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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [317r] (639/687)
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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4-
ii?
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
every month if there is sufficient inducement
to justify tae expense. echo of this Tentnre hes been the
rec at two importations of British Portland cement in competi
tion with the Japanese product while Indian cement from Por-
bunder als comes forward by native craft.
(b) The value of general coiamodities is indicated by the follow
ing statement.
Commodity.
Unit,
bag
Year 1351 year 1352.
Ballein rice
Karachi rice ..
Rangoon rice ..
Coffee Yairmni
Singi puri .
Sugar Java (owts)
" Crystal (li cwts)
^ Loaf ..
"heat flour, Indian
Iraqi
Tea, Black
Silk piece goods (Chifsiba)
^ ' (Bhinavij
artificial silk goods, Indian
Japanese
Shirtings
Cotton twist ..
Cement, Indian
Japanese ..
** European
Bag
n
it
n
n
case
Diece
tt
if
r»
bale
bag.
.,S 10/4
8/8
8/8
20/.-
18/.-
13/-
12/-
10/-
12/-
8/8
40/-
'l:
$
lif:
2
2/-
9/8
V/8
7/8
18/-
11:
n 4 :
If
12/-
8/-
4/6
2/5
125/-
125/-
2/8
It is not therefore surprising in view of the above, that the
customs receipts, which are collected ad valorem, snould b©
somewhat less in 1352 than in 1351.
I attach herewith a detailed comparison of collections accord
ing to the various rates of import duty, from which it will be
seen that the iecrease in collections is upon steamers cargoes,
It is satisfactory to observe that the colioctions from native
craft and parcels maintain their level. There will also be
noticed a marked increase in collections at 15$ a»v. which is
levied upon alcoholic liquor and tobacco. The consumption of
these commouties is not regarded with favour by the better-
class Muslim religious sentiment; and although the sale of
ecieekei
alcoholic liquor is strictly supervised, the number of con
sumers has increased in the past year m ing to industrial deve
lopments locally. For this reason I have already suggested
that the duty upon these commodities should be increased to
twentyfive per cent a.v.
Comnarison of rates of collections.
Source.
Year. 1351.
Steamers cargoes 51
ff 7<y
ife
15f
& 2,50,346/-
23 833/-
16,118/-
4|l03/-
iis £,94,400/-
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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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- 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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