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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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CUSTOMS, SALT, AND OPIUM.
In excise on Salt there was a decrease of Rs 4,25,491 ; but with reference
to this point it must be mentioned
that the sum of Rs. 6,02,014 was
1859-60 Rs '?n’?n’™n lost to tlie 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.
during the past year, owing to
Decrease in 1860-61 Rs. 4,2a,491 exported to Calcutta, having
been removed from the Salt Works without payment of excise.
^ The revenue collected from the
Opium. ^^
duty on Opium in 1860-61 was
Realizations. o a A QQ ROO showiuo’ as onm
1860 . 6l Rs. 2,44,00,600 snowin^, as com-
1859-60 .V. . .V „ 1,53,62,700 pared with the previous year, an
-d nn 9 - arm increase of Rs. 90,37,900. The
Increase in 1860-61 Rs. 90,3/,900 pi. ’ , *
number ot chests on which Pass
Chests. _ _ Fees were actually realized during
*e year was 45 , 072 , being an
increase of 12,565^ chests over the
Increase in 1860-Ct Es. 12,5651 past year _
The cause of this increase in the Opium Trade was partly owing to enormous
prices being realized for Opium in Calcutta in consequence of a not very abund
ant crop of Opium in the Bengal Province, while at the same time the demand
in China for Opium was very brisk. From May to August 1860, the Pass Fee
was Rs. 500 per chest, and from 1st September it was increased to Rs. 600 per
chest.
f Customs.... Rs. 1,04,42,054 Tlie aggregate realizations on ac-
1860-61 < Salt „ 31,04,940 count of Customs, Salt and Opium,
(_ Opium „ 2,44,42,198 • i r • n
3 79 89 192 mdading miscellaneous items
f Customs—Rs. 1,07,32,232 collected during the year 1860-61,
1859-60 < Salt „ 35,55,108 , j, r> i m
LOpium.... „ 1,53,87,599 amounted to Rs. 3,79,89,192, while
2,96,74,939 in the preceding year the amount
Increase... Rs. 83,14,253 Bs. 2,96,74,939, showing an
increase of Rs. 83,14,253 in the
year under review.

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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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