'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎238v] (60/150)

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CHAPTER HI -PROTECTION.
For—
LEG ISL AT IV E AUTHORITY
See
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION report FOR 1901-1002. part l[,
PAGES g8—100.
I. Course of Legislation.
Three Acts were passed by the Legislative Council of the Governor of Bombay and
assented to by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General of India and published during
the year commencing 1st April 1910.
These were
(1) Act No. II of 1910. [An Act further to amend Bombay Act No. V of 1862 (an
^ Act for the preservation of the Bhagdari and Narwadari Tenures).]
(2) Act No. Ill of 1910. (An Act further to amen^i the Bombay Hereditary Offices
Act and the Matddars Act, 1887).
(3) Act No. IV of 1910. (An Act further to amend the Bombay Port Trust
Act, 1879.) - O
The object of Act No. II of 1910 was to remove doubts as to the power of Government
to reconstitute bhags which had been broken up by forfeiture on account of failure ra
payment of revenue demands, and as to the applicability of Bombay Act No. V of 1862 to
reconstituted bhags.
The main object of Act No. Ill of 1910 was to declare that for the purpose of registration
under section 36 of the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, and sections 7 (b) and 9 of the a a-
dars Act, 1887, succession by Uineal’, as opposed to ‘ordinary’, primogeniture shou e e
recognized rule, in the absence of an established custom to the contrary in the case 0 any
particular watan, and to make an express provision in both Acts in favour of the m e 01 inea
primogeniture. Occasion was taken to make further minor amendments in the Watan c ■
The object of Act No. IV of 1910 was to provide for the appointment oi a Deputy Chair
man and for the delegation to him of some of the details of administration, in order to ena
the Chairman of the Bombay Port Trust to devote his personal attention principally to ma e
of importance affecting the Port and trade.
Three Bills were introduced into the Legislative Council of His Excellency the Governo:
during the year commencing 1st April 1910 :•—
(1) Bill No. Ill of 1910. (A Bill to consolidate and amend the Law relating to ^
formal recognition of Heirs, Executors and Administrators, and the appom
of Administrators of property by the Courts in the Bombay 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. .) . >
(2) Bill No. IV of 1910. (A Bill further to amend the City of Bombay Municipa
Act , 1888.)
(3) Bill No. I of 1911. (A Bill further to amend the Aden Port Trust Act, 1
The first Bill was read for the first time on the 26th January 1911 and referred to a e
Committee. The second Bill was read for the third time and passed on the 14th ^W C1 se jjted
The third Bill was read for the third time and passed on the 26th January 1911 ancl as
to by His Excellency the Governor on the 13th February 1911. ^
Besides the three Government measures stated above Bill No. II of 1911 ( A ^ durable
Registration of Charities) was introduced into the Legislative Council ^ 1 ;° a 1 was
Mr, Ibrahim Rahimtoola, C.I.E., Additional Member of the Legislative Council. 1 e
read for the first time pn the 14th March 1911 and referred to a Select Commit e e
15th March 1911.