'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1911-1912' [‎335r] (103/259)

.I9 J 0 CIVIL * PIVIS1 °NS OF BRUISH TERRlTORV"
5-Civil Divisions Of British Territory
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Chapter I.
physicai.
_ AND
POLITICAL.
Civil Divisions of
British Territory.
Bombay.
i-A/^—The figures of population in this chapter are from th* r , ,
local fund cess figures represent the denfand under those w of I 9 11 ! the ^nd revenue, excise assessed
«’ IM 0 land revenue do not include “ miscellnneot "tnl revenu^rt^r 01 '"' a '/ 116 year ‘Sri-.a! aid ?„ ?he
C Nations for the same year It may be further remarked that althougha and fores t revenue figures represent
S Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper a normal year’s demand, the actual dem^nfin^ y^ mt -preset in
tares either on account of suspension o part of the current year’s revenue inVbad vear o 7 COnslderabl y from these
Kayment of arrears in a good year. In Sind on the othe/hand the land revenue demand ° f the demand
Lment but on variable inundation, and the figures given for tW Prr. • venue de mand depends not on fixed
Sat unfavourable season of 1911 - 12 , are in most cases considerably be!L the C nirSo a ‘ mng “ ' h ' y d ° ‘ 0 the SOme '
The civil divisions of British Territory include an f T27n _ n o
population of 19 , 626 , 477 . The area comprises 25 districts excluding 7 the T^ 6 ‘"' f 5 , , Wlt j a
Rs™i 6 33^14)5^° dlVlded mt ° f ° Ur C0mmissi0nershi P s - g^ss revenue T
TOWN AND ISLAND OF BOMBAY.
Mussalmans, ,, . ^/i/y* ueiong to the Buddhist,
other religions. 1 he number of persons employed in the cotton industry is 104 , 195 .
2 . The land revenue for the Town and Island of Bombay is administered under the ritv r„
ol Bombay Land Revenue Act No. II of 1876 , amended by Act III 0 f The fixed land '
revenue demand for 1911-12 amounted to Rs. 2 , 80,251 and there was also a demand for
miscellaneous land revenue on account of the same year, amounting to Rs 2 « sfil The
excise revenue including the tree tax, amounted to Rs. 48 , 2 .£ 6 gq, assessed taxes to
Rs . 33 64,930 and stamp revenue to Rs. 39 , 42 , 707 . The Municipal revenue in the same year
amounted to Rs. 1 , 26 , 55 , 788 . r c
3 . The administration of the Land Revenue, Excise, Cotton Excise, Opium (Provincial! As m - • t
Factory An East India Company trading post. , Steam Boilers and Stamps Departments is vested in the Collector of Bombay. He Admm ‘ strat " : “'-
is assisted by a Deputy Collector m the Revenue Department and by Chief Inspectors^ in the
Factory An East India Company trading post. and .Steam Boiler Departments and by an Assistant Collector of Excise The
Municipal Corporation consists of 72 Councillors, of whom 36 are elected by the rate-pavers
,6 by the Justices of the Peace, 2 by the Chamber of Commerce, 2 by the Fellows of the
Bombay University, while 16 are appointed by Government.
NORTHERN DIVISION.
The Northern Division comprises the districts of Ahmedabad, Kaira, *the Ranch Mahals
Broadi Surat and Thana. It has an area of 13,721 square miles and a population of
3 , 685,383 souls. ^ r
1 .—Ahmeda'ba'd.
increase is Population.
The population has increased since 1901 from 795,967 to 827 , 809 . The increase is
foamy noticeable in Ahmedabad City which shows an advance from 185,899 to 216,777 as a
esu t of an influx of labour attracted by the growing' mill industry. Hindus form the majority
0 the population ; Mahomedans, numbering in per cent, of the total population, show a slight
for ease over the figures of the previous census. There are also a few Parsis, Christians and
, Jers.. Among Hindus, the merchant or Vania class (and especially the Jain), is the most
th 7 tla ‘ are next important class and form the elite of the peasantry of
te d 1StriCt ’ T * 16 R a jP ut Talukdars who live on their rents and lead a life of idleness, now
n towards improvement. Rajput husbandmen are indolent and not so skilled as Kunbis.
is who form a large portion of the population and who were a constant source of trouble
e years ago have now settled down to a quiet life and most of them are either cultivators
0r labourers.
Re 2 ’ reve nue amounts to Rs. 14 , 49 , 967 , excise to Rs. 4 , 44 , 326 , assessed taxes to Revenue.
* s> i > 98 , 7 o 3 , and ' '
■s. 2
. _ local fund cess to Rs. 1 , 30 , 772 . Stamp revenue in 1911-12 realized
"9>73 2 - No income is derived from forests in this district.
of t ^ ^. e Strict is divided into six talukas and two mahals under the administrative charge Administration.
jfoisd° •^ ss ^ stant Collectors and a District Deputy Collector. The District Judge, whose
an a lc . tl0n extends over the districts of Kaira and Ranch Mahals, is assisted by a Joint Judge,
a fol pi 1Stant -^dge, and seven Subordinate Judges sitting at Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Dholka
i la ] a 7 u ^ a addition to those who sit in Kaira and the Ranch Mahals. The city of
feliev d ( d • f ° rms a se P arate magisterial charge under the City Magistrate who is partly
^eput r his WOrk b T the assistance of several Honorary First Class Magistrates. The Huzur
char y 7 llector is also a First Class Magistrate, and an extra District Deputy Collector in
a( Wni f° - tlle cit y and suburban revenue work exercises similar powers. The police
at d a p ratl0n °f the district is in the hands of a Superintendent under whom are an Assistant
e P u ty Superintendent and five Inspectors.