'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [145r] (305/687)
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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raising revenue is yiite understood*
It is however interesting to remark that the only
comment on this change of duty came from a British firm
whose imports are quite unimportant in value to the
State ? and. even so, such imports are for certain
'permitted 1 persons in a commodity which is admitted
only bv a special # concession by H, J,, the Ruler. The
comment resolved itself into the suggestion that imports
whose invoices were dated prior to tne date of the
change in duty should be admitted at the urior existing
rates, accompanied with the curiously ingenuous state
ment that such was the custom according to 'interna
tional law T I
These changes inthe rates of import duty explain
why the total collections, above, of duty from steamers*
cargoes is larger in 1351 than in 1350; and same may
be analysed thus:-
Collections § 5/L -- Rs 2.50.346/-
7i$ 23 833/-
10f — 16,118/-
15f — 4 103/-
Rs 2,94,400/-
If. however, the collections for the year 1351 had been
all at the rlat rate of five per cent ad valorem, this
item of Rs 2,94,400/*- would have been 2,75.662/-, e
difference of h 18,738/- and it is this figure which
enables one to form a just comparison between the two
years. It will be remembered that the rate of lifo was
m force for nine months, and the rates of ten oer cent
and fifteen per cent were in force for three months only;
and they have nroduced an increase in the receipts of
Rs 18,738/- only, a fact which seems to justify the ex
pectation that the ten per cent rate might with fair
ness be applied to all imports except tobacco etc.,
and alcoholic liguors, which I suggest could easily
bear a duty of 2b| ad valorem.
The changes in the rates of duty, however, have
had a more marked effect in the case of collections
unon postal parcels; the sum of Ks 16,519/- is made up
thus:-
Gollections § 5%, - xu> 2.066/-
^ 7i^ - 8 500/-
« lOf - 5,903a-
* 15/1 - 50 A
16,519/-
If the flat rate of five per cent had been main
tained, this figure would have amounted to Rs 10.702/-
only; out so Barked a difference is to be expected,
since articles of the luxury ijve are more likely to
come hereas parcels than as general cargo. Although
the quantity of aarcels have considerably decreased in
the past year.
The same remark may justly apnly to passengers'
baggage but it is not quite so pleasing to see a decrease
in the collections for Export Duty which is collected
upon dates and pearl shells. The inference is that
less dates were exported, which was to be expected, as
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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.
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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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- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
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- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, ii-r:iii-v, 1cr:1cv, 5r:15v, 20r:21v, 26r:31v, 36r:37v, 43r:43v, 45r:49v, 61r:79v, 142r:151v, 156r:165v, 166er:166ev, 170r:186r, 187r:197v, 216r:222v, 229r:240v, 242r:245v, 320v:339v, back-i, back, 341r
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