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70 ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF

The advantages of a preliminary meeting of the contesting parties in the Acencv
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. r
An abstract of the cases settled is given below :—

SUMMARY OF CIVIL CASES, 1906-1907.

DlSrOSKD OP WITHOUT Roforrod to Kazi, |
SUMMONING WITNESSES. (mostly matri. !
Referred to monial and sucecs.!
Majlis al sion disputes, on
’Urfi. both parties con- Total.
Claim ad­ seating). Agency I
mitted and Claim with­ Munshi watching
drawn.
sottled. tho coses.
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 23 4 5 61

Both parties foreigners 23 21 6 8 58

Total 101 72 26 20 219

SUMMARY OF CRDIINAL CASES, 1906-1907.
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Disposed of without Referred to Investigated
RECORDING EVI­ Tried Kazi with by Joint
DENCE. under consent of Code (Poli-
Indian both parties. tical Agent Total.
Penal Agency Mun- and Shaikh's
Charge Case com­ Code. shi watching official.)
withdrawn. promised. 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

Total . 63 92 4 20 27 206

SLAVE TRADE.
Forty-seven slaves took refuge in the Agency during the course of the year.
Thirty-eight of these were manumitted by the Political Agent. Seven left the
Agency and probably returned voluntarily to their masters. Two Mekrani boys,
who had been kidnapped and enslaved in Minab, had their cases represented to tnc
Political Resident and eventually received manumission certificates from Bushire.
In the case of the owner of one Negro, a most manifestly new importation
from Africa, 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 prov
to have acted cruelly towards two other slaves.