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II. Customs.

Thi reorganioution of the auutoua,which io tho principal source of
R0Taau« is the paramount nosalty of the moment.leakage is vory evident
4 uuet amount to a very large monthly bum.To enable the Bahrain Oovera-
Mjit to have its finaneos in r. ntr.te to moot expenditure for reforma it
1b absolutely necessary that the customs should be at oneo attended to*
A cursory oxaminatoon of the aeeounta has brought to light muek
eabezzlowent on ti\o part of tho late Diroetor. Bor oxnnplo, Yuouf ^anoe

4 Yusuf I’alcroo v/ero permitted to oettlo their euotoma oneo u year when
the Diroetor auue from X&xuchi personally for the purpose. Their payment®
wore novor ereditad in tho customs books but wove ereditod in Tihe
books of tho Dirootoru private firm of Qangaron Tikamdas. Tho lattors
exeuos to Yuoflf Xiuioo A members of his own firm,was that Shuik Kaoa was

80 improvident that ho thought it bettor to keep this money Ulp hie
Bleevo1 in on no ho might neod f inane ial holp in the future I The Dire e to?
recently, diud & tho tfkaik'n Government are duo something over a lakh on
tho ouetoNo books A an unknown own which has boon ombozzlod ovor a long
tin of years,in roapoot of tho oustons Jlpid by Yuouf *nnoo A a few other
It dooo not neod enquiry to gather that Yusuf ^noo A the few others
»ho aharod thejm benifitm of settling annually,also received seme I

<iaid pro quo for kooping silent in the nattar of tho embezzlement. i
Thoro aro oountloos ways in whieh ouotoms rovenuo is loot to ..the
Oov«rn«ont which it would bo tedious to rofor to horo.
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To put the eustons straight will roqpire the sorviees of an oicport &
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Shaiks agroo that thereafter they will probob:ly wish to employ * !
British Director of Customs.
Chaika Hamad A Abdulla have requested me te apply *<>r nooifltan
•• from Government. They ask if the services of an experienced customs .»
filer could be lent,for say a month,or whatever time would be reqairs<;
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U reorganise the eustome. On receipt of his reeommendationm the
Tature staff could bo doeided upon A tho question of the appointment
°* * pormanant Director settled*