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REVENUE 1360.
In the budget for 1360 1 anticipated that the revenue would he Us. J5.0-t.ooo. The actual
revenue was Us. 33,32,000. The actual revenue exceeded the budgeted amount in all sources except
Judicial Receipts but the budget was a very conservative one.
The total revenue in 1360 was Rs. 3,68.000 less than in 1359 but in both years there were large
abnormal receipts which cannot be classed as ordinary income. In 1359 the Government received
Rs. 5,61,000 on account of the new oil concession and from the sale of rice previously bought as a war
measure. In 1360 one lakh of rupees which had been lent to the electric undertaking was refunded,
Rs. 1,76,000 was the profit made by the sale of War Loan securities on the transfer of the Reserve
Fund from England to India and Rs. 39,000 was received from His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad who
purchased a building in Manamah which had previously been acquired by the Government. This
sum was included under the heading " Miscellaneous Receipts.” Taking into consideration these
abnormal receipts in both years there was a decrease in revenue during 13(10 of approximately
2{ lakhs.
A comparison of the 1359 and 1360 revenues shows that in 1360 the oil royalty declined by
Rs. 1,87,000, Customs Receipts were Rs. 89,000 lower and most other sources of revenue, with the
exception of interest from the Reserve Fund, produced slightly less than in the previous year.
At the end of 1360 the State had a balance of Rs. 3,58,000, apart from the Reserve Fund, and
no financial liabilities.
EXPENDITURE 1360.
The total expenditure during 13O0 was Rs. 31,53,000 and Rs. 13.97,000 was added to
the Reserve Fund. Payments to the Ruling Family from oil royalties and the Civil List amounted
to Rs. 14,23,000. This was less than last year owing to the decrease in oil royalty.
Administrative services cost Rs. 3,13.000 which was about Rs. 25.000 less than the estimated
expenditure but approximately Rs. 18.000 more than the expenditure in 1359. The increase in the
salaries of magistrates accounted for about Rs. 6,000 of this amount.
Expenditure on public health was Rs. 2,32,000 which was Rs. 10.000 less than the budgeted
amount but about Rs. 37,000 more than during last year. The increase in expenditure corresponds
to the expansion of medical work and public health services including antimalaria measures and
reclamation of mosquito breeding swamps.
Public Protection cost the State Rs. 3,89,000, an increase of Rs. 37,000 over the previous year.
This was the largest single item of expenditure during the year. It includes the cost of the State
Police, Special Police, Naturs, equipment, rations, land and water transport and reconstruction of a
house in Muharraq for use as a police station.
The amount provided for Education in the 1360 budget was Rs. 1,32,000. During the year
however there was an expansion of educational facilities and additional staff were employed, the
actual expenditure was Rs. 1,57,000.
Other items of recurrent expenditure were generally according to the amounts allocated in the
1360 budget.
Public Work*. In the budget for 1360 Rs. 3.86,300 was provided for public works of which
Rs. 2,15.000 was for the completion of the Manamuh-Muharraq swing bridge. The amount paid
to the contractors during the year was Rs. 2,38.500 ; the total cost of the swing bridge amounted
to Rs. 3,96.600, not including the road approaches, toll houses and other works constructed by the
Government and the municipalities.
Expenditure on the works detailed in the Public Works Department budget for 1360 amounted
to Rs. 1,85,000. The rebuilding of customs staff quarters was not undertaken and although
the expenditure on the surgery block in the Government hospital exceeded the allocated amount the
building was not completed at the end of the year and some of the additional rooms, mortuary, garage,
etc., were not constructed.