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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^
public works.
A Skittle Shed has been constructed in the Castle of Surat. Expended in
Surat. 1860-61, Rs. 227.
Four temporary family Barracks for the 4th K. 0. Regiment of Foot have
Ahmedabad. been completed. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 3,111.
Five Sheds for Artillery horses have been constructed at a cost of Rs. 2,404.
Two Barracks, of the materials of those used in Persia in 1856-57, have
been commenced. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 232.
A 4.— Ordnance.
Extensive additions
Belgaum.
and alterations to the Belgaum Arsenal have been
carried out. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 11,211.
Three tiled Sheds for the reception of Ordnance Stores have been con
structed in the Poona Arsenal. Expended in
1860-61, Rs. 5,315.
Poona Cantonment.
An Artificers’ working Shed in the Mhow Fort was completed in
Mhow. July 1860, at a total cost of Rs. 3,795.
Eight old Buildings in the Mhow Fort have been re-roofed for store-rooms
for the Ordnance Department. The expenditure being Rs. 1761.
Four Lightning Conductors have been attached to the Powder Magazine at
Bombay. Mazagon, Bombay. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 2,140.
Additional buildings have been erected at the Mazagon Gun-Powder
Manufactory, at a cost of Rs. 51,195, in 1860-61.
A new flooring of concrete and sheet lead has been laid down in one Press
House of the Powder Works, Mazagon. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 2,033.
Charcoal and Sulphur Mills have been erected at the Mazagon Powder
Works at a cost of Rs. 3,949.
The following new buildings in the Gun-Carriage Manufactory at Colaba,
Bombay, are in progress :—
1. New Turners’ and Smiths’ Shed.
2. An upper-storied Store-room. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 56,787.
The work of adding a second story to the Laboratory of the Grand Arsenal
has been nearly completed. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 32,255.
A 5.— Commissariat.
A Camel and Elephant Shed at Sholapoor was completed in June 1860.
Sholapoor. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 1,680.
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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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