'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [‎33r] (65/253)

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2. Public There has been an increase under
tnls head and such increase is, in my opinion 9 justified
by the additional cost of food-stuffs and the high prices
of dru^s* I expect that the rewenue during the present
year v .ill greatly exceed that budgeted*
S. Public Protection, The fact that the State Police
do not receive a War liiowance is not apparent from the budget
but they alone of all the Departments of Qoyernment hare had
no alteration in their pay since the war began* They are
undoubtedly entitled to at least a 2b% increase in their
basic pa/ and a budget provision for this ahould be made in
the budget for 1362 #
4, Pttbilic WQjfra IK'yfef&jrent# It would Qppear that this
Department costs the State ^•49 f 000 and only supervises the
expenditure of it#dO f OOO* This is, I am glad to say, not the
not onlv
case, for the Public works Department/deals v .ith the "Shaikh
and but has
Hamad Bridge*, "Hew Buildings", sued during the course of the
last year has supervised, free of cost, a considerable build
ing programme for the Defence Services.
The Public Works Department should undoubtedly
be a m jor heading and should include the "Upkeep of Bo ads
and Qoverniaent Builflings", "The Shaikh Hamad Bridge" and
"Public ^orks, Sew Buildings"* The Department should appear
on the revenue side as well as on the expenditure side*
When considering the amount spent under the
"Upkeep of Roads" it mu^t be re^ilised that the roads alluded
to are the roads l^ing outside the municipal limits and
outside the Oil Company's area* The municipalities are res-
ponaiblc for the upkeep of their own roads and grants to the
ounlcipallties amounting td **51*000 (item 6 of the Budget)
are made by the Government to assist them in carrying out this
work*
It would be beneficial if the Municipal Budgets
besides being published in newspapers were shown in the