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howovcr, to making similar administrative udjustmonts
outlined In paragraph 0.

21. As regards the Judicial Department and your
query in paragraph 6. Dolgrave tolls mo that con-
siderable progress hus boon made in codifying the
dicing and water rights and the laws and regulations
governing land ownership, guile to what extent the
progress goes I am unable to say at present but will
get some further details in duo course.
22. Belgruve himself actually attonds, on the
Sheikh's invitation, the Senior Bahrein Court on the
bench of which he sits weekly with two other magis­
trates. He also listens to appeals from other Courts
in company with Shaikh Abdullah. This work takes up
most of his Monday mornings and whjle I think it
would be more correct for the Advisor not to tuko un
active part in the Courts, the island is no smull and
the Khalifah family's tontdcles no deeply spread that
his guiding influence is of benefit, to the State Judi­
cial system. I would not recommend a change.
23. The last sentence of your paragraph 3 might
conveniently be answered here. The British police
Detaclunent now investigate and prosecute cases in
which Britons and Americans are concerned. This is a
new departure and is satisfactory.
24. As regards the police, this is indeed a
thorny question and one which needs attention, You
will see in the Annual Report that R lakhs a year
are spent. By no stretch of imagination can lb bo
thought that the state gets full value for thut money.
25. . I think revision is required at tho very root
of the Force, and that the needs of Bahrain in this
respect should be very briefly reviewed.
26. The Police problem of Bahrain is very rapidly
changing. This is due to the increasing number of
European residents, and also to the .largo number of
American visitors the island receives from the mainland.
They come over in large numbers from uhuhran and Has
Tanura and when here occasionally get into trouble.
They cannot be dealt with by tho Bahrain nutivu policemen,
another cause is that tho native police cunnot effectively
handle tho crews of 3hips which now tie up at Sitra pier.
At present the crews of ships are told that they cannot
land at Sitra, but unforlunutely the crows are not always
inclined to obey. Come ashore they do, and as many of
the men are toughs from the U.S.A., Sweden and Greece
and Heavon knows what other country, uut tho Bahrain
policeman is incornpotunt to deul with thum when they
become obstroperous. I do not wish to represent that
the problem is serious at present but the prosonce of
Sitra Pier does add to tho policing difficulties.
27. I have spoken to Bolgrave about increased use
of the British polico Detachment and he told me that ho
was re-organizing the distribution of dutios. He has
not yet let mo know what his proposals are.

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