!['File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [‎8r] (19/440)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000188/IOR_R_15_1_419_0020.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [‎8r] (19/440)")
'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [8r] (19/440)
The record is made up of 1 volume (217 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1924-31 Dec 1927. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
are slightly "below what they ought to "be ana. those for
• Matrah a"bout correct. GwacL-or has produced its quota hut
there is no doubt we are losing heavily on the outlying
customs. This however is a political matter and is "being
taken up separately.
The landing revenue has increased considerably and
this of course argues an increase of trade hut the item
itself does not improve the position as all hut a very
small percentage is paid out again to the Contractor.
Zakat revenue is all payable in the second half
of the year the amount already received representing
arrears from last year, Quarantine shows a considerahxe
decrease "but here again the latter half of the year
should he more profitable as many people return to Mus-
«cao In August and September a
The Miscellaneous item includes rents from Go-
-vernment gardens ^hire of the stone quarry.municipal tai
-es in Uatrah.Beit al lial,pass-port and court fees and
other minor sources of revenue. It is a difficult one
to estimate and on going into the figures it appears to
me we have heen unduly optimistic to the extent of some
Rs.5,000, This revenue is collected practically entire-
-ly in the latter half of the year and I shall have an
opportunity of commenting on and explaining it uhen.
The dollar still keeps up and a small increase
has heen registered on this account.■Sahai 1 Revenue is
a new item. It was included under Sahar Customs/hefore
and represents the income from the Government lands
in the vicinity of that place. As It is the first year
it has heen made a separate item. I presume we must
in
excuse the ^Finance Minister tov "being so much out
his estimate which shows a prolDahle loss of nearly
Bs.9,000*
4 a There are not many comments to make on the ex
penditure side. The deaths of one or two of the
About this item
- Content
Correspondence relating to the reform of customs and finance at Muscat. Includes the contract of the Financial Adviser, Bertram Thomas and the financial statements he prepared for the state of Muscat.
Correspondents include Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Bertram Thomas, Finance Minister, State of Muscat; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat; Major Gerald Patrick Murphy, 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. , Muscat; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (217 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 217, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume. Anomalies: f 22A; f 26A.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [8r] (19/440), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/419, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023468271.0x000015> [accessed 22 November 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023468271.0x000015
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023468271.0x000015">'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [‎8r] (19/440)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023468271.0x000015"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000188/IOR_R_15_1_419_0020.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000188/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/419
- Title
- 'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:22v, 22ar:22av, 23r:26v, 26ar:26av, 27r:215v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence