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]00 ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY
Summary of Criminal cases, 1907-1908.

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Doth parties British 3 4 o 9
British and Bahrainis 11 10 1 3 25
British and forciirnors 13 7 1 5 20
Bahrainis and foreigners 27 21 14 16 7S
Both parties foreigners . £0 37 10 23 96

Total 80 79 3 25 47 234

Movements of the Chief and his family.—Sheikh Esa came over from
Mubarraq to his summer residence outside Manama on the Itt July, and
returned to bis borne on tbe lesser island on the 30th September.
He spent about 28 days in camp during the year engaged- in “ Shikar. ”
He also paid a visit to his brother Sheikh Klialid on Sitra Island for two days in
September 1907.
Sheikh Bamad-bin-Esn spent 10 days of July on tbe Katar Peninsula
shooting. He waB mot. hv Sheikh Jasim-bin-Thani, at a spot near the west coast,
and escorted to Lusail, Sheikh Jasim’s residence, where be, with reluctance
probably, was introduced to Sheikh Nasir-bin-Mubarak, the " Pretender** of
Bahrain.
Sheikh Hamad again left Bahrain for Linga on the 21st December and
returned on the 25th January.
Sheikh Muhammad-bin-Esa spent 20 days in Katar during December
1907.
On the 26tli. October 1907 Sheikh Abcallah-bin-Esa, the Chief’s third
surviving son, proceeded on pilgrimage to Mecca in the S.S. Madura, He
was accompanied by his mother, the Chief’s only living wife, and by
Sheikh Abdur Rabman-bin-Abdul Wahhab, the Wawr (Land Agent).
Tho party returned to Bahrain, safe and sound, on the 13fh Eehrunry
1908, in the S'.S. Hoseinee and landed under a salute of 8 guns from the
shore batteries of Manama and Muharrnq, the Agency steam launch having
been borrowed by the Chief to tow them near the shore.
Slave Trade.—Sixteen slaves took refuse in the Aeency during the year.
Twelve of these received manumission certificates from the Political Agent.
One was manumitted voluntarily by his master. One died of plague and the
remaining two, an elderly woman and a young boy, left the Agency of their
own accord to return to their masters.

Katar.
The peace of the Katar Peninsula has boon undisturbed by any serious
event throughout the year ; the minds of all men were thoroughly depressed
by the continued absence of any sign of expansion in the price of pearls and
the want of ready money has compelled everyone to economize aa P?s*
siblo. Tlie best ofTor received by Shaikh Jasim-bin-Thani in J"nnen^' for
the pearls which ho had actually purchased for Its. 1,20,00,000, was
Us. 60,00,000, and in fact shortly after the close of the year under report, no lias
settled with his creditors that they shall receive from him one and all onjy