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8* BTATK FINANCES*

(i). The revenuo for the year totalled 7 lakhs, GO thousand,
or 30 thousand more than the budget figure* The expenditure was
6 lakhs, 68 thousand, or 1 thousand more than the budget figure*
At the close of the year tho State held over 3$ Xakho in cash and

had Investments of over a lakh and a third* Its nett financial
position on 31st December was just 8 lakhs*
(ii) * To this should be added one lakh saved from the Sultan’s

war subsidy, plus a reserve of perhaps 30 thousand which is under
the Sultan’8 personal control in Dhofor.
(iii) . Khan Sahib Maqbul Hussain Khan, formerly treasury

officer in the Muscat Agency, was appointed Finance Officer to the
Muscat Government in October. He has carried out useful
reorganisation in audit matters, and prepared a budget for 1942
which shows material advances over previous budgets, and should

lead to a general improvement in the accounting and allotment of
the State revenues* The now budget adopts a very conservative
figure as its anticipated revenue, but still manages to allot

44 thousand rupees to "Reserve”*'

9* WAR.
(a) * \Tar Erasure a*

Towards the end of the year, the scheme for the develop­
ment of the South Arabian air route began to take shape, end visits
to Salalah, Kao al Hadd and iiasirah Island were made by aviation

engineers, accompanying the Political Agent* Work was 6tortod on
the landing ground at Salalah by the Sultan* s engineer j on overseer
was installed at Has al Hsdd to start work on the landing ground

there | and the Muscat aerodrome was enlarged under the supervision
. * • %
of the Agenoy overseer* The visit to Uasirah Island produced a
satisfactory contact with tho Sheikh, end reconnaissances of on

aerodrome and a sea alighting area were carried out by the air
personnel*
(b) . War Contribution^*

Contributions amounting to Rs* 15,400 were given to. the