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0h*w *hnt * workable system auoh ua this was
urgentlyWe started tho Court one day n weak in the morning,
later w* "to oit all day,thon two dayo^ A now wo are Bitting all day
thro® doyq<Q v/eok. We got through all ouuoa very oxpoditioualy A
with tha minimum of 'rod tapo' which all agree iu daairablo In this
primitive .oemmunity .JJevor tho lass sufficient redords are kept ato.
A a graakt many 00303 nro referred to the Majlis Al Urfi & tho 3hara.
But tho foot romuina that tho work ia roully now too heavy for
both
tfcWwcr Hamad & myself who have countless other matters to engage
our attention,but Hamad ia anxious that Ceurt work.whioh is tho
grant*at banifit tho Roforraa have no far produood for the poopla,
should not fall in urreura.A largo number of tha canto art un­
important ouito for rooovery of debto otc but a fair number arise
out of rocont canoe of ooprosaion within tho last your or so.whioh
we are gradually solving & removing many grLovanoea.The aggriovod
parties now hnvo a ohanoe of getting their wrongs «C<LdrtB8od & I
must gay thut Hamad ia turning out u vory oreditablf?. Judge .At the
uumo time he makes no bonoa ubout tolling me that ray presenco ia of

the groa.ta8t assistance to him A enables him to uok ray advice in
the more intricate oases. We oould transfer many raoro cases te the
ohara & tho Majlis Al Urfi,but tho latter are kept full up A they
oro meroAdmts A cannot afford tho time to sit more than onoo a
woak for a fow hours A wo keap tho 3hnra hard at it. Tho urgent
need ia for another court on the same linos,which v:ould roliwoe
both Hiad A myuolf.We have discussed tho ernttor fulljr^ A are agreed
A
that thar# is no member of tho family who could be trusted at
prosent or has sufficient knowledge,to sit in oourt without advice
A our suggestion is that a young member of tho family who hno
Just boon appointed Amir of Manamhfc.A who attends our courts for -v
instruction,should form the second oourt with a Britfthh Officer.
The latter would oembino with thin duty that of Coramnndunt of ..
the levies & would if neoe.isury A he oun manage it.ouporvise
the Revenue Deportment (Otherwise it is proposed the Direoter .
of Customs should do thia) We propose thut thio oeurt .which
should, be .designated in Arabio 'The Small Court' oheuld huT«.*rf,;