'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎183v] (36/150)

Chapter I. 10
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
PHYSICAL
AND
POLITICAL.
Tributary States.
Jawhar and
Janjira.
Municipality.
Miscellaneous.
14. The total expenditure of the municipality of Jawhar was R s Y
from the collections of house-tax, fees on marriage permits, shop license 097 ’/^ Was
anna cess on land revenue. and ho
15. The revision survey operations undertaken in the precedino-
in 9 villages of the Malwada mahal. Grain to the amount of 4,364 mauncls Were C0I ¥%1
1,955 needy persons as compared with 3 ; 9 12 maunds to 1,905 persons in advance dto
The A'bkari management of the State has again been leased to the British f ^ rev ‘ 0lls y^r
provisional annual compensation of Rs. 47,400. ' JOVer nnient a t a
IV.—SOUTH KONKAN.
1.—JANJIRA.
Ruling Chief —His Highness Nawdb Sidi Sir Ahmad KMn Sidi Ibrahim Khdn G C i R
Janjira; Caste—Uabsi, Suni Muhammadan ; Age —53 years ; Educated at the RdikmT
Has male heir. I Tlar college,
Area —211 square miles ; Population (1911) — 101,090 ; Gross revenue based on five years'
Military force —240 ; Articles of production—K\ce, ni.g\i, til, coconuts, betelnut'^T"^' 6,I 3 '° 5 { '
hemp, fish, bajri, jowari, sesamum and cotton. Jafrabad in Kathiawar is a dependency ofthey 0 ^'
1. The State proper and the dependency are administered by the Nawah ca ,
former under the supervision of the Collector and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Kolaha
under that of the Agent to the Governor in Kathiawar. The statistical informal' ^ ^
summary contains gross figures for the State and the dependency. a 1011 111 ^‘ s
2. Except that the late rains were somewhat deficient, the season was sMkf
the crops both in the State and the dependency were fair. act0r yi
3. The total strength of the force remained the same as in the previous year '
but the total cost rose from Rs. 24,438 to Rs. 25,258. The total value of property mmN
as stolen was Rs. 9,075, of which property worth Rs. 1,271 or 14 per cent, was recovere
against 40-9 per cent, in the preceding year. aas
4 The number of cases disposed of was 260, involving 679 persons as aaainshi
cases involving 673 persons in 1913-14. Of the persons apprehended, 102 were'convicetl
and all the ten appeals presented were decided.
5. The total number of prisoners undergoing sentence fell from 65 to 62 but the rest
rose from Rs. 1,856 to Rs. 2,092.
6. The number of suits for disposal during the year was 603 as against 638 in ion n
Of the former, 551 were disposed of. The appellate courts disposed of 12 out of the in
appeals before them. j
7. The. total number of documents presented for registration fell from 1,275 to 1,263
but the receipts advanced from Rs. 4,357 to Rs. 4,625 and the expenditure remained
stationary.
8. Receipts rose from Rs. 1,48, ^34 to Rs. 1,50,082 and the expenditure from
Rs. 10,290 to Rs. 10,534.
9. The total expenditure declined from Rs. 92,071 to Rs. 81,959. Of this, Rs.31,593
were spent on loads, Rs. 33,874 on public buildings and Rs. 2,819 on water-supply.
1 °‘ tota l receipts rose from Rs. 7,98,829 to Rs. 8,40,316 while the expenditure
fell from Rs. 8,46,527 to Rs. 7,63,153.
11. The import trade of the State proper fell from Rs. 6,96,554 to Rs. 6,80,061 and
t e export trade from Rs. 5,48,117 to Rs. 5,30,525. The imports and exports of Jafrabad
also declined from Rs. 4,16,097 and Rs. 2,62,405 to Rs. 3,69,963 and Rs. 1,75,325 in value
12. Receipts and expenditure advanced slightly from Rs. 29,809 and Rs. 10,262 to
Ks. 29,978 and Rs. 10,296 respectively.
1 3 ; gross excise revenue declined from Rs. 1,31,248 to Rs. 1,13,630 and tlie
expenditure from Rs. 44,037 to Rs. 19,433.
1 4 - The births and deaths registered during the year numbered 4,189 and 2,39!'
ae 1913-14 figures were 4,289 an d 2,402 respectively.
• .i 1 ^' There were in all 8 medical institutions which cost Rs. 21,219 as against 18,34^
in the previous year.
^ 16. The number of schools rose from 80 to 82. The total number of pupils ^
tc^Rs^^fi 818 4 ' 31 ^ ° f whom 9 6 3 were girls. The expenditure rose slightly from Rs. 3 To
^ ree rnunicipalities had an income and expenditure of Rs. 12,949
' ; 3 1 respectively as against Rs. 13,041 and Rs. 8,875 in the preceding year.
General.
Season and crops.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Jails.
Civil justice.
Registration.
Forests.
Public works.
Revenue and finance.
Trade and
manufactures.
Customs.
A'bk&ri.
Vital statistics.
Medical relief.
Education.
Municipalities.
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