File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [143r] (296/382)
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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marries his father presses for an allowance for him. If
all of them are to receive allowances in the future, the
Civil List will slowly eat up the whole of the revenue.
Almost all the Khalifas own property hut they drain
it dry hy squeezing out every anna of rent and by never
spending money on keeping up their gardens. As a result
the value of their gardens decreases.
Protection . The second largest item of recurrent
expenditure. The State forces consist of xQ8 Punjabi Police,
37 local Police, and xi3 local armed watchmen. The Punjabi
Police supply a guard to H. M*s -
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.
, a body
guard to H. E» Shaikh Hamad and posts at Muharrak and Rufaa.
The balance, are in Manama. The rest of the force is in
Ifenama and tn ItosuDds. Muharrak. The whole force is under
the Command of Captain L. S. Parke assisted by an Indian
Officer and two Amirs.
Protection absorbs 17^ of the total budgetted revenue
but owing to the political and geographical position of
Bahrain and the cosmopolitan population it is considered
essential to maintain an efficient force.
Reserve Pund. Rs .2,00,000/-. \ It has been possible to
set adide two
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
during the year as the beginning c± a
reserve fund which will be added to as opportunioy o^cu_^.
This item is shown under expenditure in order to simpl-fy
the accounts.
Until now the State has had no Reserve Fund. A- tne
end of j.344 the State owed large sums on account oi several
big contracts for public works. Fverying ^ La£ now-been
off and the total assets shown at the end of the year are
entirely free from any charges.
Customs. There is little alteration in the expenditure
on this department.
The department collects the whole State revenue, except
Court fees, and is in reality the revenue and Customs Depart
ment. It is under the direction of Mr. O.de Grenier and a
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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
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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