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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1862-63’ [31v] (58/266)
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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[Bombay']
POLITICAL.
Sind.
59. In the above table it will be noticed that the returns from the
Frontier and from Thurr and Parkur have been omitted. Of Kurrachee it
may be remarked that the returns for 1861 show 419 days as the duration
m the Judges Courts; in those of the Kardars for the same year the
duration was 5. ^
GO The work done in the Small Cause Court and in the Cominis-
sioner s Court may be thus shown :—
Small Cause....
Commissioner..
Suits Filed
and in
Arrears.
Decided.
Value.
Appeals Filed
and in
Arrears.
Decided.
Value.
Duration
in days of
Suits and
Appeals.
Its.
a. p.
Its. a.
p.
2248
1809
11
8
2,126
6 15
32
...
19
27,430~ 6
6
163!
Kifil 6 Tl Th S i m t C T eC ° UrtWaSOnly at work for a few months of
id flv from r r i J n n Unng r that ^ in the Commissioner’s Court differs
. T fiom that done during the year under report in the value of orioinal
suits filed and m arrears. Under this head, 1861 shows
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
15 170 11 0
against the 2,000 and odd
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
of 1862. 0,170-11-0
October ise^ S °! Procedl,re was mtroduced into Sind in
of the grlsseioffi ees ^ " COm P arati - Preponderance
f1 n r9 - fl r * he following table contrasts the principal results
* ,t —
1 1862.
1
1861.
Total number of cases tried
1 A AO A
16,004
Convictions ’ * * * *
14,024
Acquittals ...
9,030
10,363
MU1 homicide ^ culpable
4,994
5,641
Assaults, causing hurt, grievous hurt, or hurt
under aggravated circumstances
Kapc and unnatural offences .
44
1,916
46
4,330
lhef kTTT P r priat ,T ° f “grated
theft, extortion, robbery, or theft preceded
by burglary
45
14
Adultery, and enticing away a married woman..
12 ~———
1,905
45
1,955
29
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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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