'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [‎41r] (77/164)

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EDUCATION.
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. .
General.
During the year under report a reduction was effected in the salaries of
two Inspectors, in accordance with Mr. Ricketts’
scale, and the organisation of the subordinate in
specting staff was carried forward a step by the sub-division of over-large
districts and appointment of Sub-Deputy Inspectors.
The permission to redistribute educational expenditure given by the
Secretary of State rendered possible these beneficial
changes, as well as the founding of a considerable
number of new Schools. The Government expenditure is now nearly the same
as in 1856-57, while the increase of Government schools and scholars is very
gratifying (vide Appendices B and C). A corresponding advance has been
made in the quality and in the appliances of education, including, under that
head, additional assistant teachers, vernacular maps, furniture, &c., paid for
out of the school-fees.
The progress in this department has been very striking. The number of
q . it? i ^ ^ district depots is about 379, or 45 more than last
bcnool-Book Department. „ 1
year, ihe books which have been printed during
the year are those entered in the Table forming Appendix A.
All the boys in the Government schools are compelled to buy their own
books. No expense is caused to the State by the Book department, beyond
the salaries of the Curators of the Central and two principal Branch Depots and
establishment; all advances for the publication of books will be repaid into the
Treasury, and a sufficient margin of profit is reserved to cover commission and
other expenses of sale.
Besides books of less pretensions may be mentioned Mr. Dossabhai
Patronage of Literature. Framjee’s original Guzerathi work on England
(which he visited three years ago), illustrated with
English engravings, and Rao Saheb Wiswanath Narrayen’s Translation of
Elphinstone’s History of India, both of which works were brought out in
reliance on promised Government patronage. Government subscribed for 100
copies of each of these works.
The “ Elphinstone School Paper” (English) is found very useful by
teachers. The “ Poona College School Paper,” a
Educational Periodicals. similar publication in Murathi, was started at the
end of the year.
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