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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1860-61' [‎49r] (93/164)

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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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SURVEY.
[Boinbay~\
In Tanna, two Talookas were brought under revised assessment. Six now
remain to be assessed. The measurement of the
Tanna, under Captain J. T. w j 10 | e Collectorate will probably be completed by the
Francis. i j r
end of next season.
The Revenue Survey, which, under instructions from the Home Authorities,
Rutnagherry, under Captain was ordered to be recommenced in this Collectorate,
J. T. Francis. hag since last year been in progress in the Soovern-
droog Talooka, where it will probably be completed next year.
Settlement Survey operations have been in progress in all the three Collec-
^ torates of Sind. In Kurrachee, Boundary Marks
have been erected, and Boundary Surveys completed
in 106 villages, and in 11 villages field-measurements have been completed.
In the Hydrabad Collectorate, the Settlement Survey has made considerable
progress, upwards of 900 villages having been completed during the year under
review.
In the Mehur District of the Shikarpoor Collectorate the demarcation of
boundaries has been completed in 64 villages, and Boundary Surveys in 134
villages. In the Roree and Shikarpoor Districts Boundary Surveys have been
completed, and satisfactory progress appears to have been made in the Field
Surveys and registry of rights. Good progress has also been made in the
Larkhana District, and revised rates of assessment for the Nusseerabad and
Kumber Talooks are reported to be in course of preparation.
The total cost of Survey in Sind up to 30th June 1860 has been :—
Kurrachee Rs. 39,745 12 0
Hydrabad „ 99,218 14 10
Shikarpoor * „ 58,048 14 6
Total Rs. 1,97,013 9 4
TOPOGRAPHICAL.
Topographical Survey of the District of Larkhana has been carried out by
a detachment of the Revenue Survey Establishment.
Sind *
A similar Survey of the Khyrpoor Territory is
reported to be near completion.
>861-62

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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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