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(e) Shaikh Abdulla al Jabir retained his appointments as
Chief Judge and Director of Education and has carried on his work
with considerable success. He is a hypochondriacal individual

and visited Baghdad in October for medical treatment but unlike
Shaikh Abdulla As Salim he found time to enjoy himself and was
hospitably entertained by leading Iraqis.
(f) Shaikh Haraood al Jabir, His Highness' half brother was
relieved of his appointment of President of the Hunicipality on

his return from leave in Syria in October for misappropriation of
public funds. So far no successor has been appointed.
(g) Shaikhs Eahad and Subah As Salim retained their appoint­
ments of Head of the Treasury and Chief of Police respectively.

(h) Shaikh Abdulla al Ahmad has governed the Arsenal without
undue effort and has increased in weight so that he now weighs
at least seventeen stonete.
(i) Shaikh 'fjlih^ramad Jabir has continued to control the

port. He was active early in the year against smugglers and made
some notable captures but it is to be feared that the enormous
bribes which high prices and fantastic profits enable smugglers
to offer have not all been rejected and there has been a very

serious increase in the smuggling of goods, principally sugar,
out of Kuv/ait,
(j) Shaikh Subah an ttasir a very well-to-do but distinctly
unbalanced member of the tribe came into prominence during the
early part of the year principally on account of his acts of

insubordination in desert affairs rhich eventually shamed the
Ruler into taking action to curb this gentlemanfexuberance. Latei
in the year he moved to the northern frontiers of Kuwait where

it is probable that with the help of Iraqi Shaikhs, with whom
he is on terms of friendship, he engaged in smuggling sugar and
tyres from Kuwait to Iraq.
III. THE POLITICAL AGENT'S RELATIONS WITH THE SHAIKH.

The Political Agent’s relations with the Ruler have
remained most cordial and His Highness has on every possible
occasion shown his willingness in practical form to further the