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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [268r] (535/732)
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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0 1 was demanded last year, the duty remains at # 1. That is
to say, the total cost to the merchant of a package of
dates is 0 40 plus 0 1 customs duty- ^ 41. It seems to he
imagined that though the merchant can pass on the increased
dollar cost of the commodity, amounting to 0 20, Kaaxe an
attempt to pass on the extra dollar of customs duty may
cahse the tribesman to resort to his rifle.
The above extract was written as an argument against the
Political resident’s proposal that customs should be levied
at the prevailing rupee rate of exchange. The arguments are
redundant, for the simple reason that the duty is, and has
been for the past ten years at least, levied at that rate.
The truth is that, the duty being both in theory and in
practice ( as I have ascertained) on an "advalorem" basis,
the fall in the dollar exchange has had'no direct effect on
the customs receipts, and is by no means the primary cause of
the deficit on the last year’s working. The decrease in
customs revenue can in the main be attributed to quite a
different cause - the fall in world prices.
3). The second extract reads as under;-
"The interior currency in Oman being predominantly
dollars, the apparent purchasing power of the
country has fallen with the price of silver some
18/£ during the past three months. Whether or no
this is the case the State ±x itself with largely a
rupee basis for its expenditure side must face
losses on exchange" (No.25 of 22/3/30).
The purchasing power of the bulk of the inhabitants is
made up, not only of silver dollars, but also of exportable
natural proddcts. Of each tribesman it can in general be
said that this purchasing power is represented by so many
sheep, camels, or date palms, and, if he resembles the Arab •
of
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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].
The file includes:
- Budget estimates for most of the years between 1929 and 1947, sent by 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. in Muscat to either 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. , the Government of India, or both, via 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. , and sometimes including budget statements for the previous year and War Subsidy Account statements
- Correspondence relating to the discussion over whether or not to continue paying the Sultan the Arms Traffic Subsidy
- Reports into the financial situation of the state, usually by 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.
- Papers concerning the need for improvement in the collection of revenue in the Batinah and Shimaliyeh districts
- Papers concerning proposals for changes to the Muscat Levy Corps
- Papers connected to the temporary appointment of Captain Reginald George Evelyn William Alban as Financial Adviser to the State and Commandant of the Levy Corps
- Correspondence related to the discussion over the amendment of the treaties between Britain and Muscat
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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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- Title
- Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.'
- Pages
- 143r, 182r:184v, 202r:205v, 256r:269v, 294r:301v, 305r:325v, 335r:356v, 361r:364v
- Author
- Government of Oman (xx Government of Muscat and Oman)
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