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'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [96r] (199/440)
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. .
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Oy/54 Ministry or Finance,
Muscat dated 23rd July 1925
Prom,
The Financial Adviser,
Muscat State,
M U S 0 A T.
To,
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.
& H,B.M # s Consul,
MUSCAT ,
Sir,
TOTAI-TCIAX KEPO RT 07 IflTSCAT STATS FCE
SIX MCNTHS ENDING 50TE JUKZ 1925 .
I have the honour to forward herewith a six monthly State
ment of Actual Hevenues and Expenditure of the Muscat State
for the period ending 30th June 1925, and Anticipated Revenues
and Expenditure for the remaining half of the current year»
I myself became responsible for the State Finances on and from
1st April last. The course and current of expenditure for the
year - the Financial year commencing 1st January - had "by this
time "become fixed, and except for a tew economies I have
attempted no reforms "beyond introducing a double entry system
of accounting and a revision of the monthly return.
Before referring to the Statistical Statements in detail
there are two outstanding and serious features to which atten
tion should "be called.
(I) The illusory and misleading nature of the balance
of Rs^ 124438/- "brought forward from 1924.
(II) The Excess of Expenditure over Receipts of
Rs.19666/- for the six months ending 30th June
1925»
1 Balanced at the foot of Revenue Statement are as follows:-
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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. .
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- 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 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
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- Open Government Licence