
drawn.
both parties con
senting), Agency
Munshi watching
the cases.
T otal.
Both parties British . . .
5
2
3
10
British and Baharainis
30
15
13
3
61
British and foreigners
19
6
3
1
29
Baharainis and foreigners .
24
28
4
6
61
Both parties foreigners
23
21
6
8
58
T otal
101
72
26
20
219
SUMMARY OF CRIMINAL CASES, 1906-1907.
Disposed oe without
kecording evi
dence.
♦
Tried
under
Indian
Referred to
Kazi with
consent of
both parties,
Investigated
by Joint
Code (Poli
tical Agent
and Shaikh's
official.)
Total.
Charge
withdrawn.
Case com
promised.
Penal
Code.
Agency Mun
shi watching
the case.
Both parties British
1
. ^
4
1
..
6
British and Baharainis
12
17
,.
3
32
British and foreigners
10
8
3
21
Baharainis and foreigners
17
27
...
7
13
64
Both parties foreigners . ,
23
40
- -
12
8
83
T otal .
63
92
4
20
27
206
SLAVE TRADE.
mi • f 0rt y; sev en slaves took refuge in the Agency during the course® of the year,
inirty-eight of these were manumitted by the Political Agent. Seven left the
gency and probably returned voluntarily to their masters. Two Mekrani boys,
p . a J 0 *™ kidnapped and enslaved in Minab, had their cases represented to the
roliticai Kesident and eventually received manumission certificates from Bushire.
In the case of the owner of one Negro, a most manifestly new importation
trom Atnca, the Chief of Bahrain was recommended by the Political Agent to im-
pose a fine of Rs. 500. The owner, an Arab of Muharraq, had also been proved
to have acted cruelly towards two other slaves.