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'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.' [9r] (22/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-17 Sep 1932. 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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Maharaqt Sleotric Extension; the whole of this amount
was paid during 1350 and at the beginning of 1351 the
State had no financial liabilities whatever.
In the Budget for 1351 the expenditure has been
reduced to about Rs 40,000/- less than that of 1350,
partly by means of a 10$ cut on salaries of all Govern
ment servants receiving pay of over Rs 36/- per month
and partly through the abolition of the post of the
Commandant of Police and various other economies.
Although a reduction of 10$ was effected in the
Civil List at the beginning of 1350 this item still
absorbs more than 50$ of the estimated revenue.
The financial prospects for the new year are not
encouraging. The pearl trade on which the whole of
Bahrain depends, is in a desperate condition, last year
there was very little market for pearls and once again
the Bahrain merchants have accumulated another season f s
catch most of which they were unable to sell.
By means of drastic economies and some new taxation
the new Budget has been balanced, but it allows for no
margin whatever and if the bulk of imported cargo dimi
nishes, as is possible, the measures which have been
adopted to balance the Budget on the Revenue side will
fail to produce the required effect.
In one direction only there is a possibility of incre
ased revenue, but this possibility is very problematical.
If the Bahrain Petroleum Co. should succeed in finding a
commercially negotiable quantity of oil it might be rea
sonably hoped that the Royalty payable by the Company to
the State would be sufficient to relieve it from its
present financial depression.
^ have the honour to be,
Your obedient servant,
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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1350 AH. The report includes the budget for the upcoming year (1351 AH). It is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
The report was submitted by Belgrave to the 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. at Bahrain, Charles Geoffrey Prior, who then forwarded it to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.
The report itself (folios 10-89), submitted in June 1932, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Budget; Notes on Budget; Receipts and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial Department; Report on Administration of Estates; Land Department; Public Works; Education; Manamah Municipality; Maharaq [Muharraq] Municipality; Agriculture; Bahrain Electric Supply; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Trade and Customs; General. At the beginning of the report (folio10) is an index listing the contents in the order that they appear, with reference to folio numbers. These folio numbers are large, stamped numbers appearing in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 8/9 Annual Report of the Bahrain Government for 1350 A. H.'
- Pages
- 7r:89v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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