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threatened und us thoy would got no justico in any caso, ondoavourod
to escape tho ignoraony of public oxposure. Those two girls havo
since boon sent to Qatif each year vvhon it is tho soason for
Abdulla to visit Jidhafs. Tho casoo aro v/oll known locally.
6. Tho rulers havo a right by ostablislioa custom to collect, from
Bahrain boats only, a tax on poaris found of value oxoooding Bo
10,000. Tho tax is payablo by tho boat concerned. Last yoar Ahinud
bin Khuinis bought a poarl valuo rls d,000oin i^atif, not ovon within
Bahrain torritory .
When he brought it uuck to Banrain to soli, ^haik Abdulla sont
men to demand tho tax from him. lie thon endeavoured to arrest him
ana seize tho pourl, but ho sucoeeuea in avauing him anu sought
rofugo in the Agoncy where he wus afforced protection by Llajor
Dickson tho then Political **gont. others v-ho havo been unjustly made
to pay this tax ^contly aro:-
Huji Hussain i.laahub
Huji Uatrulc
Haji acbdulla Abu Dib.
All bin ilussuin iluiohi
Huji Juv/ua.
7. llo death duties are legitimately lovied in Bahrain ana such
u tux is unauthorised in Bhara. “hmaa bin Yusuf liuhomea died ana
left two lakhs of rupees. Bhaik abdulla loviea a tax of iis BO,000
without right, lie then by subtorfugo causoa aisputos amonf tho
heirs by means of which nearly half the estate was taken vs
"Khiamoh" or court foes which are now loviea at 10 ft*
8. A plot of lund with some dwelling premises belonging to abdul
Rasool bin Haji Hussain of oinabis has been seized without pretext
by Bhaik noaullu ana given to one of his miairessos, who now lives
theue.
y. On tne uoatn oi Haji Khaiaf Baru Bhaik ^bauiia put his
property unaer restraint and did not liana it over to the heirs till
Rs 1000 haa been puid. It is universally stated that he haa no
claim against the estate.
10. Bhaik nbdullu siezed the house of Haji *Ohmaa bin Ohaaban in
Binabis on u falso protoxt, ana still rotains it.
11.