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of old cases which were dealt with was equal to the
total amount of new cases.

Sanction was obtained from Shaikh Hamad at the
end of the year for a regular arrangement by which*
appeals whould be submitted to him. Until now there

has been no systematic method of presenting appeals
which is an unsatisfactory condition and has resulted
in personal complaints to the Ruler by persons against

whom judgments have been passed and in many instances
reversals of the court Ts findings by order of E.E.
Shaikh Hamad.
This has done considerable harm to the prestige

of the Bahrain Court and has made the carrying out
of its duties at times extremely difficult;

There is urgent need for the compilation of a
simple code in which all government proclamations
should be included under different headings such
as diving laws, municipal orders etc. etc. but this

I have been unable to complete owing to lack of time.
Another matter which requires careful consideration
is the specific definition of each court, It should

be impossible for cases to be handed on from court to
court on the application of one of the parties, It
often happens now that the Bahrain court settles a

case, the defendent applies to H.E.Shaikh Hamad for
its transfer to the Kajlis Tajara, -this is done, but

the party is dissatisfied with the verdict and then
applies for a transfer to one of the Shera courts, and
then it sometimes happens that the case is finally
returned to the Bahrain Court, This is an undignified
unlawful and unsuitable procedure*