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On one occasion, in the past, they nade a demons
tration against the police*
Naturs.
10. The work of the naturs (town watchmen)
under the Amirs has been very satisfactory. They
have brought to light a number of cases of theft
and smuggling and now that the police are Arabs,
not Indians, there has been more co-operation
between the two services. By degrees I hope
that the naturs will become a body from whom
recruits for the police can be chosen, When
vacancies occur among the naturs they are now
filled by men who would be suitable as police
recruits when any are required, They obtain
experience in police work but do no drill. The
Amirs have requested that the naturs should be
ordered to wear a distinctive dress, but of
local type. The matter is under consideration.
Crime.
11. There have unusually few serious
crimes during the year and no cases of murder.
Most of the matters reported by the police have
been petty thefts, pickpocketing and brewling.
12. For some years complaints have been
nade by the villages around Manamah of thefts
by a band of unknown men who in some cases used
donkeys to carry away the spoil, Cows and
sheep have been disappearing in large numbers.
Early in the year a house at Sinabis was broken
into and robbed, among other things a bag of
rice was stolen. The ovmer of the house, an
old Arab woman, discovered that the rice was