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CHAPTER VI.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE BAHRAIN AGENCY FOR THE
YEAR 1937.

1. Personnel—(t) Political Agent.—Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch,
C.I.E., held charge of the Agency from the beginning of the year to the 28th
April 1937, being then relieved by Captain T. Hickinbotham.
Captain T. Hickinbotham held charge from the 29th April 1937 to the
20th October 1937. Ho was relieved by Mr. H. Weightman, I.C.S., who held
charge of the Bahrain Agency up to the end of the yoar.
(n) Assistant Political Agent— Captin A. C. Stewart held charge of the
office of the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, from the beginning of the
year to the 2nd April 1937. He was relieved by Mr. B. L. M. Tomlinson, who
officiated ns Assistant Political Agent up to the 11th September 1937.
Captain A. G. Galloway took over charge of the post of Assistant Poli­
tical Agent on the 18th November 1937 and held charge till the end of the
year.
(in) Indian Assistant.—Khan Bahadur Abdul Haiy El Hashmy held
charge of this office from the beginning of the year up to the 1st May 1937.
He was relieved by Dr. S. M. Siddiq, M.A., Ph.D., who held charge up to the
end of the year.
2. Rider of Bahrain and Al Khalifah Family.—(i) His Highness Shaikh
Sir Hamad bin ’Isa al Khalifah, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., celebrated the fourth an­
niversary of his accession to the Rulership of Bahrain in December.
(ii) Shaikh Muhammad bin ’Isa spent a great part of the year in Syria
and Egypt.
(lit) Shaikh Abdullah bin ’Isa acted as President of the Manainah Muni­
cipality during the absence of Shaikh Muhammad. Shaikh Abdullah was
president of the Muharraq Municipality throughout the year.
(tv) Shaikh Khalifah bin Muhammad, a nephew of His Highness the
Shaikh of Bahrain, left for India during November to undergo training at
the Police Training School, Nasik.
3. Local Government Officials.—Mr. C. Dalrymplc Belgrave, C.B.E.,
held charge of the Office of the Adviser to the Bahrain Government during
the year 1937.
Mr. C. C. L. de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain,
left Bahrain on the 5th April 1937 on leave and returned on the 13th October
1937. Mr. C. Dalrymple Belgrave, C.B.E., held charge of this office in addi­
tion to his own during the absence of Mr. de Grenier.
Mr. W. B. Steele was the State Engineer to the Bahrain Government
from the beginning of the year up to the 26th May 1937 when he went on
leave. He returned to Bahrain on the 25th October 1937 and re-assumed
charge of his Office.
Mr. T. F. Crowther-Smith arrived from Bombay on the 8th May 1937
and officiated temporarily as State Engineer to the Bahrain Government
during the absence of Mr. Steele.
4. Bahrain Police—
Strengtli on
1st 31st
January December
1037. 1937.
Police.
Indian Police 4 0
Arab Police 200 217
Followers . 14 14
218 237