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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [‎153r] (305/732)

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The record is made up of 1 file (364 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1928-8 May 1947. 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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a regular Budget was introduced about 12 years ago* It
was therefore reasonably hoped that the Budget estimate of
receipts was a safe one* Unfortunately this has not been
the case, and from the experience gained in the first half
year Captain Alban estimates that there will be a drop in
receipts (on tne Budget estimate) in Customs dues of up to
Es*50,000* Captain Alban bases his estimate on the factors
enumerated in the next paragraph*
4.
(a) Serious decrease in imports specially of rice, wet •
dates, sugar and coffee as compared with the corres
-ponding period of i93i*
(b) Jfall in prices of the above articles.
(c) Decrease in exports of dry and wet dates and dried
and salted fish*
(d) Since March last almost total cessation of the iatrg
large export of Kasha i.e. fish manure and a drop
of no less than from $ 120 to $ 30 per Banar of the
small amount that continue to be exported.
(e) Drop in price of dates (dry and wet produced in
the Muscat State and Oman*
(f) In all previous years from January to July inclus
ive the months of April and May have shown very
substantially higher revenue returns than the
other months of the same period. This year,
however, no such increase has been recorded and a
drop of £s*3i,900 revenue, as compared with the
corresponding months of the last year, has occurred.
(g) The last 5 months of the year usually show increase
ed revenue figures. Owing however to the serious
%
drop in the price o^f dates and the cessation of
export of Kasha (see d above), we are not ’warranted
in anticipating any such increase during the latter
part of the present year.
(h) Receipts for the first 5 months of the year totally

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The file contains correspondence relating to Muscat state finances. The correspondence is between 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. and Consul, Muscat, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Government of India (External Affairs and Foreign and Political Departments), the 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. , and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].

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1 file (364 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 365; 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Please note ff 326-330 may not be original to this file as its existing foliation was not consistent with the rest of the file.

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