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GENERAL
State Officials.—In the King's Birthday Honours, June 1946, Mr. G. W. R. Smith, Director
of Customs and Port Officer, was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire and the
silver Kaiscr-i-Hind Medal was conferred on Dr. R. H. B. Snow, State Medical Officer.
Mr. R. Campbell Tunnicliffe was appointed Officcr-in-Chargc of Public Works and arrived in
Bahrain on 3rd March 1946.
Mr. G. Beeby Thompson was appointed Petroleum Inspector and arrived in Bahrain on 22nd
April 1946.
Miss J. A. B. Adamson was appointed Matron of the Government Hospital and arrived in
Bahrain on 30th March 1946.
Mr. A. C. Braganza retired from the post of Accounts Officer which he had held since September
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Obituary.—The death took place on 21st December 1945 of Khan Sahib Yusuf bin Ahmed
Kanoo, C.I.E., O.B.E., K.I.II., the head of the house of Ivanoo, who was at one time a leading merchant
in Bahrain and a figure of considerable importance in the country. Before banks were established
in Bahrain Yusuf Kanoo did banking business and he was the agent for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Com­
pany and for several lines of steamers. He took a very active part in local politics and was concerned
in the matters leading up to the appointment of His Highness Shaikh Hamad as Deputy Ruler.
During his later years Yusuf Kanoo retired from the political theatre and much of his business was
carried on by his two nephews. For some years before his death, he was in poor health. He left
no sons but his nephews and great nephews carried on the business after his death.

1366 BUDGET
« udget for 1366 is shown in two forms, one gives the detail of all revenue and expenditure
® gures of the previous year, the second form shows the receipts without the one third of the
0 roya ty which is paid to the Privy Purse and the details of the expenditure of the oil royalty on pro­
ductive and non-productive schemes.
The total estimated revenue from all sources, excluding the electric scheme which is shown
separate y, or the year 1366 is approximately 64 lakhs. Of this amount one half is oil royalty. The
o er half of the revenue is derived mainly from customs receipts, amounting to 23* lakhs and other
receip . totalling 8f- lakhs includes the interest from the Reserve Fund and from certain advances
an miscellaneous items of revenue. The total anticipated revenue is put at 3 lakhs less than the
ac u revenue for the previous year. There are no new sources of revenue, and the income of the
a e continues to be mainly dependent on the oil industry for apart from the royalty which is a direct
tathtfnTaSbiTSi<tCraWe P°rti0n °f the CUSt°mS dUty ‘S deriVed fr°m imP°rtS by thC 011 Company

aPPr°ximately 60 lakhs is anticipated. The largest item of expenditure is
Iy *1,1, 'I.10? k to new public works. Normal recurrent expenditure amounts to about
43 laWis, this is the cost of maintaining the administration at its present level but it includes 10} lakhs
w ic is t e share of the oil royalty which is paid to the Ruler and mostly expended by him on allow­
ances to the Ruling Family.
There is not much difference between the actual expenditure under the different budget headings
“ thC antlciPated expenditure for 1366. in some cases expenditure in 1365 was higher than
t e u geted expenditure for 1366 owing to the purchase of motor vehicles by many of the Govern­
ment departments for which provision is not necessary in the new Budget.
wor^ng oi the Electric Undertaking showed a loss in 1365 and a loss of 49,500 is expected
m *3°°. The main reason for the loss is the failure of the new engine to arrive and the continued use
of the old engines which arc now 17 years old, five years over their estimated life. Their condition
is responsible for high maintenance and running costs and low mechanical efficiency. Running costs
a new engine are high at present owing to the excessive cost of obtaining distilled water from a hired

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