'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [39v] (74/164)
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military and marine.
STATEMENT of Reductions of Military Establishments in 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.
, ordered since 1st May 1860 to 30th April 1861.
Nature of Reductions.
One of the appointments of Deputy Judge Advocates General abolished
Native Yeteran Battalion abolished V. ‘\
Medical Storekeepership at Neemuch abolished
3rd Battalion of Native Artillery abolished '.‘T \
Mr Green Engineer, attached to the Enfield Rifle Bullet
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
, dtscharged . . .
Cantonment Magistrate, Kurrachee-the office annexed to that of the Deputy Judge
Advocate General, Sind Division, without any emolument
Southern Division of the Army abolished-Belganm constituted a Brigade of the 1st
Class and the General Officer transferred to the Malwa Division
The appointments of Town Major, Fort Adjutant, and Secretary to the General Prize
^ Committee abolished, and that of Brigade Major sanctioned
The appointment of Staff Officer at Dapoolee abolished, that station ceasing to be a
Military one. Allowances on account of Writers and Stationery, and the lieasuie
Chest, and the expense of the Bazar Department discontinued
Corps of Tent
Lascars
A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships.
reduced
Reduction in the Extra Establishment of the Adjutant General’s office
The appointments of Commandant and Senior Inspector of the School of Musketry at
Poona combined, and that of a permanent Adjutant sanctioned
The appointment of Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General, Rajpootana Field Force,
abolished
The Staff salary of the Cantonment Joint Magistrate and Superintendent of Bazars at
Mhow discontinued, the duties being assigned to the Deputy Judge Advocate
General of the Division
3rd Belooch Regiment disbanded
Appointments of Commandant and Adjutant and Quarter Master of Artillery, Mhow
Division, abolished
Appointment of 2nd Class Barrack Master, Kolapoor and Kulludghee Circle, abolished
Reductions in the subordinate Medical Department, consequent on the disbanding of
the 3rd Belooch Battalion and Native Veteran Battalion
Reduction in the Kutch Levy
Saving in Office Establishment in consequence of the appointments of Town Major,
Fort Adjutant, and Secretary to the General Prize Committee being abolished ...
Appointments of the Deputy Inspectors General British Troops at Kurrachee and
Mhow abolished
Poona Irregular Horse reduced
The Bengal Scale of Staff allowances to the Cantonment Joint Magistrate and
Superintendent of Bazars at Mhow discontinued, the duties being assigned to the
Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Division Rs. 3,600
Deduct amount exhibited in Statement for July 1860 „ 1,200
Pne appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Army Schools discontinued, and
the appointment of an Assistant Superintendent for the Native Army Schools
authorized
Carried over Rs.
Decrease of
Expenditure
per Annum.
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
4,SCO
76,650
2,796
97,756
3,720
2,172
3,940
8,640
3,356
23,988
600
2,400
4,788
1,200
1,47,433
8,416
840
1,356
13,008
2,141
44,719
65,460
2,400
5,23,378
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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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