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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [66r] (131/253)
The record is made up of 1 file (125 folios). It was created in 17 Oct 1941-6 Apr 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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M«<UoaI reoaipta am iaas owlnf? to the closing
of the sorvloo warda in the Coveromont Hospital 9 the
large ward is now usod for 'Suropean civilian patients.
Court fecjs and fines arc decreasing because there
is less smugK-ling and fewer cases under the price
control regulations, this is due to more plentiful
supplies of^Toods entering Bahrain and the neighbouring
States*
Bridge tolls are expected to fall with the
reduction in the nufiiber of military vehicles.
m^NDITUrtlS .
The surplus of revenue over expenditure ia
estiioated at 10 lafchs.
Apart from the Electric schecie, which is shown
separately, almost the whole of this expenditure is
recurrent expenditure upon the Civil List, Administ
ration and Public Services. A sum of £ and l/3rd
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
has been allowed for new public works and two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
has beon allocated to new transport.
The Civil List remains stationary, as it has for
many years, the proportion of the oil royalty which is
paid to the Ruler is 10
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, a considerable portion
of this sum ia expended by His Highness in paying cost
of living allowances and additional allowances to the
numerous Khalifah relations who depend entirely upon
him for support.
The expenditure on State D«partmonts is higher
than last year as the allotment Cor the customs includes
provision for the purchase of new tarpaulins for coverine
cargo on the pier.
Judicial Departments show a small increase due to
the appointment of a third Shia Kadi and additional staff.
3/—
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This file contains Bahrain government budget reports and other detailed financial records for the years 1941 to 1948. The documents in the file include details of goverment revenue and expenditure and discussion related to the size of the allowances received by the Al Khalifa family.
Of note are folios 41 and 42, on which financial details from 1943/44 have been printed on the reverse of two unrelated posters - presumably due to a paper shortage during war time.
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- 1 file (125 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound correspondence file but the sheets have now been unbound and are loose. Foliation in small encircled numbers in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Starts on front cover and continues to last letter page. Folios 41 and 42 are in an envelope. Additional inconsistent system of pagination starts with 3 on f.2. This is partly in larger uncircled numbers and partly in smaller numbers prefaced with 'p.'. Occasional pages also have large encircled numbers in red or blue crayon.
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- IOR/R/15/1/355
- Title
- 'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 39r:46r, 59r:61r, 65r:67r, 90r, 91r, 104r, 105r:106v, 109r, 123r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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