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THE AGENCY
BAHRAIN
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10. It 1? Impossible sitting In my chair to hazard
more than a guess about the reliability of Delgrave's
opinion of Mr. Alav/1. personally I do not like the
sound of it at all, and do not hesitate to express my
opinion that a properly trained man of much higher
calibre is required. The chief auditor himself told
me that yearly he submitted some dO pages of audit
objections, and I think we should find that a properly
trained accountant is required. To enable me more
accurately to estimate the position I propose to discuss
the matter with the Financial Adviser. We need not go so
,closely into the state's internal workings by calling for
•a copy of the audit objections, but j should like to see
tone of his reports and propose to ask the Financial Adviser
[to show me one.
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11. While on the subject of finance T should like to
point out that the State, acting on/Hesidency advice vide
Residency demi-official letter No.275-,G dated the 1st May,
1911, has a sum of 113 l.akhs Invested in Government of India
stock, i think wc should assure ourselves of the safety of
this money, and the position of its availability for re­
investing elsewhere, now or later on, as may he thought
necessary in view of the Impending change of government in
India.

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