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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [‎36v] (68/164)

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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 RAILWAY.
The rolling stock available on the 1st of May 1861 was as follows:-
20 Engines.
138 Carriages and other Vehicles.
For the present but one train will run each way daily, as the amount of
traffic is doubtful; and it has been arranged to run in the day-time, both as
being more convenient to the public, and more advisable on a new line; till all
the servants are trained to their duties, care seems unusually necessary, as there
have been several instances of chairs being fixed on the rails, and one instance
of a rail having been loosened by the removal of the keys.
There will never be much local traffic in either goods or passengers, and
the through traffic in the latter will not be as good as on other Indian lines;
hopes of its success rest entirely on getting the goods to leave the Indus at
Kotree, it may be expected that a great portion of what passes between
Kurrachee and Kotree may be diverted to the Railway, but it must be recol
lected that a large amount of the Indus traffic never goes to Kurrachee at all,
but is conveyed by sea-going boats from the mouth of the Indus.
INDUS STEAM FLOTILLA COMPANY.
On the 1st May 1861 the state of progress of the Indus Steam Flotilla was thus
reported : - The “ Stanley,” Passenger Steamer, and one Tug Steamer called A,
were afloat, parts of a second steamer had arrived at Kurrachee, and five
I ugs were in different stages of progress.
The “ Stanley” was the model steamer built by Mr. Scott Russell for the
Company, sent out in parts, and rebuilt here departmentally.
The six other Passenger Steamers, with seven accommodation Flats, are
being built for the Company, by Messrs. Richardson and Duck, and six
Tug Steamers and 33 Barges are being built departmentally : all have been
first constructed at home, hut it is feared not tested sufficiently before being
sent out.
The Stanley was tried on the Indus in May 1860, without cargo, and
wit lout Flat, hoi speed v r as only 3 to 4 miles an hour against stream ; her
f raught was, when loaded, far greater than specification, and her steering
qualities very deficient; her paddles, 14 feet in diameter, were evidently not
large enough. ^

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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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