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'Government of Bahrain Annual Report for Year 1360 (January 1941 - February 1942)' [‎236r] (69/72)

The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 1942. It was written in English. 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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BUDGET, 1361.
Revenue.
runees " ' S , antici P ilted t ' ,at the total revenue of 'he State during 1361 will amount to 37 iakhs of
i' s ^ 'l'' 000 more an was expected in the bud s et of the P re ™ us y««-
Ks. 0,35,000 less than the revenue actually collected in 1360.
On the revenue side the oil royalty has been assessed at 26 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The royalty is paid twice
yearly, the amount due for the first six months is paid at end of March and the amount due for the
second s.x months .s parf at the end of September. The payment which is due over the period from
June to December 1941 ,s known and during the second half year I have assumed that production
w.1 be mamtamed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company at the rate of 18.000 barrels daily. This
rate of product,™ represents an increase over the rate of production during the last quarter but I
have reason to believe that it will be maintained.
Customs receipts, the second largest source of revenue, have been estimated at 7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees which
T T°i eSS , 6 am0Unt C0llected in I360 - This head ™g '"dudes pearling and boat licenses.
Transport difficulties soaring prices and the spread of war to the Far East make it difficult to assess
the value of goods which will be imported into Bahrain during the year. Boat and pearling licenses
depend mamly upon the state of the pearl industry and though the 1360 season was a successful one
the position of industry as a whole is not encouraging.
Passport and Judicial receipts showed a falling off last year, owing to the war fewer people
travel and civil litigation which used to produce large court fees has degenerated to petty cases.
Revenue from vehicle taxes, land income and rents, oil gauging fees and education is approxi
mately the same as in the last budget. Education revenue includes the British Council's grant of
£500 per annum towards the salary of a Director of Education as well as school fees and profits from
work done in the Technical School.
Revenue from bridge tolls is estimated at Rs. 30.000 per annum according to a census of traffic
which was taken during 1360. The way in which this amount is calculated is shown in a separate
note
Medical fees have been shown separately, this item consists of amounts received from paving
patients and for certain special treatments.
EXPENDITURE.
Allowances to Ruling Family. Rs. 4,25,000. The Civil List is approximately Rs. 15.000
less than the sum allocated in last year's budget. Previously the salary of His Highness's Factor
who was paid from government funds, was included in the Civil List. This official has been dispensed
with. Several special allowances to members of the Ruling Family for looking after wells, etc., which
were also in the Civil List, have been distributed under other budget headings.
Administration. Rs. 3,34,000. The total cost of Administrative Services is estimated at
Rs. 4,000 less than in the previous year but a considerable margin has been allowed to cover any
unforeseen additions to staff.
Education. Rs. 2,40,000. Expenditure on education has increased considerably. Last year
Rs. 1,32,000 was provided for education and the actual expenditure was Rs. 1,56,000.
The largest increase is in the cost of technical education for which Rs. 90,000 has been allotted.
This sum provides for the immediate purchase of Rs. 25,000 worth of tools and equipment and a pos
sible further order amounting to Rs. 10,000 during the year. Provision is also made for some addi
tional building work and furniture for the new enlarged school estimated at about Rs. 10,000.
Boys' schools, including the Secondary School and the Hostel and the Religious School which
is run by Shaikh Abdul Hussein, the Shia Appeal Qadi, cost approximately Rs. 1,02,000. Provision
has been made for some additions to the staff and also the service of a school doctor to work entirely
among the schools.

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This volume is the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the year 1360 AH (1941-1942) and gives te details of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Bahrain State and contains notes on the activities of the various Government departments, as well as the budget 1361 and some particulars of importance which took place in Bahrain during the year. It includes text, photographic images, graphs and tables. The report appears to be compiled from reports from various Government departments and officials. An Index appears on folio 204r, followed by a General Review by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated June 1942 (folio 205).

