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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [‎82r] (163/253)

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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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D.O. Ho.C/576. Dated the 4th of June, 1946,
Dear Colonel Hay,
Will you please refer/to the correspontfence ending
with your printed Letter No«417-S dated the 6th of April f
1946, on the subject of the Bahrain finances?
2# Criticisms on Belgrave's work as Finance Officer
have already/Wen made this year - vide my demi-official
letter No•0/259 dated the €th March, 1946 f to Sir Geoffrey
prior and the enclosures to Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. printed Latter No.410 -3
dated tae 5th April, 1946 - and progress in the various
natters is being reported separately* severe criticisms
are made most years vide Hlckinbotham's letter .o*c/393
dated the 21st March, 1946, and pelly^s demi-official letter
No.0/961 dated the 3rd October, 1945, to me - but now that
the figures of actual expenditure have been provided further
comments are called for. V
mi
d # ' phe attached tables of estimates and actuals for 1364
show clearly that the Financial Adviser has once again greatly
over-estimated expenditure and under-estimated revenue, and
for half the heads of revenue the actual receipts range
between half find half as much again as the estimates* This
travesties the drawing up of a budget and defeats the purpose
implicit in it, the apportioning of an accurately estimated
income to considered purposes* I do not propose to discuss
here the effect of this on the Bahrain public, but to confine
the subject matter of this letter to the preparation and
maintenance of the Bahrain accounts*
4. the State has spent less than the sums estimated on
Defence, ^funicipalities. Oil Gauging, poor Relief, and
Public Health measures (for which, due to prevalent condi
tions, there may be some Justification) and has wound up
the year with an allocation of Rs*18,84,548*7.0 towards the
Reserve Fund, an excess of Ks*8,84,548*7*0 over the estimated
figure and over and above the sum paid into the reserve fund
from oil royalties* There seems no good reason why these
Savings* should not be re-allocated in the next budget
Instead of being lost to the public by being swallowed up
in the general reserve fund. It is true that capital from
the reserve has been used to finance major public services
such as the bridge and the elctricity supply, but those
services are run on a strictly economic basis*
5* It may not be possible to make a separate reserve
fund for all the major heads of expenditure, but I am of
the opinion that separate reserve funds should be started
for public Health and Public t orlts. The State Medical
Officer has recently inaugurated a campaign to advance the
/general
The Ton'Me Lt—Col* .R* ^y, G*^*!*, C.I*!*)*,
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. ,
(Camp) 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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