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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [19r] (33/164)
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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POLITICAL.
The past year has been signalized by the introduction of several important
TA . . t -public measures, the effect of which upon the Poli-
The Disarming Act. r „ -7 mi • i
The Stamp Act. tical status ol the
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.
ot Bombay required to
The Income lax Act. c i ose iy watched ; but, with the exception of some
riotous opposition manifested at the outset against the Income Tax Act in
two localities, nothing has occurred to interrupt internal tranquillity. On the
whole, the period under review may be said to have been more remarkable for
peaceful improvement than for any events of political importance ; but the few
occurrences demanding notice under this latter head are not without interest.
NORTH-EASTERN FRONTIER.
2. In May 1860 some alarm was created on the North-Eastern Frontier
of the
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.
by the appearance of a body of rebels in the Banswarra
district, bordering on the territory under the Rewa Kanta
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Guzerat.
About the same time a party of Pathan mercenaries from the same quarter,
headed by a Brahmin, crossed into the Rewa Kanta. They issued a Purwanna
in the name of the Peishwa, and gave out that they would be shortly followed
by a large body before advancing southward. Immediate precautionary
measures were adopted by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Major Buckle, for strengthen
ing our frontier outposts, and troops were thrown forward from Ahmedabad to
such positions as required support. It subsequently transpired that a combined
attack against the rebels in Banswarra, by several neighbouring petty Chief
tains, assisted by the late Aden Troop of Irregular Horse, under Lieutenant
Moore, from Mundlesore, had been executed under the direction of the
Governor General’s Agent, Major Eden; and that the rebels had fled to
Saloomber without fighting. The party of Pathans who had entered the
Rewa Kanta also retreated towards Peit, in Mey war, on being threatened by the
Raja
King
of Loonawara.
3. Almost simultaneously with these occurrences, intelligence was re
ceived of the assemblage of a considerable body of Bheels in the Burwanee
districts, to the north of Khandeish, in consequence of which the Police
Authorities in that province advanced detachments of the Bheel Corps under
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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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