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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [28r] (51/164)
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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PUBLIC WORKS.
[Bombay]
Sattara Collectorate.
The construction of a Moorum road between Sattara and the Kolapoor
Territory has been undertaken ; 20 miles, 2 furlongs,
180 yards of road over black soil have been completed
with side‘gutters. Total expenditure upon earthwork in 1860-61, Rs. 47,298.
Between the towns of Beejapoor and Punderpoor, about 58 miles, 8 miles 55
yards of road have been opened out to a width of 20 feet from Belapoor to
Ackeerdy. The Collector under whom this work has been carried out reports:
“ The construction of this road is calculated to afford great facilities for the cart
traffic passing between the above important towns. The greater portion of this
line of road passes through the territories of the Chiefs of Juth and Sanglee, the
former of whom has undertaken to complete the portion lying in his Jahgeer.”
New Toll Houses at Patus and Hingungaum, on the Poona and Sholapoor
Poona Collectorate. road, have been built.
The principal work done in the Poona Collectorate during the year 1860-61
has been the maintenance of the existing roads at a cost of Rs. 1,47,500.
The work of improving the Chundapooree Ghaut on the Nassick and
Poona road has been completed, and a uniform
gradient of 1 in 20 attained.
Nassick Districts.
The old line of the Bombay and Agra road between Scindwa Ghaut and
Panakheira has been improved, and considerable
Candeish Collectorate. , i • ^ i • a
progress on the new deviation irom Panakneira to
Sawulda on the Taptee river has been made. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 46,137.
The section of the same road between Nildana and the Taptee has pro
gressed. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 16,609.
On the section between the Scindwa Ghaut and Mhow, extraordinary
Mhow Division of the Bom- repairs to 9 miles have been completed ; 6 culverts
bay and Agra road. anc l drains have been built; 4 were in progress,
and 2 commenced on the 30th April 1861. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 36,934.
On the section of the road between Indore and Dewas, the portions of road
partly embanked in 1859-60 have been completed to 30 feet in width ; 6J miles
of new road have been commenced and completed to the same width; 2|- miles
of old road have been widened to the same extent ; nearly 2
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
cubic feet of moorum have been excavated and stacked. Expenditure in
1860-61, Rs. 21,880. On the section of road between Dewas boundary and
Beaur side-gutters have been excavated, and road embanked to a width of 21
feet for 6J miles. Expended in 1860-61, Rs. 4,689.
1861-62
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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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