The contents are divided into the following sections and sub-sections:

  • Budget 1360 (folio 206r);
  • Summary of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207r);
  • Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1357 (folio 207v);
  • Notes on Revenue 1357 (folio 208r);
  • Notes on Expenditure 1357 (folios 208r-209r): Public Works, Hospitals, Police Married Quarters, Fort Jail Yard, Manamah Police Station, Technical School, Bridge Approaches and Buildings, Manamah Palace, Muharraq Sea Road, Budeya Garden, Kozabia Bungalow (leased to the Assistant 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. ), Cattle Sheds, Land Department Office and Adviserate, Maintenance of Roads, Upkeep of Government Buildings;
  • Reserve Fund (folios 209r-209v);
  • The Manamah Muharraq Bridge (folios 209v-210v);
  • Pearl Industry (folios 210v-212r);
  • Police and Public Security (folios 212r-213r): Strength, Routine, Jail, Muharraq Police Station, Duties, Public Security, List of Police Prosecutions in the Bahrain Court 1360, and List of Police Prosecutions in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court During 1360;
  • Public Health (folios 213r-218v): Out-patients, In-Patients, Major Operations, Minor Operations, Injections, Vaccinations, Laboratory, Anaesthetics, The dispensaries, The Police, The schools, Anti-Malaria Measures (Chief results of anti-malarial work in 1360, Special Schemes, Propaganda), Air Raid Precautions, Statistic of Bahrain Government Hospital and Dispensaries for Year 1360, Predominating Male Outpatient Diseases 1360, Summary Results of Treatment of Male In-Patients 1360, Bahrain Government Hospital Female Side 1360, Major Operations, Male Dispensary Statistics, Laboratory Results, Women's Dispensaries Showing Predominating Diseases, Total Number of Deliveries 1360, The Police, and The Matron's Report;
  • Land Registration Department (folio 219r);
  • Judicial Department (folios 219r-219v): The Bahrain Courts, Shara [Sharia] Courts, Majlis Tijara [Majlis Tijārah], and Appeal Courts;
  • Manamah Municipality (folios 219v-220r);
  • Muharraq Municipality (folio 220r);
  • Shia Wakf [Waqf] Department (folio 220r);
  • Education (folios 220r-222r): Government Boys' Schools, Government Girls' Schools, and The Technical School (Report by Mr G E Hutchings, Principal of the School);
  • Minors Department (folio 222r);
  • Agriculture (folio 222v);
  • Passport Department (folio 222v);
  • Price Control (folio 223r);
  • State Engineer's Department (folios 223r-224v): Electricity, Wiring Contracts, Mains Extension, Air Conditioning, Continuity of Supply, Financial Position, Electricity Charges, Prospecrs for 1361, Telephones, Transport Department, Fire Section, Traffic Section, Oil Royalty and Government Inspection, Financial Position, General (Anti-Malaria Campaign, Manamah-Muharraq Swing Bridge, and Staff;
  • Bahrain Electric Supply (folios 225r-231r): Statement of energy generated, sold, etc., Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Load Revenue Curve 1359, and Load Revenue Curve 1360;
  • Oil Gauging (folios 229r-230r): Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1940 and Graph showing Field Production and Crude Oil Imports 1941;
  • Customs Department, report for the year 1360 by Mr C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer (folios 231v-235r);
  • Budget 1361 (folios 235v-236v): Notes on Revenue and Notes on Expenditure.

Illustrations appear on one folio and they are labelled as follows:

  • Folio 211: 'Manamah-Muharraq Bridge', 'The Bridge open for water traffic', and 'Bridge Head and Toll House'.

On folio 236v there is an inscription that reads 'The Times of India Press, Bombay'. Handwritten annotations and corrections are present (for example, folio 222v)

Extent and format
1 volume (35 folios)
Arrangement

This file contains an index (folio 204r) which references pages of the report.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: Folios 202-237.

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English in Latin script
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