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Total expenditure other than contribution to the Reserve Fund and payment
of the third of the oil royalty to His Highness was approximately seventy five
thousand less than the estimated expenditure.
The expenditure according to the Budget headings of 1357 was as follows.-
1. Allowances to Ruling Family.
Budget estimate Rs. 14,70,000
Actual expenditure „ 16,27,253
The one third of the oil royalty amounted to Rs. 11,81,461 which was paid
to His Highness’s Privy Purse.
The Civil List and the payment from oil royalty absorbed one third of
the whole revenue of the State for the year.
His Highness granted a bonus from the oil money at the two half
yearly payments to all persons enjoying salaries from the Civil List amounting to five
months pay in twelve months and also special payments to the three senior shaikhs
of the Ruling Family, Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa, Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa and
Shaikh Salman bin Hamad. These payments amounted altogether to about
Rs. 1,91,000.
2. Administrative Services.

Budget estimate Rs. 2,93,680
Actual expenditure „ 2,79,100

The total expenditure was about Rs. 14,000 less than the estimated amount.
3. Public Health.
Budget estimate
Medical services 78.000
Anti Malaria measures 40.000
Furniture & equipment
for new hospital 55,000 1,73,000

Actual expenditure 1,13,468
Salaries of medical staff and quarantine services amounted toRs. 30,868 and
Rs 12,752 was spent on drugs and dressings. This includes the temporary hospital
at Naira and the town and country clinios and dispensaries for men and women.
Provision was made for the staff of the new hospital for half the year but the
hospital did not start to function during 1357.
Rs. 6,500 was spent on anti malaria measures.
The cost of furniture and equipment for the new hospital and dispensary
was Rs 56,000.

The remaining expenditure included rent of the quarantine and contingencies

4. Public Protection.
Budget estimate Rs. 2,00,000
Actual expenditure „ 2,92,340
The expenditure exceeded the estimated sum by almost one third because
it wa9 decided early in the year that the strength of the State Police should be
increased and more arms and ammunition should be purchased.