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fia7a in Bahrain enroute from Jedda to His Majosty King
Abdul Aziz's camp near Riyadh#
(iii) Shaikh Hazsa bin Sultan a younger brother of tho

Shaikh of Abu Dhabi visited Bahrain froa tho 29th April
to the 6th of .Juno.
(iv) Shaikh Juma bin tfaktun a younger brother of the
Shaikh of pubai accompanied by numerous relatives paid
a short visit to Bahrain’in tho month of Way.

(v) Shaikh }Uaud bin Abdullah A1 Thaniof Qatar paid t’?o
visits to Bahrain approximating a total period of stay of
five months during which he underwent prolonged treatment
for a septic condition of the Juy/.

21. LOCAL AFFAIRS
(i) The Merchants Advisory Committee v/hich v;as introduced
in 1943 has functioned throughout the year '=ith very con­
siderable success.

(ii) In order to attempt to control rapidly rising rents
a Rent Control Order r/as promulgated in consultation with
the Bahrain Government early in the year which provided for
by
the fixation of tho percentage amount^«rhich rents could be
increased, and contained regulations governing the circum­
stances in which landlords could insist on the vacation of
premises by tenants.

(ill) Bo record of the events of the year would bo complete
without some reference to the climate. She sumac? was one
of the mildest that has ever been known and was followed by

a winter strongly reminiscent of the English climate, cold
winds and drizzle Interspaced with brief periods of sunshine.
22. ZCOIKBilC
- (i) Banking and Currency

The most important event in financial and business
oircles during the year was the opening of t branch of* the
imperial Banlc of Iran on the 16th of December. This branoh

had not been open for a sufficient length of time to have
any very definite effect by the end.of the year on the monoy
/market