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years I have been here on the eoore of economy,but If I may venture to
a Ay ao.it io solely duo to tha faot that I happen to know arabid &
Persian & can consequently disposo of oaaa work fairly quiokly a sdaqpa
diapanao with an Interprotar which mado it poaaibla for mo to carry on
without an Assistant. Statiatica show that caaa work is steadily in­

creasing .Parhupu this la unfortunata but it at louot shows that tha
court is fulfilling a want,& in Court foon alono tha expense of an
Assistant in aaoily oovorod .As you know,Indians aro not at all pop­
ular liara & tharo woro msny raaoona wliy it was considered doairablo
that tho Aosiotant should bo an British Offloar.axma^grtibaOudbcgicg

That Bahrain ia gradually becoming more civilised may or may
not , aui t ua.but I fail to aoa how wo con stop it .Every yoar woro

people from hare go to Europe in tho poarl trade & como baok somewhat
enlighteneda number of educated people now come horo froquently
froram India.lt is not poanibla therefore that ideas should remain fix-
id. It was precisely beoause Shaik Easa refused to movo alittle with
tha times,v/hila his subjects were advancing, that souuut gavo rise to
nooasaity for a more enlightened Ruler.
I think the Government of India may root assured that no­
body wnats to intriduce any more 1 reforms * or to commit them in any
wvy further.Iraprovomonts in the Administration will howovr* gradually

tako place unless we take it upon uurselvea to forbid Hamad to carry
out hie Ideaa.lt aeoms to me that onoe the *Re,cord of righto* iu irwmjne
are
compiMdd & the diving books brought into woe Sc tho simple rules are
jot out for the Court the fR4fiormi* may be allowed to die a natural
death Sc that we should not drag in evory small improvement in the
idministrati9n of the state Sc label it as a Reform*.