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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [46r] (87/164)
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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During the year 1860-61, the operation of Act XXVI. of 1850 was suspended
in the five Towns of Bunkapoor, Patree, Ranpoor, Mandul, and Byle Hongul,
and it was introduced into several towns in the province of Sind, where the
different Municipalities have continued to contribute greatly towards the com-
fort and well-being of the people.
The Municipality ofKurrachee have passed a resolution to devote 2-5ths
of their income to improvements in the Cantonment of Kurrachee, in con
sideration of the share contributed by the inhabitants of the camp towards
its revenues.
In the present Municipal Commission there are none of the original
members appointed in 1858. Iheie have been six
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.
Town. changes from deaths and resignations.
Defectiveness of the Municipal Laws in respect to Bmldinus, &c.—The
existing Law, as respects the power of the Municipal Commissioners to compel
parties re-building to retire to the line of street laid down for its improvement,
having proved to be inefficient, the Surveyor to the Municipal Commissioners
submitted that it was necessary that the whole routine in regard to building
cases should be altered, to give the Commissioners the necessary powers, and he
suggested the modification which he considered necessary, dhe Municipal
Commissioners, however, being of opinion that the law was very defective m
many particulars, called on their Solicitors to consider, with the assistance of
Counsel, what sections of the Act relating to the above subjects required
altering, but up to the close of the year no report was received.
Burial and Burning Bye-Laws for the management of Burial
and Burning Grounds were prepared and approved by Government.
Lighting Bombay with Gas.—kn expenditure of Us. 3,130 was incur
red last year in keeping up 81 oil lamps, the work being performed by the
Police. With a view, however, to introduce the lighting with Gas into the
Island, Mr. Forjett, who, when nominated President of the Board, was in
England, made inquiries regarding the expenses which attend the employment
of Gas, and in a Minute, in which he stated the cost which he believed would
be incurred in setting up Gas Works, as also the monthly charges and probable
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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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- 3r:84v
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