'ملف رقم 19/165 III (C 24) الإصلاحات في البحرين' [و‎‎١‎٠‎٩] (٤٢٦/٢٢٢)

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need to ^now the procodar* in aobt c^ses^ the law regarding mortg^ea
^ 13 probobly no piEca wh9r9 - — "-owin, * moiWne g0 ; g oi ;
a3 in Bahrain - the whole living 3ystera ^ one of borrowing from b9gi ^
to gives rloe to much litigation, it would be necess,- ry -to .nsure
that . rticlea in the code ao/translat .d do not conflict vith the oh.r.-:
h in sora« ctaeg v.ith local ouatoms. ^he task nn+ n . 7
^ ig not an extrtordinary
difficult one.but it will ta.e r d-.l of tino /; I cnnot it
without being relieved of .o.e routine wor k . T t is p.rticul.rl y nece.sar
that such small codes should be as simple as possible. There .re no
trained Judges,, it would be useless to give them a fall & i ntricJi1 ,
code- th t must com. gradually as the local Govern.net g.in experience,
but n f?xi)erience her# .a me convincfij that • ■+ 4
- fi ^nat j . st- rt is necessary.
ivrybody admits thr-1 civil conrtQ a ,
counts are esgentiel.rhe Share' could not
r t through the worfc.already th^ Qadhis are Icept hard at it with
Inheritance cases-marriage disputes '= the like,which of course will
slways continue to be dealt with by the sharet
I have vritten at great lenght I am afraid & in haste,but
perhaps if the circumstances sould be olaced before Governn^t. t - y "
would agree to appoint an Assistant of the type suggested as e»riy
as possible,, it might be convenient for tham.for future arrangements
to know that if approved,I should like to get on with the reforms the
Important part of which still remain to be done-during next cold
weather .i to take long leave theroafter.I mention this a s Colonel
£nox mnoQ wrota to (rOvernmfiHt i thin]rx th't t i + i
,1 i t I night be considered to
be avails ble for Bahrain up till 1926 if Govemmnet so desired.I
feel however that my health will scarcely pemit of my going on so
long without a reat.The last year here,although th^ work has been
interesting, not been without a good deal of trouble consequent on
the agitation over the introduction of the new regime, A g., 0 a deal of
anxiety.
With an Aasist nt here ,r might be eble to get recess.'"ith-
0nt hia •" might Possiblyagam be inrdvisatole for me to le. ve .
Yours sine rely
C^P Ty^^yCD.Q
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