File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [107r] (224/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1924-11 Sep 1931. 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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landing bulk cargo at private wharves under supervision.
"Import Yard Charges shew an increase. These charges are
levied on the nature and size of the packages, and naturally
vary considerably. Included therein is H. E. the Deputy Ruler’s
Koyalty tax on Agents* Landing Charges, amounting this year to
xvs.6558/6/6 of which Rs.5538/9/6 were collected from the Agents
of the B. I. 3. If. Co.,Ltd., and Bile man Stnck Lines (i’he
Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Ltd) representing their collec
tions of Rs.1,10,77l/l4/- in Landing charges.
"Cargo directly transhipped at sea, but within the three
mile limit of the port, is not liable to any duty, and this has
a distinct effect upon Customs Receipts, notably in the case of
oil etc. , brought here by British Tanker Steamers from Abadan.
I have already submitted a note upon this point.
j^"During the year 1347, 118 steamers entered this port, and
the collections were .-
ompany.
Steamers•
Impo r t
duty.
Re
Duty.
Capio a1
value.
.— ■■■■-'
,S •'N .Co . ,Lta.
77
5,25,984
76*224
105,19,680
38,11,200
man St rick Line.
20
46,381
1,842
9,27,620
92,100
To tel.
143,30,380
10,19,720
3,56,860
ie
sa Li ne •
tish Tanker.
42,843
10,578
2,11,560
118
6,25,786 78,0660
154,19,020
"The Port is mainly served both for passenger and cargo by
the British India Steam Navigation Co.,Ltd., whose steaiera
call here weekly with the upmail» and for tnign
down nail. Also a weekly mail service with the mainland ports
has been unofficially institued, and is carried on by a local
motor launch. The chief export from Bahrain is pearls, whose
value is only estimable, and does not appear here. It wo-aid be
„ . . . . m^TPhants if the down mail could call
of great assistance to mercna^-^
he re
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Correspondence, minute papers, and memoranda relating to the finances of the Bahrain state. The papers cover a number of matters, including the appointment and retention of Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave as Financial Adviser in Bahrain, annual budgets and reports, and the economic situation in the country more generally. Correspondence is between officials at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Belgrave himself.
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 183; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-72, and between ff 93-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget'
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- 177r:182v, 160r:160v, 128r:146v, 95r:122v, 86r:87v, 8r:72v
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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