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Kof a on Bahrain State Eudr.et for 1343,

I, 7.V Budget is a very conservative cr.c,because with only one years
reliable figures to work cii.it sccnod desirable th::t no ric)u£
arising, should be baleen.
\.|m»oirwi of an adverse balance zhjnJ^?a^jL±lJCKJi±xX3j.si£Z.
Receipts arc accordingly throughout, estimated at from I0£ to 15/1
below the actuals for"last year & below the average(where known)
for the lost three years,
Z, Under expenditure ample allowance has be.n :.adc in every' Dept,
both for actual present expenditure & for certain slight expansion
which will be necessary ir- certain Lcpartnent3.
/. I ten Receipts ’contributions by : uni dualities towards cost of

Police* & Expenditure ’Upkeep of state police’.
At present a police force exists in Manai eh paid by the kunicipal-
-ity & costing Rs 2C00 per cons on,
7ac Ruler proposes to start a State police force properly clothed
l: rationed & enrolled for a km of years to enable the r.cn to be
better trained-the difficulty at present is that the terns arc not
g. od enough to' attract non cf gcod character to enrol for a long
period a. ren are constantly enrolled & resign after a month or so
before they can leqrn to be efficient.Under the proposed systen
the O.C. Levies will be in administrative charge of the police „s
regards clothing,rations & pay,but will not be responsible for
the actual police ’work^fpr which tv/o Superintendents of police,
(one for Monarch & one for Ilukarraq) \rill be in charge,under the
orders of the local Govornr.cnt who issue executive orders' after
consultation with Ihinicipal councils concerned. The police will

be added to the Levy strongth,Lut will be slightly better paid,the
duties’ being more arduous .Picked non from the Levies will be
appointed as police.For purely police offences ,such as slackness
on duty & lack of discipline they will be under the orders of the
O.C. Levies,who besides usual punishments can revert police to
Levy duty if found unsuitable. The O.C. Levies will not however
luivc anything to do with the police work, such as detection & pmr*
prevention of crime ,it being undesirable that he should be in any

way brought into conflict with the inhabitanto.
A Municipality will be formed in !*uharraq during the year & will
contibutc Rs 1000 per mensem towards the police.