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The only other considerable difference
between the estimated revenue for 1345 and 1346
is a decrease of 13,000/- from rents of Government

Lands etc •» owing to the restoration to the Dawasir
of their property which was previously let by the
Government.

I would point out that the annual revenue,
apart from Cash Loans, assets etc. as estimated
in the Budget is about Es 9,19,646/-.

Expenditure. The first and heaviest item
on the expenditure side i6 allowances to the Ruling
Family, which amounts to 4,69,344/- that is more

than half the estimated total of the annual Revenue.
The amount appears, in my opinion, to be excessively
large but constant requests have been made by
H.S.Shaikh Hamad, ever since 1 have been here that
It should be increased.

At the time that the scale of allowances was
laid 4m, some four years ago, it was stated that the
scale was liable to revision. 1 beg tc suggest that
the time has come for a revision to be made and that

this revision should consist of a reduction. 1 ab
writing separately on this subject.

II. ESTABLISHMENTS This covers the various
department of the Government, Secretariat consists
of the Office of the Adviser, Land Department
includes the cost of the Survey which ie not yet
completed owing to delay caused by illness of the

surveyors. Judicial department consists of the