مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٤‎٧‎٦] (١١٤٨/٩٥١)

Mohammad. The new Qadhi has a broader outlook and Is less
bigoted than his two fellow judges. He Is of Persian origin
and is related by marriage to His Highness.
Apart from several large estate cases, no case of
particular interest or importance was heard in the Courts,
The Minors Department did good work throughout the
year and dealt with an increasingly large number of estates.
This department is under the presidentship of :»h»ikh caiman
bin Hamad al Khalifah and is one of the most successful
innovations of recent years. It is still opposed by the
Sunni Oadhis and other interested persons but in spite of
this it is thriving and doing useful work.
The Committee of the Shia Wakf Department completed
its term of office and a new election is to be held early
in the new year.
(b) Agency Courts
The total number of civil and criminal cases decided
in the Agency and the Senior Joint Courts during the year
1941 was 1633 and 244 respectively. This represents an
increase of 247 on the civil side and a decrease of 50
on the criminal side as compared with the preceding year.
There were in addition a few cases under the various
Defence Regulations made under the Persian Gulf states
(Emergency) Order in Council, 1939, relating to profiteer
ing, non-observance of black-out regulations, infringement
of censorship regulations, etc.
16. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited
(i) Ohlef Local Representative
Dr. R.A. Kennedy, acting Chief Local Hapreeentative^
after Lieutenant-Commander J.3. Black relinquished this
post for active service, was relieved by Mr. M.H. Lipp,
General Manager of the Bahrain Petroleum Company, on the
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