'File 42/1 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain' [‎2r] (3/318)

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GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN.
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January 11th 1933o
Dear Colonel Loch* _ _ . _ . . . n .
It may seem rather premature but I think it is almost
time to consider what arrangements are to be made for a substitute
for myself when I go on leave in the summer of 1934; ± shall be
taking six months leave, probably from April or thereabouts.
Before this year there has been iO difficulty as Captain Parke
who was Assistant Adviser and Police-Officer used to act for me
during my absence, but now we have no Police Officer and I do not
consider that de Grenier is qualified to cope with my work.
When the matter was originally discussed it was hoped that by
1934 financial conditions would have improved sufficiently for the
State to engage another Police Officer who would also do court
work and act for me when I was away. This at present cannot be
afforded though it is just possible that if the oil company uegm
making payments we might be more prosperous in a year s time.
Tne other suggestion is that we should obtain the services of
someone for six months, but if this were done it would be necessary
for the man to be here for several months beforehand in order ,
get acquainted with the work.
de Grenier is due to go on leave this summer but Steele is
for leave in 1934 so a temporary substitute will have to
t 8 ?ound for hirthis I hope to beetle to arrange ^allenders.
Unfortunately all this will cost money so 1934 will be an expensive
year for the State.
This summer while de Grenier is away I
St-ctnn^o^^rdlS ior^r^nSt ^f^f ^e
?heth?ee jobs at once. It is a great deal more than one person
can do, especially in the summer, but for financial reasons it is
inevitable and I fully appreciate this.
What is really needed, when conditions improve, is a young man
who would do the work which Parke used to do and more than tha. a.,
well •
At present, although owing to lack of "^iou'ture'ltc 0
special work such as land surT ^• P^^^work which l should deal
^rro^fs^vf^^nririLr^ficerf' 5 the Police
w „ , i ^ 0 4 . reauire mueh more attention than
before breakfast and the} rea -} q hv the court, and
4 -vot Whole mornings every week are taken up by tne cuu xv,
bbe amount'of tion seem^to^inceease^yearly. -othermor^ S
every fortnight by affairs of the Wakf -^epartment^and at present^!
without^ attending to them. This leaves me one or two mornings
every week for other work.
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