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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [‎38r] (75/253)

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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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r-hich appears to me to be a public work and is in fact the
principal public work in the Islands should be administered by
the State ^igineer and not by the ?,7.D. and 1 have been unable
to obtain a satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon. It
would be surprising if it were in any other department to see that
no depreciation has been charged on the structure for the past t-vo
years.
(b) I have boon unable to obtain r satisfactory explarr tion
from the Adviser why the Telephmes Service, and the Air Conditionerf l^'' ■
Service are consistently run at a loss. To budget for a loss
when it is unnecessary is bad finance especially when the deficit
can be expunged perfectly simply by increasing the charges to
balance the exjenditure. As it is at the moment >eo )le who are
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not sufficiently fortunate to ov.n a telephone or an air conditioning I
unit subscribe to provide 'their more fortunate bret] reft 1th tele- W®
phones and the employees of the Bahrain Government, with air
conditioners. .
6. In conclusion I think a reasonable comment on the budget
for 1363 is that the Adviser, although too conservative in outlook,
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has prepared/satisfactory budget . hich is expected not only to
cover expenditure but to produce what for the fifth year of the
war must be considerec. as a very satisfactory surplus.
1 have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
Political A :ent, Bahrain.

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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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