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CHAPTER VI.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE BAHRAIN AGENCY FOR
THE YEAR 1930.
1. Personnel.—(i) Political Agent.—Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch,
C.I.E., held charge of the Agency until the 6th May when he proceeded
to the United Kingdom on leave. He returned from leave on the 22nd
July and left for Bushiro on the 20th July to officiate as Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf. Lieutenant-Colonel Loch returned from Bushire on
the 21st October and resumed charge of the office of the Political Agent ,
Bahrain.
During the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Loch, on leave and while he
was officiating as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain T.
Hiekinbotham, Assistant Political Agent, officiated as Political Agent,
Bahrain.
(ii) Assistant Political Agent.—Captain G. A. Cole held charge of
the post of Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, until the 4th April, when
he proceeded on leave.
Captain T. Hickinbotham arrived from India on the 21st March and
took over charge as Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, from Captain
G. A. ('ole. He relieved Lieutenant-Colonel Loch as Officiating Political
Agent from the 7th May to the 20th October, after which he proceeded on
leave.
lieutenant J. B. Howes arrived from India on the 12th May and as­
sumed charge of the office of Assistant Political Agent. Lieutenant J. B.
Howes left for India on the 6th December.
Captain A. C. Stewart arrived from Bushire on the 15th December
and assumed charge as Assistant Political Agent.
(iii) Indian Assistant.—Khan Bahadur ’Abdul Ilaiy Elhashrny re­
turned from leave on the 12th April and resumed charge as Indian Assist­
ant, Bahrain, on the 13th April..
During the absence of Khan Bahadur ’Abdul Haiy Elhashmy on leave,
Mr. S. M. Siddiq, M.A., officiated as Indian Assistant, after which he
proceeded to Bushire.
2. Ruler of Bahrain and A l Khalifah Family.—(i) His Excellency
Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ’Isa A1 Khalifah, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., celebrated the
third anniversary of his accession to the Rulcrship of Bahrain by declaring
the 28th, 29th and 30th December public holidays.
(ii) His Excellency Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ’Isa A1 Khalifah accompa­
nied by Mr. C. Dalrymplc Belgrave, C.B.E., Adviser to the Bahrain Gov­
ernment, Shaikh Da’ij bin Shaikh Hamad, Shaikh Ahmad bin Shaikh
Hamad and three servants left Bahrain on the 4th June in II. M. S. “Dept­
ford” for England (via Basrah) where he was the guest of His Majesty’s
Government for a fortnight and afterwards paid a short visit to Scotland
His Excellency was accorded the honour of an Audience with the Kin", at
which he was decorated with the insignia of the K.C.I.E. and he presented
a golden sword and dagger to the King.
During the absence of His Excellency, a Council consisting of Shaikh
’Abdullah bin ’Isa and Shaikh Salman bin Hamad was appointed to take
charge of State affairs. Shaikh Muhammad bin ’Isa spent ei"ht month*
of the year abroad in Europe and Syria.
(iii) Shaikh ’Abdullah acted as President of che Manamah Municipa­
lity during the absence of Shaikh Muhammad. Shaikh ’Abdullah has been
President of the Muharraq Municipality throughout the year