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Demands for reform, 1935, 1938-1939 193
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12. MINORS ESTATE DEPARTMENT

The people want that matters concerning
orphans should be put under the supervision of
The very
people against the Shora Oadhis who are the fit persons to fix
whom they
complain. maintenance allowances of orphans.
13. MAJLIS EL TIJARAH
The people want that the members of the
Not difficult Majlis should be elected by voting like the
to see whose
idea this isl Municipality Majlis and not to be appointed by
the Government.
14. STATE JAIL
Some of the prisoners in the Fort are
chained by fetters called Shaikh Hamad’s fetters

weighing 14 lbs. which is not used by any other
civilised country nov/adays. Every high official
of the Bahrain Government makes use of the pri­
soners. For instance Mr. Narayan takes the pri­
soners to his house to clean his latrines, bath­
Absurd room and car every day. Similarly K.S. Mohammad
Khalil of Land Department, Mr. Jalaluddin, Pass­

port Officer, and others make use of the prisoners
Some of tho well-to-do prisoners pay money to the
Babu (clerk) of the Fort and the Hawaldars in
charge of the prisoners and consequently are not
made to work at all. They are allowed to eatthe
food which is brought to them from their houses

and get a fair treatment and spend an easy fcnd
comfortable life.
15. WOMEN
If a woman chooses to lead an immoral life

the Qadhis do not pass an order of murder against
her but order her to go to her relatives so that
they may look after her but when such a woman
falls/-