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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1361 (February 1942 - January 1943)' [246r] (17/76)
The record is made up of 1 volume (37 folios). It was created in 1943. 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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REVENUE 1361.
The anticipated revenue for 1361 was Rs. 37,00,000. The actual revenue was Rs. 39,81,000.
The difference was mainly customs revenue which I estimated at Rs. 7,00,000 but which produced
Rs. 8,77,000 ; most of the other sources of revenue produced slightly more than was expected.
Last year's total revenue was Rs. 44.^,500. Comparing the revenue of 1361 with that of
1360 it would appear that there was a falling off in revenue of about 4^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. In 1360 however there
were two abnormal receipts, profit on transfer of the Reserve Fund from England to India (Rs. 1 ,76,000)
and Depreciation Reserve on deposit with the Government, which was shown as a receipt (Rs. 1 ,00,000)
therefore the decrease in normal revenue was approximately Rs. 1 ,75,000.
The increase of approximately one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in customs receipts in 1361 was due not to a larger
volume of imports but to the greatly increased prices of imports. The oil royalty in 1361 was almost
3J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
lower than in 1360. Judicial receipts were three times the amount which was budgetted
owing to heavy fines imposed by the Court on food hoarders and in smuggling cases. Bridge tolls
amounted to Rs. 37,600 which was Rs. 7,000 more than was estimated. This revenue would have been
greater if the difficulty in obtaining tyres and spare parts had not reduced the number of public
vehicles plying between Manamah and Muharraq and elsewhere.
Education receipts were Rs. 10,000 as against Rs. 15,000 last year as fees due for
foreign students were not received before the end of the year. Medical receipts included payments
on account of members of the British Forces treated in the Government hospital. The sum
of Rs. 57,649 was realised by the sale of £$0,000. 3h 0 /o India War Loan, held in the Eastern Bank,
Limited, London, which was sold out and the proceeds re-invested in 3% Savings Bonds.
EXPENDITURE 1361.
In the Budget for 1361 the estimated recurrent expenditure was Rs. 27,20,000, excluding
the amount which it was hoped would be added to the Reserve Fund. The actual expenditure during
the year was Rs. 30,17,800 of which about 50,000 was recoverable from the Royal Air lorce being
expenditure by the Public Works Department on building works undertaken on behalf of the Royal
Air Force. The actual expenditure in the previous year was Rs. 31, 53. 000 -
The payment to the Ruling Family from oil revenue was governed by the royalty received, the
Civil List was Rs. 6,000 less than in the previous year.
Expenditure under most headings was higher than in 1360 and in some cases. Public Health,
Public Protection and Public Works, expenditure exceeded the budgetted amounts. In general the
reasons for this were the increased cost of all commodities, the special war allowance which was drawn
for 7 months of the year by all employees earning less than Rs. 150 per month and the expansion of
medical services and education.
Public Health budget was overspent by approximately Rs. 60,000. This expenditure included
(about Rs. 28,000) purchase of extra drugs and surgical sundries, ordered in 1360, which were bought
as a precautionary measure. In many cases they are now unobtainable. Part of the expenses were
incurred in order to make the hospital suitable for European patients. Owing to the rise m food
prices the cost of diets increased considerably and no provision was made for feeding a large number
of persons for many months in the Quarantine Station throughout the small-pox epidemic. As they
could not supply food they had to be fed at Government expense.
Public Protection exceeded its budget by approximately Rs. 32,000. Most of the difference
was due to the greatly increased cost of rations of men and animals, the war allowance paid to the
natur force, cost of clothing and the expense of the British personnel from the Indian 1 olice which
exceeded the amount which was refunded to the state by the Bahrain I etroleum Company.
The works done by the Public Works Department included a number of items which were not
included in the 1361 budget.
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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1361 AH (1942-1943) and gives te details of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Bahrain State and contains notes on the activities of the various Government departments, as well as the budget 1362 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An index appears on folio 240r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated 19 May 1943 (folios 243v-244r).
The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:
- Death of His Highness Shaikh Hamad [Ḥama bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Accession of His Highness Shaikh Salman [Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah] (folios 241r-243r);
- Budget 1361(folio 244v);
- Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1361 (folio 245r);
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1361 (folio 245v);
- Note on Revenue 1357 (folio 246r);
- Note on Expenditure 1357 (folio 246r-246v);
- Public Works Department (folios 246v-247r): Government Hospital, Manama Sea Road, Manama-Muharraq Road, and Manama Palace;
- The Diving Industry (folio 247r-247v);
- Police and Public Security (folios 247v-248v): Strength, Promotions, Routine, Jail, Crime, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Courts 1361 and List of Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court 1361;
- Air Raid Precautions (folio 248v);
- Public Health (folios 250r-254v): Men's Hospital, by Dr R H B Snow, State Medical Officer (Summary of Male Statistics of the Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries 1361 (1942), Special Notes (The death of His Highness Sheikh Sir Hamad bin Esa Al Khalifah, K C I E, C S I, The Administration Block, The Services, Anti-Malarial Work, The Schools, The Police, Laboratory and X-Ray Work), Predominating Men's Outpatient Diseases, Bahrain Government Hospital Inpatients, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Inoculations, Vaccinations, Isolation Hospital In-Patients, Men's Dispensaries, Comments), Women's Hospital, by Dr I M A Doeg, Lady Medical Officer (Out-Patients, Diseases Treated, In-Patients, and Result of Obstetric Cases), and Matron's Report;
- Land Registration Department (folios 254v-255r);
- Judicial (folios 255r-255v): The Bahrain Courts, Bahrain Small Court, Shara [Sharia] Courts, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], and Appeal Court;
- Municipalities (folio 255v-256r): Manamah Municipality and Muharraq Municipality;
- Wakf [Waqf] Departments (folio 256r);
- Education (folios 256-259): Boys' Schools, by Mr F J Wakelin, Director of Education (The Hostel, The Secondary School, Manamah Primary School, Muharraq Primary School, Hedd Primary School, Village Schools, Staff, Books, Syllabus, Examinations, Games, General, Policy, and Finance), Girls' Schools, and Technical School, by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal (Students, Staff, Equipment, and Contract work and standard craftsmanship);
- Minors Department (folios 259v-260r);
- Agriculture (folio 260r-260v);
- Passport Department (folios 260v-261r);
- Food Control (folios 261r-263r), including Comparison in Princes between Pre-War and Present Rates;
- General (folio 263v): Hs Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Visit, The Motor Rocket, Poor Relief Measures, Gift of Dates from His Majesty King Ibn Saoud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and Bahrain Levies;
- State Engineer's Department, report by Mr W B Steele, State Engineer (folios 264r-270v): Statement of Energy generated, sold, etc., Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Load and Revenue Curve 1360, and Load and Revenue Curve 1361;
- Oil Gauging (folios 268r-269r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1941 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1942;
- Customs Department (folios 271r-273r);
- Budget 1362 (folio 273v);
- Note on Budget 1362 (folio 274r).
Illustrations appear on four folios and they are labelled as follows:
- Folio 241: 'His Late Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Alkhalifah, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.';
- Folio 242: 'His Highness Shaikh Sulman bin Hamad Alkhalifah, K.C.I.E., Ruler of Bahrain';
- Folio 249: 'Bahrain Government Hospital';
- Folio 262: 'H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester with H.H. Shaikh Sir Sulman'.
On folio 274v there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (37 folios)
- Arrangement
This file contains an index (folio 240r) which references pages of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Folio 238-275.
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- Title
- 'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1361 (February 1942 - January 1943)'
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- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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