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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']
CONSERVANCY.
receipts of the same, advocated that the lighting of Bombay with Gas should
be undertaken'by the Municipality itself, m Preference to making it over to a
private Company established for the object. The Mmu e. was submitted on
the 3rd December last to the Bench of Justices, toget icr with a Minute on the
subject by Mr. Hutchinson, one of the Municipal Commissioners, and Draft of
a proposed Bill to empower the Commissioners to intioduce Gas Lighting
-mtn Rnmbav.
Water Supply —No important steps were taken during the year in respect
of private house-supply. Tanks, to be filled with water from the Yehar Lake,
were constructed at the Apollo and the Mazagon Bunders, and contracts were
entered into for the supply of water to the shipping in the Haibour.
Offensive TWes.—-Appendix A furnishes particulars regarding the
various Trades coming under this description, the number of Licences granted
during the year, the Fees levied, and the aggregate sums realized.
New Works executed.—The following new Works have been executed
Construction of Parapet Wall and Wooden Railing on the Hornby Yellard,
at a cost of Rs. 9,856-5-9.
Construction of a Paved Drain in Ketwady Back Road, at a cost of
Rs. 4,570.
Protecting the exposed foundations of the Sonapoor Necessary (in progress).
Raising and levelling of the Foras Road, at a cost of Rs. 670-7-7.
Raising and paving the Gutter in Doorgodavie Street, at a cost of
Rs. 178-13-6.
Paving a public Gull) 7 - at Mazagon, at a cost of Rs. 400.
Erection of Parapet Walls on Malabar Hill Road.
Construction of a Urinary in Shaik Memon Street.
Improvements to the Tank at Chinch Bunder Pier, at a cost of Rs. 1,500.
Raising and Metalling Mooghbhat Lane, at a cost of Rs. 300.
Construction of Box Drains at Wilderness, Mazagon, and Girgaum Roads,
at a cost of Rs. 341.
Construction of a Parapet Mall at Gowalla Tank, at a cost of Rs. 227.
Construction of 2 Earthen Dams across the Worlee Branch of the Main
Drain.

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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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