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State Protection. Rs. 2,30,766. Owing to additional revenue becoming
available over and above the amount expected in the Budget it was decided that the
police forco should be increased and provided with more up to date rifles and new
equipment.
The extra expenditure includes Rs. 46,000 cost of 300 new Mark III Lee
Enfield rifles and 400,000 rounds of ammunition, cost of saddlery for the mounted
section, new tents and equipment and also the cost of increasing the personnel of
the police force and some additional naturs.
Customs Department. Rs. 88,419. Includes certain increases in 6taff and
normal increments.
Secretariat. Rs. 49,359. The expenditure was Rs. 10,000 less than the
amount allowed in the budget. Provision had been made for an assistant to the
Adviser which did not materialise.
Judicial Department. Rs. 38,382. Includes increase of 6taff which took place
when the courts were reorganised and moved to the new building.
Land and Public Works Department. Rs. 27,454. The additional expenditure
amounting to approximately R6. 2,000 is accounted for by the employment of a
Public Works Department Superintendent towards the end of the year, and the setting
up of a separate Public Works Department not connected with the Land
Department.
Passport Department. Rs. 10,702. The Budget allotment was overspent owing
to increase in 6taff. The revenue from this department, Rs. 20,136 justified the
additional staff.
Education Department. Rs. 64,566. An extra sum of Rs. 4,000 was spent on
education which included equipment and machinery for the technical school and
cost of educating several Bahrain students abroad.
Municipalities. Rs. 50,400. As budgetted.
Medical. Rs. 44,527. The expenditure was approximately Rs. 5,500 less
than the allocated amount.
Contingencies. Rs. 17,528. Includes cost of steel filing cabinets for Land
records, Judicial Department and Secretariat and new office furniture, also printing
of numerous government forms which have been adopted for new system of accounts.
Upkeep of buildings. Rs. 9,816. As budgetted.
Upkeep and construction of roads Rs. 17,095. The additional expenditure
includes the cost of completing the motor road to Budeya and the new road between
Eehla and Jed-Hafs.
Unforseen. Rs. 58,998. The amount under this heading in the Budget was
Rs. 10,000. The additional expenditure was incurred in the following items :—
Compensation and assistance to the victims of the
Zubara affair ... Rs. 22,600
Expenses incurred during official visit of His Royal
Highness Amir Saoud 6,700
Outstanding bills from His Highness Shaikh Hamad’s
visit to England 3,500
Expenses in connection with Coronation festivities 1,100
Annual audit 3 850
New Quarantine launch 4,700
Compensation for land sold to the British Govern­
ment 8.350
Contributions to new mosques and charity 2,800
Furniture for Rest House and Law Courts flats 5,400

Rs. 59,000