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Introduction oj reforms, 1923 39
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%S> moonwyi torn tho Bahrain Ouatma.
<'l3a<:fhb word .Guatoms roulato no that thlojgrobobly the
ihofifat subject that Chaiih nuaad aitfL tho Political
M«*t will.havo to taoklo In good ouraout* Aa regards
tho xaAthodo of collection I <aa crodtbiy informed that for
Rood voaoona fvon tho point of vlos? of tho Director
of Wotamv.the oooorunta aro kopt In olndt oo ao to bo.,
uninfceillgiblo to any Arab* Persian or ihgllshnen who
nl$£ht undertake tho tatfc of ojeanlnatlon and cheek* 1 have
from ad tho Director of Ouotamo that, In hlo own interest*,
ho hod hotter ondouvour to alter this at onoe before tho
day of examination ooraoa* ao it aoourcdly will* Infiuon*
tlivl merohunta soon to have anticipated tho proceedings
of Ooroun Industrial magnates In tho puyment of revenue
to thoir owi oovorraent* &ich norchanto -.ay when cod
Ivow they plea*** to tholr groat advnntago uhoraae atoallar
uen and potty chopkooporo are forced to pay on tho n’all«
On tho outgoing oido thoro lo tho snmo oonfUolon and
want of method# IfimlWi *Iaa drawn Ro*1000/- a duy of
Which hlo wlfo lmodlatoly banks or buries half, While
rh/ilkh •Ias^ though upending nothing or. JUnnitifc squanders
tho trooalndor In vuriouo unproductive wnyo# That dv<*.-
fcad^-i fAncy;, boon finally oloood, lut tho Dlrootor of
UUhtfrraq , tho futhor of tho notod tfaolm Al-Gklrawi,
la a kind of general agent for Jill tho wetabora of tho
Al-Klial if a, who nob only draw hundaane allowance*, tub
at tho aojno £toe havo all tholr household oxponoos paid
through the itiuharraq Agent who mip.plloo then with
whatever they rocjulro, from a box of matChou^ firewood
and forago for oamolu, to no tor oaro and no tor hoato
for thnoo oky-chlldrm of the Al-Khoiifa« no doubt, tho
agent foathero hlo own noab well In the prooeoo* In uplte
of tho aonboro of the Al-Khallfa enjoying wealth mich
omJoy^lUfDro, thoy are all extravagant
ao thoy havo novor
and