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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1862-63’ [20v] (36/266)
The record is made up of 1 item (144 folios). It was created in 29 Aug 1863-27 Jul 1865. 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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30
[Bombay-]
Frontier Duties.
General Trade.
FINANCE AND REVENUE.
This practice at times is attended with inconvenience to the general trade.
An enhancement of rates is recommended to compel importers to leave
the wharves clear for business. The Wharfage Fees at Bombay for 1862-63
amounted to
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
19,423-6-3, an increase on the average of the last five
years of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
8,398-2-1. The following table will exhibit the character
of the increase of this branch of revenue
Wharfage Fees at Bombay :—
Us. a. p.
1857- 58 7,887 10 5
1858- 59 7,610 13 0
1859- 60 11,054 15 5
1860- 61 13,089 2 6
1861- 62 15,483 11 9
37. With respect to the general trade of the
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.
it may be
of interest to state that the greatest items of increase in the collection of
Customs for 1862-63 appear under the heads of the imports from China,
France, and the Isle of France; and under those of the exports to America,
St. Helena, Cutch, and Siam. The greatest item of decrease is furnished
by the collections on the imports from Great Britain. The decrease on
imports from Great Britain amounts to
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
15,64,683-9-2 out of a
total decrease of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
17,16,545-10-5 only. Ihat on export is
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
66,082-12-6 out of a total decrease of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
1,02,566-9-7.
38. The Commissioner of Customs draws attention to the fact that for
1862-63 the exports and re-exports 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.
apparently
exceeded in value the imports for the same year by more than a million
sterling, the former amounting to
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
30,13,92,044, the latter to
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
29,01,87,097. The Commissioner refers for explanation to the tariff values
of the goods assessed for Customs duty. These assessments were frequently,
in the case of cotton goods and twist, always and greatly below their actual
market values. (See above paragraph 26.) It is noticeable, adds the
Commissioner, that 1862-63 is the first year of which the exports so much
exceed in value the imports.
39. The import trade of 1862-63, though so greatly increased in
value, employed less tonnage than before. The bulky imports have fallen
off, and the increased exports do no more than take up some of the
superfluous tonnage that otherwise would have gone round in ballast to the
Eastern rice ports. Under the head of arrivals at the Port of Bombay,
the ships and tonnage under British, American, and French colours, show a
decrease against 1862-63 ; those under “ Other” colours an increase. Under
the head of departures, British ships and tonnage exhibit an increase ;
American, French, and “ Others,” a decrease. Native craft are fewer in
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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 1862-63.
The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- ‘JUDICIAL’ (ff 6-15), consisting of: Legislative; Civil Justice; Criminal Justice; Police; Jails
- ‘FINANCE AND REVENUE’ (ff 16-25), consisting of: Finance; The Mint; Revenue; Cash Alienations; Land Alienations; Sayer (Income Tax, Stamps, &c.); Customs; Imports; Import Revenue; Export Revenue; Frontier Duties; General Trade; Opium; Salt Excise; Financial and Commercial Legislation
- ‘POLITICAL’ (ff 26-35), consisting of: Sattara [Satara]; Kolhapore [Kolhapur]; The Southern Maratha Country; Cutch [Kachchh]; Rewa Kanta [Rewa Kantha] and Punch Mahals [Panch Mahals]; Guzerat [Gujarat]; Aden; Savanoor [Savanur]; Surat; Mahee Kanta [Mahi Kantha]; Edur [Idar]; Cambay [Khambhat]; Kattywar [Kathiawar]; Sind [Sindh]; Pahlunpoor [Palanpur]; Junjeera [Janjira]
- ‘PUBLIC WORKS’ (ff 36-39), consisting of: Sattara; Bombay [Mumbai] Harbour Defences; Belgaum and Kolapoor [Kolhapur]; Poona [Pune] Districts; The Civil Architect; Dharwar [Dharwad]; Ahmedabad and Kaira [Kheda]; Northern Concan [Konkan]; Mhow; Poona Cantonment; Kirkee [Khadki] Cantonment; Nassick [Nashik] Districts; Agra Road, Beaora [Biaora] Division; The Garrison and Dockyard Engineer, Bombay; Agra Road, Mhow Division; Sholapore [Solapur]; Ahmednuggur [Ahmednagar]; Surat and Broach [Bharuch]
- ‘PUBLIC WORKS, RAILWAY’ (ff 40-43), consisting of: Railway Operations; Bombay, Baroda [Vadodara], and Central India Railway; The Sind Railway; Indus Steam Flotilla
- ‘MILITARY DEPARTMENT’ (f 44), consisting of: Military Department; Marine Department
- ‘EDUCATION’ (ff 45-46)
- ‘THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT’ (f 47)
- ‘CONSERVANCY AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION’ (ff 48-50), consisting of: Bombay; Revenue Survey
- ‘FORESTS’ (f 51)
- ‘MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 52).
The remainder of the item consists of appendices to the ‘JUDICIAL’ section of the report. Appendices A and B (f 53) contain lists of Acts passed, respectively, by the Government of India and 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. . Appendix C (ff 53-64) contains a list of bills under consideration by 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. . Appendix D (ff 65-146) consists of a detailed report on jails by the Inspector-General of Prisons. Appendix D is dated 29 August 1863 and contains an inserted sheet of corrections (f 66) dated 27 July 1865. 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 or phrasing 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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