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The record is made up of 1 item (81 folios). It was created in 1861?. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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revenue. [Bombay^
report. The nature of the decision passed will be seen from the following
Statement: No . of claimSt Annual Value>
Declared permanent 4 720
Ditto hereditary 9 4,703
Continuable for one or more lives . . 27 4,822
At once assessed
Declared Surinjams ^ 7 ~J3
Disposed of on the terms ol the Sum
mary Settlement 287 9,095
Total.. 455 22,784
No suits of any importance, connected with alienated revenue, were dis
posed of during the year. Twenty-eight compensation Bonds, amounting to
Rs. 10,405, bearing interest at 10 per cent., were redeemed.
Nine hundred and three claims to Cash Allowances, of the annual value
of Rs. 55,016, were disposed of. Of these—
112, valued at Rs 27,059, were declared permanent.
237 „ 6,696 „ hereditary.
5,773 ,, continuable for one or more lives.
438 „ 15,488 discontinued.
903
55,016
The expenditure of the Alienation
Department during the past year has
been Rs. 1,13,678.
Northern Division Rs. 47,867
Southern Division „ 37,170
Sattara » 12,545
Revenue Commissioner for Ali
enations >, 19,096
Total Rs.. 1,13,678
The first or hereditary class of Jagheers has been generally settled and
disposed of under instructions received
from the Government of India. The
three inferior classes have been altogether disposed of under instructions from
Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State, conveyed in a Despatch JNo. 10,
dated the 15th September 1859. The alienations under the four classes were
found to amount to—
Rs..5,16,098 8 0
Political Pensions to Rs. .4,24,557 0 0
Total Rs. .9,40,655 8 0
The Jagheer office has been amalgamated with the office of the Commis
sioner in Sind, and the appointment of Assistant Commissioner for Jag leers
has ceased to exist. Arrangements are being made for the delivery o new
Sunnuds to Jagheerdars of the Hereditary and Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. classes. _
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Annual administration report of 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. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. during the financial year 1860-61.

The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:

  • 'JUDICIAL' (ff 6-10), consisting of: Legislation; Civil Justice; Criminal Justice; Crimes in the Island of Bombay; Small Cause Court; Police; Jails
  • 'REVENUE' (ff 11-13), consisting of: Land Revenue; Alienated Revenues; Income Tax; Stamps; Customs, Salt, and Opium
  • 'FINANCIAL' (f 18)
  • 'POLITICAL' (ff 19-21), consisting of: North Eastern Frontier; Guzerat [Gujarat]; Southern Muratha Country; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; Perim
  • 'PUBLIC WORKS' (ff 22-31), consisting of concise annual reports on the following areas: A. Military; B. Naval; C. Judicial; D. Revenue; E. Ecclesiastical; G. General; H. Municipal; I. Marine; K. Agricultural; L. Communications. There is also a concise annual report on the public works in Sind
  • 'PUBLIC WORKS - RAILWAY' (ff 32-37), consisting of: Great Indian Peninsula Railway; Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway; Sind Railway; Indus Steam Flotilla Company
  • 'MILITARY AND MARINE' (ff 38-40)
  • 'EDUCATION' (ff 41-43)
  • 'MEDICAL DEPARTMENT' (ff 44-45)
  • 'CONSERVANCY' (ff 46-47)
  • 'SURVEY' (ff 48-49), consisting of: Revenue; Topographical
  • 'FORESTS' (f 50), consisting of: 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. ; Sind
  • 'MISCELLANEOUS' (ff 51-53), consisting of Population; Stationery; Agriculture; Emigration.

The remainder of the item consists of appendices to the 'JUDICIAL', 'FINANCIAL', 'PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT', 'PUBLIC WORKS - RAILWAY', 'EDUCATION' and 'CONSERVANCY' sections of the report (ff 54-84).

A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 5. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling, phrasing or inclusion of sub-headings between the table of contents and the body of the report. In these cases the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.

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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61'
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