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'File 19/176 V (C 81) Bahrain Finances' [‎51r] (110/524)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (254 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1937-11 Jul 1941. 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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arise in regard to irrigation (i.e. production of water),
control of water so used (i.e. anti-malarial measures), and
drainage both in urban and rural areas. The investigations
so far made by the Malarial and Agricultural Experts lent
by the Government of India have convinced me that the en
gineering work to be done must be taken as a unified pro
ject if the maximum advantages are tobe derived, and such
a project would be beyond the resources of the Bahrain State
Services.
6. In examining the Budget now presented in the light
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of ray Note of ! the 22nd November 1937 in regard to the forma
tion of a Reserve Fund, I find that the programme postulated
for that Fund has been fully provided for. As is shown in
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the final paragraph of the Adviser 1 s letter there is every
reason to hope that the minimum sum of Rs. 14,00,000 to be
placed to Heserve will be exceeded, and there is the more
reason for this expectation in that I believe that the re
ceipts anticipated in the Budget from Oil Royalties are much
under-estimated. On the other hand a sum in excess of the
amount I had anticipated has been taken from Oil Royalty re
ceipts for expenditure during the year. In considering the
true State Budget for the year we should exclude on the Re
venue side the following:-
(a) Oil Royalty ... Rs. 30,00,000
(b) Oil Gauging Payments ... Rs. 45,500
thus reducing the Revenue proper to Rs. 11,56,500.
On the Expenditure side we can omit the following:-
(a) -J Oil Royalty to the Ruling Family ... Rs. 10,00,000
(b) Oil Gauging ... ... ... Rs. 18,000
(c) Loan to Electric Department ... ... Rs. 60,000
(d) Reserve ... ... r s . 12,00,000
TOTAL ... ... Rs. 22,78,000
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This file contains detailed financial records and Bahrain Government budget, revenue and expenditure reports for the years 1937 until 1941 (hijri years 1356 - 1360).

The file contains extensive correspondence regarding the alleged profligacy of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (and his request for an increase in the size of his and his family's allowances) and a discussion regarding how the state's oil royalties are allocated.

The establishment of a national reserve fund for Bahrain is also dicussed at length in the file.

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1 volume (254 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

There is an index of the topics contained in the file on folio 2. The index uses page numbers relating to the uncircled foliation system that begins on folio 3.

Physical characteristics

A bound correspondence volume. Foliation starts on first page of text, top right hand circled number, and ends on the last page of text in the volume. The volume has a second, uncircled, foliation system from folio 3 - 241.

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English in Latin script
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