"منصب المساعد الهندي ومساعد الوكيل السياسي" [و‎‎٥‎٥] (١٥٢/١٠٩)

of the minor Court work, which is rery hoary and inoreaiing <
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daily owing Refor*® in tho Judicial and other branches of
the State Administration, a^nd to permit him to derote more
of his time to the superrision and proper progress of these
reforms in eaeh department of the State* For this purpcee
the officer selected was instructed to act as Assistant to
the Political Agent in general and in particular in sitting
as a Small Cause Joint Court with the new Amir of
Uanameh*
The second oHJect of the appointment was to
pro Tide an officer ouinpetent to superrisc the conduct of
a Rcrenue Surrey of these islands, which was contemplated
during the winter of last year*
X teg learc to submit that it has not teen
possible to attain cither of these ohjects during the
short sojourn of an Assistant Political Agent in Bahrein
in the autumn of last year, and that their attainment is
of no less, tut of even greater importance now than it was
a year ago*
The foundation of the RcforniB has teen firmly
laid, tut a stage has now reached when progress towards
the completion of a lasting structure which will form the
tasis of future peace and prosperity in Bahrein is teyond
the scope of the Political Agent alone, trammelled as he
is ty a mass of Court work and other responsitilities
connected with his position as sole representatire of all
foreign sutjects in Bahrein*
During the short period I hare teen here, 1
hare found it extremely difficult, if not impossitle,
to gire due attention to the multifariou 3 duties which
fall to the lot of the Political Agent*
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