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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [176r] (21/150)
The record is made up of 1 item (75 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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1914-1915-]
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Workshops ; and on the M. & S. M. Railway, the junction arrangements at Londa,
the re-alignment of the line at Adarki and the substitution of 60-lb. rails for
41J lb. rails on the Hubli-Harihar section and from Hubli towards Gadag.
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41, The gross Imperial revenue accruing in 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.
Finance:
decreased by Rs. 90J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and the gross Provincial revenue by Rs. 36^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. GenCiaL
Thus the gross revenue declined by Rs. 127
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and amounted in all to Rs. i6’8
crores. The gross expenditure on the other hand advanced by Rs. 1
crore
Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees).
to
Rs. 9'97 crores. The Imperial increase was Rs. 84
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and the Provincial
Rs. 16
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
Imperial revenue amounted to Rs. 9‘24 crores. By far the most important Im P eriaI -
item is the customs revenue which showed a total of Rs. 4^- crores and a decline
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ipleted, Tki'i'
a the previous
!SS than usual®
of Rs. 50
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, mainly on account of a falling off in imports owing to the war.
The effect of the war was also shown in the decrease of Rs. 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Stamps
due to the depression of trade. On the other hand rumours that the war was to
occasion a rise in the duty on salt caused abnormally large issues, in consequence
of which the revenue from this source rose by Rs. i6rr
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Collections of
land revenue decreased by Rs. 22
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
owing to the exceptionally large col
ink Canal to ret
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3 decrease in fe
ict, and thedoi
lections of arrears in 1913-14. There was a decrease of Rs. 22^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the receipts
from the mint owing to there being no coinage of new silver. Increase in refunds
of customs duties amounting to Rs. 5-J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and an increase of Rs. 6\
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in
expenditure on irrigation works and of Rs. 3-J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on civil works were the main
items which contributed to the increased expenditure, while there was a decreased
outlay of Rs. 2'8
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on the mint, Rs. 2'4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on famine relief and Rs. 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on minor public works.
Provincial revenue amounted to Rs. 7-56 crores. The decrease of Rs. 36! Provincial,
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
is mainly due to a decrease of Rs. 26
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Land Revenue. The
high proportion of the decrease assigned to Provincial revenue is due to a change
in the system of accounting kadim cash allowances in alienated villages. Other
notable decreases were Rs. 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Stamps, Rs. 2J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Excise,
mainly on account of reduced consumption of liquor, and Rs. 4’2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under
Forests, mainly due to a fall in prices. Provincial expenditure rose by Rs'. 16*4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. The most notable item was an increase of Rs. 10
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on education, the
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expenditure on which amounted to over Rs. 83
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
; the increase was mainly
due to the expenditure of Imperial assignments, to larger payments in support of
primary education and to increased expenditure on the College of Commerce.
Increases of Rs. 4-3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Land Revenue and Rs. 37
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on Police were
mainly due to departmental reforms entailing increases of pay. The principal
item of decrease was one of Rs. 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Public Works ^Civil). This was
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due to the payment to the Bombay Improvement Trust, in the previous year of an
amount of Rs. 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
which did not recur, and to a decrease in grants to
municipalities for sanitary works.
42. The feature of the year was the entire absence of the coinage of new Mint,
silver. The output of the popular nickel one-anna pieces, though slightly less
than in the previous year, remained high. The amount of gold coin tendered in
exchange for
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
again fell heavily.
43. There was a slight increase in the gross circulation of currency notes. Currency.
Excluding the Rs. 10,000 notes, which constitute the bulk of the balance m the
Reserve Treasury and of the unemployed surplus of the banks, the average gross
circulation fell by over Rs. 2 crores. On the eve of the declaration of war with
Germany there was a rush on the currency offices foi coin and currency notes
were being sold at a discount in the city for a few days. As soon as war was
declared a very strong demand for sovereigns set in, but so long as the Currency
h 1314—?
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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 1914-15.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 169-178). Part II (ff 179-308) comprises chapters I-IX.
Part II is divided into the following chapters, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 179-186), consisting of: North Gujarat; South Gujarat; North Konkan, Nasik and Khandesh; South Konkan; Deccan; Kolhapur, Southern Maratha Country States and Dharwar; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; Condition of the People
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 187-190), consisting of: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 191-198), consisting of: Legislative Authority; Course of Legislation; Police; Wild animals and venomous snakes; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons – Civil and Criminal; Civil Justice; Registration; Local Boards’ Administration; Municipal Administration; Military (Volunteering); Marine; Cooperative Credit Societies
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 199-226), consisting of: Power Industries and Handicrafts; Agriculture; Weather and crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures and Industries; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation; Railways; Tramways.
- ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 227-233), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Irrigation Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Sea Customs; Land Customs; Opium; Salt, Excise; Cotton Duties; Stamps; Income Tax; Forests; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS’ (ff 234-236), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 237-238), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 239), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 239v), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Established Church of England; Established Church of Scotland; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 168. 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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