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'File 19/176 V (C 81) Bahrain Finances' [‎52r] (112/524)

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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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This reduces the Expenditure Budget proper to Hs. 19,24,000.
Thus the State is expending Ks. 7,67,500 from Oil Royalties
during the year, as c ompared with the sum of Rs. 6,60,000
v/hich I had anticipated. Though this in itself is not a
serious matter since it is already clear enough that normal
(i.e. non-oil) income is a great deal more buoyant than had
been presumed in ray Note, it is nevertheless necessary to con
sider whether developments now in progress will not involve a
higher ultimate recurring Expenditure Budget than was antici
pated a few months ago. Without going into details I think it
can be deduced from the Expenditure Budget presented this year
that, after excluding oil altogether, normal annual expenditure
mill tend to average closer to Rs. 14,00,000 than to Rs t
12,50,000 v /hich at first seemed a probable figure. This in
turn will necessitate an increase of some Rs. 40,00,000 in'
the State Reserve, and if we continue to assume that royalty
payments should remain steady for a period of 15 years it
seems desirable that the Bahrain Government should be advised
to increase their minimum annual transfer to Reserve to Rs.
15^ or Ij^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . I am satisfied that this is well within the
bounds of possibility, since, as observed above, non-oil re
venue is considerably more buoyant than anticipated, and even
the conservative figures taken in my earlier Note of November
1937 showed a probable balance after meeting all requirements
of Rs. 49^00,000 (cf. item 6 in paragraph IV of Note of 22nd
November 1937.)
I have the honour to be
P'L- Mo ^ hi** • Your most obedient se3.-vant,
'c&p'j9' l- stawl" i© 0^ajvvo-lv .
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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.

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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.

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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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