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tlio Sheikh’s net receipts, in spite of the year being a bad one for trade, must
have amounted to about 1J lakhs of rupees.
The Agency infantry guard furnished by the 112th Infantry (Jats) was
rolioved by a detachment of the 110th Infantry (Mahrattas) on November
0th, 1908.
Judicial.—One thousand two hundred and forty-one civil cases and 270
criminal cases were dealt with in the Agency during the nine months under
report. The tightness of money has been felt during this period even more
than in the previous twelve months, and a large number of the civil cases
comprise the claims of foreign divers against their nakhodas for wages or
shares of the boats’ earnings. These cases were generally settled after refer­
ence to a “ Salifa” judge and have been included in one of the two columns
“ Disposed of without witnesses ” as the alternative methods of deciding them
arc either by inspection of the nakhodas’ account books or by oath before a
Kazi.

Summary of Civil cases from 1st April to 31st December 1903.

DiaroBBD op without Roforrcd to Kozi
WITNESSES. (mostly matrimonial
Referred to uml succession dis­
Parties. Mnjli-al- putes. or both parties Total.
Cl*5m Claim Ur6. mooting), Agency
admitted and with­ Munshi watching
settle d. drawn. the case.
Both parties British . 4 2 6
British and Bahrainis. 41 20 62 113
British and foreigners 29 6 6 41

Bahrainis and foreigners • 293 291 7G 31 091
Both parties foreigners 105 158 33 34 390

Total 632 475 109 65 1,241

Summary of Criminal cases from 1st April to 31st December 1908.
DI6POSKD op
WITHOUT BECOHDlN'G Referred to
KVIUENCB. Kazi with the Investigated
Tried
nndor consent of by Joint
Par.irs. Indian both parties, Court (Poli­ Total.
Penal Agency tical Agent
Charge Case com­ Munshi and Sheikh's
withdrawn. promised. Code. watching Official).
tho oases.
Both partios British . 2 3 5
British and Bahrainis 1 4 1 2 8
British and foreigners 4 5 • •• 2 5 16
Bahrainis and foreigners 25 53 15 19 112
Both parties foreigners SO 47 25 21 129

Total 03 112 1 42 47 270

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