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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1862-63’ [91v] (178/266)
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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appendix to judicial report.
18. Much improved; the use of water has been as far as possible restricted,and
that of lime interdicted altogether. Improved diet, conservancy,
Conservancy. anc [ ventilation in the cells may fairly be expected to result in
decrease of sickness and mortality during the curient yeai without additional expense.
RUTNAGHERRY.
This Jail was inspected in April very carefully. Like Dharwar it had not been
inspected since 1859, IN’umerous reforms were found to be
Inspection, necessary, such as reduction of guards and establishments, im
provements in conservancy arrangements and of the general discipline, &c. These have
now been effected, and under Mr. Crawford’s energetic superintendence the present
heavy costliness of the Jail will, I doubt not, be gradually reduced.
2 . Some few alterations and repairs have been carried out to the female prison;
Buildings ^ ie w ^°^ e cos ^ ^ ias amounted only to Rs. 143-4-11 during
the year.
3. The following table gives an abstract of the prisoners
Prisoners.
confined during the year
Aggregate of the daily number of prisoners of all classes
Daily average number of prisoners
Number of prisoners remaining on 31st December 1861
Number admitted into Jail during the year 186*?
Transferred to other districts
Released
Escaped
Died
Executed
Remaining in Jail on 31st December 1862
Conduct of Jail Officers.
Conduct of Prisoners.
Labour aud Manufactures.
Males.
Females.
Total.
44,850
4,745
49,595
122
13
135
138
- 10
148
202
13
215
40
• • • .
40
222
8
230
*4
" 1
”5
1
....
• • • •
73
14
87
4. Ihe good conduct of the Jailor and Jemedar is
specially noticed.
5. Has latterly been good.
b. ihe results are given in the abstract below •
1861.
1862.
Average number of prisoners daily engaged in manufactures
41
41
Rs. a. p.
Net profits realised.. .
Rs. a. p.
A' crage earning of each prisoner
1,918 0 0
46 12 6
1,685 1 -
41 1 7
ihese results are far from satisfactory.
50
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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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