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REVENUE 1361.
The anticipated revenue for 1361 was Rs. 37.00,000. The actual revenue was Rs. 39,81.000.
The difference was mainly customs revenue which I estimated at Rs. 7,00,000 but which produced
Rs. 8,77,000 ; most of the other sources of revenue produced slightly more than was expected.
Last year’s total revenue was Rs. 44,3-2,500. Comparing the revenue of 1361 with that of
1360 it would appear that there was a falling off in revenue of about 4I lakhs. In 1360 however there
were two abnormal receipts, profit on transfer of the Reserve Fund from England to India (Rs. 1,76,000)
and Depreciation Reserve on deposit with the Government, which was shown as a receipt (Rs. i.oo.ooo)
therefore the decrease in normal revenue was approximately Rs. 1,75,000.
The increase of approximately one lakh in customs receipts in 1361 was due not to a larger
volume of imports but to the greatly increased prices of imports. The oil royalty in 1361 was almost
3$ lakhs lower than in 1360. Judicial receipts were three times the amount which was budgetted
owing to heavy fines imposed by the Court on food hoarders and in smuggling ca^cs. Bridge lolls
amounted to Rs. 37,600 which was Rs. 7,000 more than was estimated. This revenue would have been
greater if the difficulty in obtaining tyres and spare parts had net reduced the number of public
vehicles plying between Manamah and Muharraq and elsewhere.
Education receipts were Rs. 10,000 as against Rs. 15,000 last year as fees due for
foreign students were not received before the end of the year. Medical receipts included payments
on account of members of the British Forces treated in the Government hospital. The sum
of Rs. 57,649 was realised by the sale of £50,000. 3!% India War Loan, held in the Eastern Bank,
Limited, London, which was sold out and the proceeds re-invested in 3% Savings Bonds.

EXPENDITURE 1361.
In the Budget for 1361 the estimated recurrent expenditure was Rs. 27,20,000, excluding
the amount which it was hoped would be added to the Reserve Fund. The actual expenditure during
the year was Rs. 30,17,800 of which about 50,000 was recoverable from the Royal Air Force being
expenditure by the Public Works Department on building works undertaken on behalf of the Royal
Air Force. The actual expenditure in the previous year was Rs. 31,53,000.

The payment to the Ruling Family from oil revenue was governed by the royalty received, the
Civil List was Rs. 6,000 less than in the previous year.
Expenditure under most headings was higher than in 1360 and in some cases. Public Health,
Public Protection and Public Works, expenditure exceeded the budgetted amounts. In general the
reasons for this were the increased cost of all commodities, the special war allowance which was drawn
for 7 months of the year by all employees earning less than Rs. 150 per month and the expansion of
medical services and education.
Public Health budget was overspent by approximately Rs. 60,000. This expenditure included
(about Rs. 28,000) purchase of extra drugs and surgical sundries, ordered in 1360, which were bought
as a precautionary measure. In many cases they are now unobtainable. Part of the expenses were
incurred in order to make the hospital suitable for European patients. Owing to the rise in food
prices the cost of diets increased considerably and no provision was made for feeding a large number
of persons for many months in the Quarantine Station throughout the small-pox epidemic. As they
could not supply food they had to be fed at Government expense.
Public Protection exceeded its budget by approximately Rs. 32,000. Most of the difference
was due to the greatly increased cost of rations of men and animals, the war allowance paid to the
natur force, cost of clothing and the expense of the British personnel from the Indian Police which
exceeded the amount which was refunded to the state by the Bahrain Petroleum Company.
The works done by the Public Works Department included a number of items which were not
included in the 1361 budget.