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Any drop, ouch rh a dtop in tho Cuotomo, l which would
inevitably occur if, for instunco, tlic present Director
wore ruplacod by some ono lens qualified, ) would liavo
a moot ooriouo effect au the expenditure hue fully kept
paco v/ith tho increaood revenue, and would bo very difficult
to retrench.
4. It will bu noticod that thoro io an item montion-
-ed in the notoo on rovenuo called * Manama Buladia tobaooo ;
tax of a ^ upon importu, • I havo discussed thio tax
with tho Advioor, who agrees with me that it ia contrary •
to tho Treatiaa which preocribo a 5 % duty. It iu aluo

objectionable in that it givoo tho Baladia the idea that
they havo a pooition in the Cuotoma which they arc not
entitled to and onablesthorn to tax the rest of the Inlands
indiroctly. I can find no traco of thio tax over having
been sanctioned by the Agoncy, and co I euggeot that it
be cut out of next years budgot. The 8tato will not suffer '
as tho Adviser intends to paoa tho loss on to tho Baladia
( who already havo more money than thoy can opond and have .
depouito of ovor a lakh.) and possibly to rcduca ono or

two other of thoir smaller taxes.
5. Itogarding the allowancoo of tho Ruling family I
havo much to say, and am submitting a oopuratu letter on
the oubjeot. Ao Hr, Bolgrayc says, at the present rato of *,
. V.
progreoo thoy will Doon absorb tho entire rsvenues of tho'..*-
State,
6. Tho amount shown for eduoation is now 90,000
rupooo, a sum considerably greater than that usually . • •;
Bpent by States with oimilar incomoo in India, I hope that .
it will bo found by reorganisation in the Shiah Waqfu,;
( which are now under popular control ,) to' arrango f'or-%' ;
*• **.. f \ v,* *
moro primary eduoation boing undortakon by thorn from funds':-C
hithorto misappropriated by tho olorioo who proyiouoly
handlod