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Coll 30/22 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein. Bahrein State Budget; Economy Proposals; Grant of Tariff Autonomy; Increase in Customs Duties; Developments in Bahrein' [13r] (25/883)
The record is made up of 1 file (440 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1932-24 Oct 1945. 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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10
Bridge Tolls Rs.20,000/-.
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The possibility of a revision in the scale of charts for
military vehicles has been taken into accoutfit in estimating, this
revenue at Rs.26,000/- less than the actuals of 1363.
i’i scellaneous.
Und-r the heading in 1363 v/ns included the price obtained
by sale of some o^tMe belonging to• the Government srle of some
surplus police rations to the od Control ue^artment nnd n. sum
of as*56,000/-refunded to the Bahrain Government from the Food
Control 'Trpart r.ent against '’loss n noun ting to tils sum vhi ch
was sustained in 1362.
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a^cpen diture.
1. tla.ov.ance t 0 the ruling Family no. 13,20,000/-•
This expenditure comprises one third of the estimated oil
royalty and t..e Civil List,which is a fixed anount.Pensions are
sliov/i separately as the persons who receive payments under
"Pensions 1 * are not members of the Huling family.
2. -tat- Peparhaants 3,j3,uJO/-.
In tlie estimates for Customs and L^nd Departments provisior
has been made for some additional staff.
3.
r u'li.c:.ai io # 96,0JJ/-.
Provision has been made for two additional ICadis to fill
vacancies in the ^hera CourlaS.
4. education m.4,19,000/-.
There i's an increase of approximately one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the cost
of aducation.ln the boys T sdnools provision has been lade for the
pay of the new Egyptian teachers dor twelve months as well as for|
higher rates in p^ to many of the local teachers.The second
primary school which started in Pan&na last year was not op^a
during the whole year,the cost of this is now included in the
Budget .In the gi rl3 t schools some new Syrian teachers have been
employed and a new school was started in Panama .The cost of books!
and mate rials has increased considerably and e second religious
school, under the direction of the Funni Kadis has bean opened.
5. Public r Te alth m. 4,72,000/-.
Provision, has been made for a number of nurses whom it is
hoped may be obtained during the year.lt present the ho spit-1 * s
understaffed.The price of all drugs and appliances ar ; higher
than before and the cost of feeding patients has risen cusLsiaat5ci%
considerably.
6. HB fenee an d i roteciion. Rs.S, 00, uuO/-.
The heavy increase in the expenditure on the police and
Faturs is due to the, high rise in their pay which came into fored
at tlie beginning of the year, 'v certain proportion of this expendi
ture including the Special Police,the provision for British Police
and part of the Natur force can be regarded as wartime measures.
7.
Public -forks, us. 1,95,000/-.
Provision has been made for a full Public T * ? orks Department
staff though at the end of 1363 only a skeleton staff ' xisted.Th
grant for upkeep of roads and buildings has been increased.
Sn Municipalities, .s.37,000/-.
The contribution by the Government to each Municipality
hns been increased by us. 12,000/- per annum.
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This file contains annual budgets and financial accounts of the Government of Bahrain as well as related correspondence between British Government officials and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Ruler of Bahrain. Much of this correspondence is between officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and 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 Bushire that discusses the Government of Bahrain's financial situation and Bahrain's general economic development. The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the country's ruler, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.
The file contains two Arabic language propaganda posters that were produced by the British Government's Ministry of Information. The posters are contained in the file as they were used as spare paper to print Government of Bahrain financial accounts on.
The file also contains correspondence and notes related to a decision to grant Bahrain tariff autonomy (on folios 302-440), including a 'Draft Record of an Interdepartmental Meeting held at the Foreign Office on August 26th 1932, to Consider the Proposal to Grant Tariff Autonomy to Bahrein' (folios 335-373).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (440 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 441; 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 25-43; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3736A
- Title
- Coll 30/22 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein. Bahrein State Budget; Economy Proposals; Grant of Tariff Autonomy; Increase in Customs Duties; Developments in Bahrein'
- Pages
- 12r:14v, 22r:22v, 23v, 24v:37v, 54v:62v, 111r:112v, 148r:153v, 164r:173v, 198r:200v, 208v:228v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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