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GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN.

No. 'bvlo/s.F. of 1354
Offico of tho Adviser to
the Government, Bahrain.
Datod, R/Awal. 1354
Juno^j 1935.
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From
The Finanoial Advisor to
tho Government of Bahrain,
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf.

To
H. B. M*o Political Agont,
Bahrain.

Sir,
I ha vo tho honour to forward for your infor­
mation the Budget of tho Bahrain State for the
year 1354 with a roport on Revenue and Expenditure
and tho annual roport for the year 1353. This is
the tenth Budget which I hnvo had tho honour to
prepare,
2. The finanoial position of the State is
distinctly better than it was at the beginning of
last year. Revenue from normal souroes has

exceeded the revenue of 1352 by approximately half
a lao and the ordinary expenditure during 1352 was
slightly less than the total revenue. Owing to
the unoxpeoted rooeipt of over one lao from sale
of land to the British Governnent, it was possible
for this government to spend Es 30,000/- on the
construction of the Manamah-Muharraq read whioh