"ملف 19/176 VI موارد البحرين المالية" [و‎‎٣‎٨] (٢٥٣/٧٥)

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r-hich appears to me to be a public work and is in fact the
principal public work in the Islands should be administered by
the State ^igineer and not by the ?,7.D. and 1 have been unable
to obtain a satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon. It
would be surprising if it were in any other department to see that
no depreciation has been charged on the structure for the past t-vo
years.
(b) I have boon unable to obtain r satisfactory explarr tion
from the Adviser why the Telephmes Service, and the Air Conditionerf l^'' ■
Service are consistently run at a loss. To budget for a loss
when it is unnecessary is bad finance especially when the deficit
can be expunged perfectly simply by increasing the charges to
balance the exjenditure. As it is at the moment >eo )le who are
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not sufficiently fortunate to ov.n a telephone or an air conditioning I
unit subscribe to provide 'their more fortunate bret] reft 1th tele- W®
phones and the employees of the Bahrain Government, with air
conditioners. .
6. In conclusion I think a reasonable comment on the budget
for 1363 is that the Adviser, although too conservative in outlook,
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has prepared/satisfactory budget . hich is expected not only to
cover expenditure but to produce what for the fifth year of the
war must be considerec. as a very satisfactory surplus.
1 have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
Political A :ent, Bahrain.