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'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances' [167r] (358/654)
The record is made up of 1 volume (325 folios). It was created in 11 Jul 1924-11 Jul 1931. 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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Tkj B r«T. M e for 1348 shows 8 rery serious falling off. The
decrense/moiaiy in the Custom collections, the ch5f revenue of
the State. The reason is apparently general trade depression,
eb - ormai y J '-- ■ 641,1 ce -son, which shows no sign of recovery,
and, to a lesser extent, the disturbances on the Finland caused
by the recent rebellion.
There has been a noticeable decrease in the actual wholesale
ccet of ffost imports, except rice. Shortage of money occasioned
^ the bad pearl season, has reduced the local purchase of most
fonas of luxuries.
The following is a comparison of the revenue for the last
five yoars.
I&Jk TOTil. figVjqfTT)?,
customs om.v .
1344. Rs. 11,62,000/-
Rs. 8,82,894/-
1345. " 11,92,000/-
" 9,62,041/-
1346. " 12,40,000/'-
" 10,58,679/-
1347. " 12,16,000/-
" 10,59,445/-
1348. " 11,34,000/-
" 8,94,884/-
Custoas feoeipts.
The Customs collections are the real indication of the
• financial condition and they reflect the material condition of the
tete. The totel revenue includes such items as sales of lands
•tc. and so cannot be taken as a genuine representation of revenue
F'ro* the year 1344 until this year there has been a steady increas,
in Customs revenue. This year it has fallen back to almost as
low as it was in 1344, an admittedly bad year.
although the revenue was estimated in the 1348 Budget on a
very conservative basis the actual receipts fell short of the
budgeted amount by Rs. 32,000/-,
Beremje colIeoi,aJ by the Customs Department includes boat,
pearling ^nd notor licenses and also^up till now, passport license
These items have not decreased seriously.
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- Content
This file contains detailed information regarding Bahrain's finances between 1924 and 1931.
The file contains annual financial reports that include budget, revenue and expenditure details for the Government of Bahrain in this period. Education, the pearling industry and other economic issues are also discussed in the correspondence.
A selection of translations of Arabic-language press articles (from 1930) related to Bahrain are contained in the file on ff. 291 - 293.
The file also contains a number of photographic images:
- f. 195 - Image of Jaffariah School.
- f. 196 - Two images of Manamah-Muharrak Bridge under construction.
- f. 207 - Image of a new road built on the seafront in Muharrak.
- f. 281 - Two images of newly-built quarantine camp in Muharrak.
An architectural blueprint of the quarantine camp is also included (on f.282).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (325 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation is circled in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 316, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Anomalies: f.1A-D; f.80A; f.96A; f.106A; f.111A; f.154A; f.251A.
No ff.255-256.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/350
- Title
- 'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 28r:38v, 42r:57v, 63r:63v, 66r:67v, 69r:79v, 80ar, 80av, 80br, 80bv, 81r:88v, 95r, 95v, 96ar, 96av, 96br, 96bv, 97r:105v, 106ar, 106av, 106br, 106bv, 107r:110v, 111ar, 111av, 111br, 111bv, 112r:120v, 139r:139v, 156r:218v, 239r:250v, 251ar, 251av, 251br, 251bv, 252r:254v, 257r:281v, 283r:309v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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