'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [‎2r] (16/494)

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been oriaeJ , arid t'mfliia.aces have a credit balance
it» will "tiiea b® triBte to take th® next Btep in tn® outs
irrogramae. and that he puggeets , should be a survey to enable
a Department for t he registration of property to be set -up.
a rel or a to which Shaikh Ea&ad attaches greater importance
than anything else , as without a record of land , boats and
rights , no proposals for equalization of taxation can use
fully be Initiated . When the registration of property
bap been carried out t many probleas may be expected to arise
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which will require expert legal handling. And it is at
this stage that Major Daly suggests/the services of a judicial
expert nay be enlisted to advise Phaikh Hmad on how to
tackle this problea, how to establish a better court to deal
with cases among Bahrain rubjecte , and so on. Phis will b^,
it is anticipated f in 6 or 8 months from now.
By then, Shaikh Hamad will probably be only too
willing to accept the deputation of a Judicial ofiic^r ol
experience. At present he would , Vnjor Daly thinks , re
gard any pucn proposal with disfavour quite apart from the
question of its cost. For he has recently est^blisned a
court of his own in which he taker some pride and interest
- which is all to the good - and he would be certain to res-
ent the introduction of an outsider as an interference with
his prerogatives . Major Daly adds that so far as bis own
f work ie concerned he does not require the assistance of a
Judicial officer at present. 'Phe "heavy rush ol work he
had at the beginning in helping Shaikh Hamad to straight n
out the financial tangle is over*, and Judicial work i~
always light in the pearling reason.
fhese various arguments have uhdoubt^u weifjht
: and , as I said in my telegram of the 3Cth July , 1 Am
prepared to surrender my opinion and to withdraw my re
commendation for the appointment of a British Judicial
Assistant . Later on when the time is ripe , Major Daly
will