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rovonuo from oil for tliree months. Undoubtedly
the royalty on oil will bo greatly exooso of
this figure. Only one payment will be made by
the oompany to the State during the year 1355,

the next puymont is due in September and the
following payment is due at the end of March,
probably after the end of tho Arabic year 1355,
The remaining itoms of revenue which amount
to Rs 57,000/- do not oall for any opeoial oomment
I have estimated the total revenue from those
souroeB at a slightly higher figure than in the
1354 Budget,
Expenditure. Payments to the Ruling Family.
An inoroase of Rs 44,000/- in the Civil List is

owing to tho restoration of the 12&# out which
was made in 1350,
One third of the oil royalty is paid into
the privy purBe of the Ruler, The sum whioh
will be reoeived by him will be very much
larger than the amount shown in the Budget.
State Protection. Rs 1,40,000/-, This

item inolude8 tho oost of maintaining the State
Polioe Foroe, whioh haB been increased during
the last year and whioh is likely to be further
increased during 1355, the naturs, prison adminis­
tration and the salaries of Amirs. The amount
allocated to State Protection is Rs 15,000/- more
than was budgeted last year.
Government departments. Ri 1,58,000/-,
This item is increased by approximately
Rs 15,000/- more than was budgeted in 1354 owing

to the restoration of the 10# out on the salaries
of —