'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎20r] (44/474)

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One Atroign uhip only, flying the aatriftan flag.riaiteft the port of
Usumrwh during the ya&y.
H^K.ships f ^ 2 Ti&a f ^md * Oyslaaen visited Bahxsin on
several oecasidns*
Judicial «
J^ight himdrod and fifty four sivil suits and one hamdrod
and twenty three criminal caaaa were disposed of during the year,and
in addition two hundred and forty four petty oases wore dealt rith.
Court of His Majesty’s Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. was closed during the
months of July August & September for recess,
‘Phe Joint Court has #u»ctioned with increasing efficiency,
largely owing to th* fact that Shaik Hamad bin Ease C.^.I* who sits
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Jointly with th« Political Agont.is genuinely disposed to judge
impartially*$Ji# reverse was the case when 1 Haile Abdulla eat In the
court in T12X ."Tory case was then unwarrantably obstructed,
l?h9r« were a considerable number of diving disputes,but
precticellv no resort was mad' to the , Sslifeh , court •Consisting as it
docs of om person,notoriously corrupt ^ in the nay of tte Hakhudas,
divers prefer to drop th-rir ommn rather than take them before it.
They are thus entirely without redress,
The Chief Qadhl, Ihaik mmtn bin He ha®, has satisfactorily
disposed cf the IsTge number of ’Shara* cases referred to him. Fe is
now very aged & there is no other Q®dhl of any degree of reliability
in Bahrain,The Huler has as yet taken no steps to attract to Bahrain
a passible successor to Sheik Q&®i»,
Municipality, Th© Hanicipality of Manameh has made steady progress
anfl much been accomplished to improve the sanitation of the town
rad its surroundings, Several new roads have been made and many of
the principal B&sa&rs have been widened & improved. The town Is in
urgent need of a water supply,itt present «1! drinking water is
brought in from & long distance at high cost. The Municipality are
also deeirious of inducing private enterprise to «pen an electric
Bowor station.The only obstacle to th^ of thas r < two