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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' [57r] (113/883)
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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Re venue 1359 .
r . "7
7703
The estimated revenue in the Biid^et 1 f4)Ell359 ms
Rs. 45,07,000/-. The actual re venue- coHected mri
Rs. 49,01,499/-. The actual revenue exceeded the
anticipated amount by Rs. 3,94,449/-.
The actual revenue is 1358 was Ra, 45,78,765/-.
Revenue in 1359 exceeded that of 1358 by Rs. 3.22.734/“•
The 1359 receipts however included two abnormal items
amounting to Rs. 5,61,972/- being the payment made by
the Bahrain petroleum Company on singing tne oil concession
over the additional area and tne price obtained by the
government from the sale of rice which had been bought
m 1358 as a special war measure. If tnese two items of
abnormal revenue are not taken into consideration the
revenue in 1359 was Rs. 43,39,527/- whicn is Rs.2,39,238/-
less than the revenue during the previous year.
Customs revenue was approximately lilakhs lower, oil
royalty was approximately Rs. 83,000/- less and there was
a decrease of approximately Rs. 48,000/- in land revenue.
This last item in 1358 included some abnormal receipts.
Other sources of l evenue produced slightly less than in
the previous year.
During the year Rs. 16,52,745/- was added to the
Reserve Fund and invested in War Loan*
Expenditure 1559 .
re venue.
The amount spent on special public works, mostly of a
nonrecurrent nature was Rs 3,18,000/-. This was about three
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
less than the budgeted amount owing to the non
completion of the Manamah-Muharraq bfid.^e. The cost of
administration which includes the various government offices,
courts, education, medical services, municipalities and
, — 7 lakJas. Unforseen
of bazaar property
w _ purchased by the
government when sold by a Persian subject.
Total expenditure in 1358 was Rs 36,75,434/- and in
1359 it was Rs 29,14.372/-. The apenditure in x 559 was
approximately Rs 7,61,000/- less than during tne previous
year. In 1358 a contribution of Rs 4,00,000/- was given
to the British government towards tne cost of the war and
Rs 1,36,000/- was spent on purchasing rice; excluding tnese
sums the normal expenditure in 1358 was approximately
Rs 31,39,000/- and the 1359 expenditure was about 2i
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
less than during the previous year.
Special Public Works . The ocpenditure was 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
less
than the amount anticipated in the budget for 1359; in this
budget provision was made for & 6 , 21 , 000 /- tote spent on
special public works whereas the actual expenditre was
Rs 3,18,000/-.
P.T.0.
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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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