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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [‎35r] (69/253)

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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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Political Agdncy,
From
Bahrain, the 23rd I 'arch 1944,
To
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Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain,
Tlie Hon r ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushiree.
Sir,
I have the honour to enclose copies of;-
(a) The Bahrain Government Budget estimates for the year
1363.
(b) An explanatory note on the budget by the Adviser to
the Bahrain Government#
(c) A further note on the budget figures by the Adviser
vfhich was compiled at my request.
General
Conservative officials * nen buclgettr.ng iiave a tonaency
to under estimate revenue figures and to over estim« -e expendi
ture figures. Provided this tendency is kept within reasonable
limits no hwrm is done but when the difference between antici
pated exi enditure and revenue and actual expenditure anci revenue
is ^reat one of the principal objects of a budget is deieated*
In my opinion the Auviser, who is responsible for the
preparation of the Bahrain State Budget, has been too cautious
in his budget for 1363 and the revenue figures are not a reason^
able forecast of what can be expected from the various sources
of revenue from which the State obtains its money* Cr the
expenditure side a fslse impression of the amount required to
run the State Departments is given by including projects in
the budget which it is slmost certain will never be carried out,
in some cases owing to the impossibility of obt4 inir:g nateri-- Is
and in some cases owing to the difficulty of obtaining si a -led
/j ersons

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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)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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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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