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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [130r] (273/687)
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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Counterfeit coins,
A serious state of affairs has ocurred during the
last year owing to the alarming increase in counter-
jfaLtLCcA lytAri* Li/A
feit^
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
which have found their way into Bahrain,
ikrae or four y^ars ti^o xt was oomparati vexy uiiusual
to discover bad coins in the market but today it has been
estimated that as many as of the
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in currency
are bad ones. For over a year every coin which is re
ceived either by merchants or in offices is tested by
ringing on stone or metal before it is accepted.
The matter is further complicated by the fact that the
Bank, quite rightly, refuses to accept suspicious coins
not only coins which do not ring true but also coins
which are obviously counterfeited# The local mople
only know and admit one method of testing coins and
that is by ringing them and only a few foreign merchants
and Indians can distinguish counterfeit coins by their
appearance.
The matter has been fruitlessly discussed at great
length by the two Municipal councils whose vie?/ is that
the Bank and all Government offices should be made to
accept every coin except those whose ring is obviously
false. This roint of vie^ is one ^hich cannot be
accepted by the Government.
a suggestion was made that the Government should
levy ± * *
a special tax on all specie and coins imported and
with the fund obtained by this tax it should buy in all
counterfeit coins. This would encourage the traffic
of counterfeit coins at the expense of the Bahrain tax
payer.
Another suggestion was that Indian currency notes
should be introduced but as the lowest denomination of
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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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- 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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