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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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[^Bombay]
CUSTOMS, SALT,
AND OPIUM.
BOMBAY.
In the year ending the 30th April 1861 there was a decrease of Rs. 4,65,281
in the Duty on Imports by sea at
Bombay and the Continental Ports,
exclusive of Sind. The decrease
is a little more than 5 per cent, as
compared with the collections of
the preceding year.
Customs.
Imports.
1859- 60 Rs. 95,57,020
1860- 61 „ 90,91,739
Decrease in 1860-61 Rs. 4,65,281
This falling off is to be accounted for partly by a decrease, to the amount of
Rs. 3,31,5*27, which has taken
1860-61 „ 9,19,23,138 place in the Dutiable Import 1 rade,
and also by the abolition, by Act
X. of 1860, of the duty of 20 per
Decrease in 1860-61
Rs. 3,31,527
cent., which had been imposed on certain articles by Act VII. of 1859; the
provisions of the former Act having come into operation on the 20th of
February 1860.
The relative values of the description of goods liable to duty of 20
per cent., which were
imported during the
years 1859-60 and
1860-61 respectively,
are shown in the
margin, giving an in
crease of Rs. 5,95,881
Years.
Value of Goods subject
to the rate of 20 per
cent, under Act VII.
of 1859.
Value of the same de
scription of Goods sub
ject to the rate of 10
per cent, under Act
X. of 1860.
Total Value.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
1859-60 ..
36,20,856
20,26,167
56,47,025
1860-61 ..
—
62,42,906
62,42,906
in the latter year as compared with the former.
The decrease in the Import Customs Revenue of the year under report
miedit be accounted for still further
1859- 60 Rs. 3,58,736 , ^ ^
1860- 61 „ 2,53,741 by a decrease which took place in
the Imports of Spirits, and which
’ ’ was probably owing to the high
Decrease in 1860-61 Rs.
rate of 3 Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per gallon, which is now levied thereon.
The total value of the Import Trade, comprising free and dutiable goods

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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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