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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [105r] (210/253)
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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Adviser's demi-official letter NO.1760-9A dated 15th August,
1946, to captain H.D.H. Ranee,
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.
I wish to refer to the question of His Highness's
privy purse and the State civil List which came into
existence when the late ruler, H.H. Shaikh Hamad, became
Deputy Euler. The civil list was intended to cover the
Ruler's personal expenditure and to provide salaries to
members of the Ruling Family. The civil list, in which
I include an item then described as "Religious Festivals
and Summer Moves" which was also paid to the Ruler, was
as follows:-
year
1344
1345
1346
1^47
1348
civil list
4,40,000
4,53,600
4,62,000
5,04,000
5,08,000
total revenue
10,62,000
11,92,000
12,40,000
12,16,000
11,34,000
(in 1348 the civil list was limited to not more
than 5,00,000 and in 1349 reductions of 10^
were made in many cases owing to the financial
situation.)
1349
1350
1351
4,88,500
4,34,700
4,13,800
8,18,000
7,96,000
6,84,000
(Shaikh Isa, who was in receipt of an allowance
died in 1351.)
1352
3,76,700
7,26,000
16,47,000
43,36,000
48,11,^
45,78,
49,00,
44,32, \J\j\J
39,81,000
(In 1362 there was a further 2^ cut in the civil
' list. )
1353 3,79,000 8,87,000
1354 3,92,000 13,43,000
(Cuts in the civil list restored)
1355 4,34,600
1356 4,45,700
1357 4,45,700
1358 4,38,000
1359 4,34,000
1360 4,34,000
1361 4,28,000
(H.H. Shaikh Hamad died in
1362 4,24,000
1363 4,24,000
1364 4,24,000
(His Highness receives Rs. 12,500
from the civil list.)
It will be seen from these figures that at a time
when the revenue of the State was very much less than it
is now the civil list was about 75,000 higher. His High
ness now considers that in view of the increased revenue
of the State, apart from the Oil royalty, the civil list
should be increased. My own suggestion is that it should
revert to 4-^-
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
or 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. If this were done there
1361.)
54,74,000
55,00,000
64,00,000
per month
/would be no....
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/355
- Title
- 'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 39r:46r, 59r:61r, 65r:67r, 90r, 91r, 104r, 105r:106v, 109r, 123r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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