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the good which the visit to Bahrain had done and by the end
of the year he had not returned and there seemed little likelihood
of his uncle the Regent having sufficient force of character to
insist on his doing so*
2* BRITISH IWT^EdTS
There is no doubt that the friendly relations which have
existed for many years with the Rulers of the jrucial Coast have
now been extended not only to the more remote tribal shaikhs,
in particular Shaikh Mohaiaod bin Ali bin Huwaidin the paramount
shaikh of the Beni ^itab with whom our relations are now well
established, but to the people of the towns and villages. The
country is opening up and the inhabitants of the remoter parts
of the interior are becoming accustomed to the sight of military
vehicles, aircraft, and anti«locust parties carrying on their
multifarious works and duties.
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During the year under report there was some dissatisfaction
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particularly at Sharjah with the failure of the War Shipping
Administration or whatever body was responsible to arrange for
a regular service to the Trucial coast both from and to India.
The situation had improved towards the end of the year and it is
recorded that a total of 38 ships called at Sharjah and the same
number at Dubai during the period under review. It must however
be borne in mind that a number of these vessels were military
transports and naval vessels which put in exclusively on official
business.
(i) Subscriptions towards the building of a hospital at Dubai
had by the end of the year reached the considerable total of
Rs.1,93,007. Owing to the impossibility of obtaining suitable
building materials, in particular iron girders and cement from
India or elsewhere, no progress could be made other than the
securing of an admirable site for the hospital. The funds
subscribed have therefore been placed in the National Banfc Of
India in Bombay to await more spacious days.