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1941 1942
Number of registered letters
received 7643 6832
Number of registered letters
despatched 10130 9472
Number of registered parcels
received 5706 7340
Number of registered parcels
despatched 500 431
Commissions on Money Orders
from Bahrain Rs.. 9555- 5 Rs. 10831-0-0
Total sale of stamps Rs. 129074- 4 Rs. 81745-1-6
British Postal Orders
sold £s. 9- 3 Rs. 29-9-6
Commission on Indian
Postal Orders Rs. 34-10 Rs. 22-3-0
Revenue on unpaid letters Rs. 601- 1 Rs. 530-5-0
Total Revenue Rs. 139274- 7 Fs. 93158-3-0

15. Judicial

(a) Bahrain Government
There has been no change in the magistracy. One
important estate was dealt v/ith, viz. the estate of Shaikh
Jasira al Mehzaa, ex-Qadhi. An increased number of criminal

cases was heard during the year owing to prosecutions in
connection with price control, smuggling etc.
On hi3 succession as Ruler of Bahrain, His Highness
Shaikh Salman handed over charge of the appointment of

President of Court of Wards to his brother, Shaikh Bua'ij
bin Hamad.
(b) Agency Courts
The total number of civil and criminal cases decided
in the Agency Courts during 1942 was 1275 and 376 respect­

ively; the corresponding figures for 1941 were 1633 and
244 respectively.
16. Education
Boya* Section

Science, Geometry and Algebra were added to the
subjects taught in the Manama Secondary School. Kinder-
garden classes were started in MUharraq and Hedd. Village
schools were enlarged. Classes for the staff in^teaching