"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [و‎‎٢‎٤‎٥] (٦١٦/٤٩٤)

POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1909.
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Whether the allowances were ever paid or not seems difficult to^e7-
tam, hut they do not appear to have been very efficacious and, shortly after
the close of the year under report, the allowances were officially stopped
, In fP" 1 A 3 ® ed0U1 fl s . were ^ lled by Katifis, but owing to the prompt
action of the Mutassarif m sending mediators, trouble was averted on the
payment ot 2,400 reals blood-money to the relations
Two or three times during the course of the year Turkish officials came
from Basrah to take a census of the Katif date palms. As no finalitv seems
to be arrived at it would appear that these officials take bribes to underesti
mate the number of trees with the result that no fresh tax can be fairlv
imposed. J
Owing to a good date and pearl season there was improvement in the
general condition, though I am afraid it will take some time before the losses
of date palms in the previous year's fighting can be recovered
Mahir Pasha was Mutassarif in Hasa from January to August Sevvid
Anf Beg from September to December, while Saad Beg came about the middle
of December. Seyyid Arif Beg was most popular and seemed to be a strong
man. A petition was sent to Basrah for his retention, and on his departure
he was escorted by a large number of friends to Ojair.
In Katif there were even more changes of the Kaimmakam post The
incumbents were Rahim Effendi from January to April, Aoni Effendi from
May to November, Abbas Effendi for a few days and Izzat Beg till the end of
the year.
C. F. MACKENZIE, Captain, I.A.,
Political Agent, Bahrain.
Civil Cases.
Disposed op without
witnesses.
Referred
to Salifa
Court
(Court to
settle cases
of divers
and
Nakhudas).
Parties.
Claims
admitted
and
settled.
Claims
withdrawn.
Total.
Referred
to Medjliss.
Referred
to Kazi.
Total.
Both parties British
British and Bahrain
British and foreigner
Bahrain and foreigner
Both parties foreigners .
•
4
50
27
374
270
""4
3
217
90
4
54
30
591
360
"l3
35
20
51
"*1
17
15
"92
3
4
67
46
720
429
Total
•
725
314
1,039
99
33
95
1,266
Criminal Cases.
Parties.
D isposed op
without eecoedutg
evidence.
Total.
Tried
under
Indian
Investi
gated by
joint
Court.
Referred
to Kazi.
Total.
Charge
withdrawn.
Case com
promised.
Penal
Code.
Both parties British ,
British and Bahrain .
British and foreigner
Bahrain and foreigner
Both parties foreigners .
:
1
2
14
18
"2
2
61
75
1
4
2
75
93
3
"7
8
35
25
"*2
28
27
4
11
12
138
145
Total
35
140
175
3
75
57
310