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                          T'lo^es on Revenue and expenditure 1352.





                             The actual revenue received during 1352 me m*-ed
                        : z approximately Is 42,000 -  more man the revenue

                        during 1351.
                             Customs receipts showed an increase of approxi­
                        mately ns 8,000      This is explained in the Customs
                        report, the increase is mainly due to the increased

                        costons tariff which in the previous veer had only
                        existed for .some months.
                             Passports receipts show a falling off of about
                          1,OGC/-•

                             Rents from government land and oil concessicm are
                        greatly increased owin'- to vaynants by the Bahrain
                        Petroleum Company and also the payment of the rent
                        of Hu ha r re q aerodrome.

                              Interest or. Reserve Fund has decreased ovir.-- to
                        the withdrawal of H 50,000/- from the Reserve which
                        previously yielded interest.

                              The remaining revenue sources have yielded
                        approximately the same amount as they did in 1351.
                        Expenditure.
                              The total expenditure iuring 1352 v/as approxi­
                        mately Ks 47,00C/- less than the expenditure in 1351.

                              The chief saving v/as in the Civil List in which
                        there :s a difference of hs 24,SCO/- owing to the
                        death of His Excellency Shaikh Sir Isa bin J.i and

                        a reduction in the Ciiil list of 11,500/- owing to
                        tne 2*fo cut and the death of certain persons who
                        were included in it.
                              Cf the remaining items seme shew an increase but
                        is a saving on their total.     The extra cost of State

                        protection is owing to the fact that during the year
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