'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎67r] (138/474)

in thousanda to
days,crying out
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and regained surrounding it for several
1 01 whs punislitient ot tli# evil-doers and the pro
tection of their ■'.oj^nunity ,
Sheik IlaMad was away on a hunting trip and he wus Lwaeci lately
recalled,for Sheik liuhaaiaei, his "brother who wo3 acting for him,
was quite useless in the emergencyquid his sympathies were prohahl
wit-o. t.ie aggressors .On hin return Sheik Hamad endeavoured to take
ac uion and,"by various subtifugss, succeeded in arresting some of
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the participators in the outrage,though the cons of Sheik Khalid
were allowed to aacapa to the mainland.
Xlic Hon. the Resident vicited Bahrain and was successful in per
suading 3heik Hamad to take action againct the nen who had been
arrested.A trial was duly held,adequate punishment awarded,and
the dsatn sentence passed on the sons of Bhtik Khwlid who had
escaped arrest .Doubt less Sheik Hiuaad only brought himself to pass
such a sentencein consideration of the fact that they were safely
out of the way,and that it was extremely unlikely that it could
ever be carried out.Nevertheless the effect was profound.members
of the ruling fsjaily having hitherto been secure from punishment
for any offence.
A1 Khalifah have now realised that the new regime is firmly estab
lished, and glaring oprension of Shiah subjects has ceased.
During the crisis it became apparent that Bheik Ham&djWith no
force whatsoever at his disposal beyond a few dishonest and
unreliable fida vri s, ha d no means of maintaining law and order or of
exerting his authority .He was himself acutely aware of this and
applied for permission to raise a hevy Corps on the lir.ee of the
Muscat Levies.This requestway acceded to,^, Levy Corps was formed
in June and Captain A. Campbell, Indiarui Amy, appointed to command
it.
Hslorms jn . _l ocu. I_adaij.is,tr>.ti.8n.X'uring the year under report
Sheik Hamad made considerable progress witn the introduction of
reforms into the local adiaini strati on.