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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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The Public Works Budget for Bombay of 1860-61 was prepared in the old
form, and consisted of three Statements as follows :—
Statement No. 1, of new projects proposed for sanction of the Government
of India, amount Rs. 5,27,450.
Statement No. 2, proposed Expenditure upon sanctioned Works, amount
Rs. 24,54,457.
Statement No. 3, proposed Expenditure upon sanctioned Repairs, amount
Rs. 17,78,114, to which should be added Rs. 11,69,325 for Establishment, and
Rs. 2,82,500 for petty contingencies, emergencies, and discretional allowances;
thus making a grand total of Rs. 62,11,846. The Budget was submitted to the
Government of India on the 16th June 1860, with the Secretary’s letter No. 1313,
of I860; a telegram was despatched to the Government of India on the 29th of
June, pointing out certian corrections in the printed Budget, which reduced the
total amount to Rs. 61,03,766. The orders of the Governmenfof India thereon
are dated 27th of July, and are contained in letter No. 3728, from the Officiating
Secretary to the Government of India, by whom the Budget was recast, and
adapted, as far as practicable, to the new form. It then stood thus:—
Part 1, New projects proposed for sanction of Govern
ment of India, amount Rs. 5,27,450
„ 2, Original Works in progress ,, 23,46,377
,, 3, Reserve Fund ,, 2,82,500
,, 4, Repairs „ 17,78,114
„ 5, Establishments ,, 11,69,325
Total.. Rs. 61,03,766
The following projects in Part 1 were struck out by the Government
of India :—
Barracks for a Wing of a Regiment at Belgaum Rs. 50,000
European Infantry Hospital at Nusseerabad „ 50,000
Powder Magazine at Kurrachee „ 13,870
Naval Hospital, Butcher’s Island „ 27,404
Additions and alterations to the County Jail, Bombay. „ 80,000
Road from Vingorla to Belgaum via Parpolee Ghaut . . ,, 60,000
Road from Sattara to Kolapoor State „ 25,000
Rs. 3,06,274

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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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