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File 1173/1914 ‘Muscat:- financial affairs. Loans to the Sultan.’ [‎71r] (146/614)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (303 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1910-4 Apr 1927. 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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No.G/10/36.
Q n p~ r*
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ij’roc:
To
air,
Linistry of finance,
muscat, dat^d 2i3rd JULY 1925.
The tfinanc^ al Adviser,
muscat 3tate,
Luscat,
The Political and H.B.m’s Consul,
muscat.
i!:iaaaWal rfloort of «usc&t atatp for six months
sadiag 3otn Juno 191.5.
I havp the honour to forward herewi th a six monthly
Statement of actual itev o nues and Expenditure of the Muscat otate
for th* period ending 30th June 1925, and Anticipated iievenu*s
and Expandi hir* for th* regaining half of th* current year.
I myself became responsible for the Btate Finances on and from
1st Apri 1 last. Th* course and current of expenditure for the
y*ar - the Financial y*ar commencing 1st January - had by this
time become fixed , and except for a few economies I have
attempted no reforms beyond introducing a double entry system
of accounting and a revision of the monthly return.
Before referring to th* statistical Statements in d*tail
OAacL
there are two outstanding s*rious features to which attention
should be called.
(ij The illusory and misleading nature of the balance
of iis. 124438/- brought forward from 1924.
(2) The Excess of Expenditure over neceipts of ms.
19666/- for the six months ending 3uth Jure
1925*
1. 3alsnc*s at the foot of Revenue Statement ar* as follows
Balance

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The file contains correspondence and other papers relating to the financial affairs of the Muscat (Maskat) state. It includes correspondence concerning loans from the British Government to the Sultan of Muscat, reports on the financial position of Muscat, and financial statements for the Muscat state, such as estimates of revenue and expenditure, and statements of actual revenue and expenditure.

The main correspondents are as follows:

The file also includes 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. minute papers and 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. internal notes (between John Evelyn Shuckburgh, Sir Thomas William Holderness, and others).

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (303 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1173 (Muscat:- financial affairs. Loans to the Sultan) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/449.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 305; 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.

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