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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [56r] (125/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. 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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I have referred to this matter very frequently during
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the year when forwarding monthly accounts and it may
appear that I am stressing the matter unreasonably, but
as it is one of my duties to compose the budget and to
be responsible for the finances of this State I should
be failing in ray duty if I did not take this opportunity
of stating that it is my considered opinion that the
finances of Bahrain will never be on a satisfactory
footing unless the Civil List is made to correspond, to
a certain extent, to the actual revenue, increasing and
decreasing according to the income of the State. The
proportion was laid down when the State was comparatively
wealthy, unfortunately since then the revenue has
diminished by half, but a reference to the comparison
of revenue and civil list, #iieh I enclose shows that
the fluctuations of the revenue have not proportionally
affected the Civil List#
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I also wish to point out that^is impossible for me
myself to persuade the Ruler and his relations to accept
a further reduction. In a letter I wrote to the
olitioel Agent soae years ago, I explained that owing
to my position and work here it was extremely difficult
for me to coerce H. 1. Shaikh Hamad into agreeing to a
course which he strongly disliked. To endeavour to do
so would jeopardise my relations with him.
If this State finds itself in serious financial
difficulties it will depend upon the Government of India
for monetary assistance. Excluding the possibility
of increased revenue from oil it appears to me inevitable
that within a year or two the State will be approaching
a condition of bankruptcy. If the Government of India
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 3ar, 3av, 3br, 3bv, 4r:4v, 16r:19v, 22r:25v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 44r:44v, 50r:60v, 80r:140v, 141ar, 141av, 141br, 141bv, 152r:155v, 167r:169v, 198r:205v, 214r:215v, 223r:228v, 241r:241v, 246r:320r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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