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Notea on Bahrain State Budget for ■*•343,

I, The Budgot io a very conocrvative one,because with only one years
reliable figuroo to v/ork on,it oeenod desirable that no riski
arising,should be ilfcken.
wtaFfrveev of an adverse balance ^HHidxhHxaliiijaabd^LX-BEE
2* Rocoipts arc accordingly throughout, estimated at from 10% to 15#
boloY/ tho actuals for last year & below the average (where known)
for the last three years.
3, Undor expenditure ample allowance lias been made in every* Dept,
both for actual present expenditure Sc for certain slight expansion
which will be necessary in certain Departments.
4. Item Receipts ’contributions by Municipalities towards cost of

Police* & Expenditure 'Upkeep of state police*.
At present a polico force exists in Manamch paid by the Municipal-
-ity & costing Ho 2000 per mensem*..
The Ruler proposes to start a State police force properly clothed
& rationed & enrolled for a term of years to enable the men to be
better trained-thc difficulty at present is that the terms arc not
good enough to* attract men of good character to enrol for a long-.
period & men are constantly enrolled & resigh after a month or so
bbforc they can leqrn to bb efficient.Under the proposed system
the O'.C. Levies will be in administrative change of the police as

regards clothing,rations & pay,but v/ill not be responsible for
the actual police v/ork^flpr which two Superintendents of police,
(one for Manamoli & one for*Muharraq) Yrili be in charge,under the
orders of the local Government'who issue executive orders' after
consultation v/ith Municipal councils concerned. The police will
be added to the Levy strength,but will be slightly better pai'd.the
duties' boing more arduous .Picked men from the Levies will be

appointed as police.For purely police offences ,such as slackness
on duty & lack of discipline they v/ill be under the orders of the
0,C. Levies,v/ho besides usual punishments can revert police to
Levy duty if found unsuitable. The O.C. Levies will not however
have anything to do v/ith the police v/ork, ouch as detection & pnvfc
prevention of crime ,it being undesirable that he should be in any
v/ay brought into conflict v/ith tho inhabitants*
A Municipality will be formed in Muharraq during the year & will
contibutc Rb 1000 per mensem towards the police.