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Ke 12 almost trie only mombar ol' tae rJiulit'ah

lani.y v/ho has learned nngiish. lie has no
.revicus experience cl* court v.orn but he appears
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to be do in;: well. it you ia -t-ernaps seen no re
suitable tnat positions such as these shouia

ce neia by the eiaer sons ana nephews ol the
roller but unl'ortunateiy most oi them are entirely
unsuitable ana nuite uneducated.

3. Number cr cases heard. The Bahrain courts
curing the year dealt v.ith over i2u0 cases, only
:'our appeals v.ere made iron judgments ana in each
case judgments v.ere upheld by the rjuier. The

tota_ amount cl' court rees collected was 2s :>,ouu/-,
in ioc£ tne court fees amountea to 2i ia,ouu/ -.
r-encytwo estates are being aanimstered by the
Bahrain -jourt.

4. • runcticns or the Bahrain opart. The Bahrain
^curt is tno highest oi* the Bahrain government
courts, tne oniy appeal ircm its cecisions is to
tie r.uier hi.tseii'. Tne court sits during three

nays 0:' tne week, iron 5 a.m. until c p.m., ana
it deaus v.Tth a great variety oi* cases including
tie.foi.owing Categories.

a. uivii cases in which the amount involved
is. not less than , 5Ou/-. The amount
has recently been raised irom ... ktxy- to
Z* 5uu/- in order to relieve the court oi'
some ol' its work.
b. urimnai cases exceot those cT a trivial
nature.
i^sno cases which include ccundary disputes,
irrigation disputes and questions 01' water
rights.
d. jiving cases, nsh tra., cases,

e. inheritance.