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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [125r] (263/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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During the last month of the year all the government
accounts for the preceding eleven months were audited,
by a chartered accountant from the firm of Ihinney
Murray k Uo. f Y;ho have an
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Baghdad. This is
the first time that any accounts of the Bahrain Govern-
ment have been audited. If funds were available I
should recommend that an audit should take place annually.
It was impossible owing to the cost to afford the time
to carry out a complete audit on commercial lines but
sufficient detail was checked to satisfy the auditor
that the accounts were properly kept and the systems
were satisfactory. it number of suggestions were made
which have been adopted since the beginning of the
new year.
The auditor reported very ^atisfaotorily on the
accounts of all departments with the exception of the
Slectric Supply department.
The gist of the report on the various departments
was as follows;-
Bahrain Govt . Consolidated fund and Deposit account.
Books well and accurately kept, no alterations
recommended. Suggested that printed ff payslips !T should
be introduced to be signed by the adviser authorising
payments in place of a signature on office notes.
State Police . The separate account kept by the
Police has been closed and the Police account is now
merged into the Consolidated Fund. i*n imprest account
has been opened with the Police and all payments outside
this account are made from the Consolidated Fund direct.
tuere is at present no Police Officer the new arrange
ment is particularly convenient.
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 3ar, 3av, 3br, 3bv, 4r:4v, 16r:19v, 22r:25v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 44r:44v, 50r:60v, 80r:140v, 141ar, 141av, 141br, 141bv, 152r:155v, 167r:169v, 198r:205v, 214r:215v, 223r:228v, 241r:241v, 246r:320r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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