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AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY POE THE YEAR 1876-77. 6
was accompanied by a large body of troops from different parts of Persia,
perfect order and tranquillity prevailed during his stay iu these parts.
22. Bunder Abbaes,—Ahmed Shah Khan of Minas, the Governor of
Bunder Abbass, died iu July 1876, and the Mo’ctemid-ud-Dowlah gave the
government to Nussccr-ul-Mulk, who, nftcr placing his nephew there as
Deputy Governor, visited that port and Lingah.
2;j. Portal,—A weekly postal service has been established by the
Persian Government between Teheran aud Bush ire. The cossids call at
the principal places cn route, and, if properly carried out, the effect of the
measure will prove of great benefit totlio mercantile community of Persia.
24. Judicial.—By Notification No. 452 P., dated 1st March 1877,
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council appointed the Assistants
to the Resident, being Christians and European British subjects, to be
Justices of the Peace and to exercise also the powers of Magistrates of
the 1st Class within the undermentioned territories beyond the limits of
British India, viz,, the whole of the Coast and Islands of the Persian Gulf
and the Gulf of Oman, with the exception of those portions which are
under the jurisdiction of the Political Agent at Muscat and the Assistant
Political Agent at Gwadur.
25. The administration of justice oyer British subjects is still
defective, owing to the absence of any instrument regulating and defin-
ir.g the extra-territorial jurisdiction possessed by the British Crown in
the maritime provinces of Persia.
26. During the year under review an attempt was made to ascer-
tain the number of British Indian subjects (including the subjects of
Native States in alliance with Her Majesty) resident in the various ports
of the Gulf. The following statement makes no pretension to complete­
ness, but may be useful as preparatory to a general system of registra­
tion, which has beeu prescribed by the Government of Iudia, being
carried out:— ®

Place of residence. 8 ■a Total.
la *o»
£ rQ

^ "Raa-el-Khymali 1
* Ummal-Gawain 2 1 2
Ejman ... 3
4 Sh&rgah ... 3
5 H&nmeh ... 16 13 29
* Bahai 1 1
° Ulm Zbabi 18 3 21
18
Bahrein ... 18
AlkaUr ... 41 6 47
Bo*hire ... • •• 11 11
* Bunder Abbasa 6 6
I Minab 42 29 71
3 Kishm 3 7 10
binjjab ... 8 8
LAlkaia ... 39 76 116
1 1
Grand Total
344

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