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'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [152r] (311/440)
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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(g) & (i) No comments• See note under Revenue
Statement chapter Xll
Reference to the summary of the general financial position
given at the foot of the Revenue Statement will show an
aticipated slump in our Reserve for the whole year of
Ks»50000.
Against this we shall hold 36000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in capital value
as represented "by the
Patrol Ship 35000 Rps.
State Barge 3000 w
In view of the lean year through which we are passing this
position, if realised, may "be regarded as a satisfactory
a
one. I have on previous occasion pointed out that the
unprecedented financial obligations imposed on the State
"by the concurrents
(a) Maintenance of Muscat Infantry
("b) M " patrol vessel
(c) Refunding of the Government of India loan^
make the "balancing of the Budget even in a normal year
a precarious matter. It would appear from the financial
crises which have overtaken the State since 19^0 that the
Scale of Ruling Family and Military Expenditure ( the t7/o
chief major heads ) decided upon at that time in the
light of an artificial prosperity following the raising
of a loan of six
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, is slightly in advance of the
capacity of the State to "bear in a normal year. Tha 5 scale
of expenditure has no?/ come to he regarded as irreducible,
though in a lean year it is relatively excessive, ihe
alternative is to increase revenue: and to this end the
two measures introduced during the past six months,namely
(l) reorganisation of Shumailiyah z^a^at
(llj establishment of three new customs posts
should "be supplemented in the second half of the year "by
(I) a Dhiw Registration tax
(II) an attempt to take a proper share of customs
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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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