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member of the Ai Khalifuh without a corresponding oaving being
ohown either owing to the death or curtailment of the allow­
ance of onothcr member of the family.
At the oamo time it io oatiofactory that the State io in
a pooition to bear this heavy drain ana otill show a ourpluo.
In other leee favoured Stutee in the Gulf it io the resentment
of relatives at what they rgaru as an inequitable divioion of

the booty, owing to the Ruler'u appropriation of the major
share of the revenueo, that leads to the regrettuble caoeo of
frutricide, which are a future of GULf hiotory. j
4. It is hoped that the State will now turn its attention to '
i: . the meuical ana ounitary problems v/hic, in opite of the excell-l

ent work of and great improvementr wrought by the Municpal itiecj
otill remain to be tackled.
5. Ur. Del eg rave deserves great rrecit for a ouuc.eonful yearej
work.

:i I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your Most obeaient servant.

Sd/ C. CA d. Barrett, Lt.-Colonel,
:= • Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.

Copy forwarded to the Political Agent at Bahrain for
information.
Attested:
Sd/ J.Croning
for Secretary to the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf
Bus ire, 8th August iy2$i.