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1914-1915] RELATIONS WITH TRIBUTARY STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS. II Chapter I.
PHYSICAL
AND
2.— SA'VANTVA'DI. POLITICAL.
Tributary States.
Ruling Chief —Khem Savant Bhonsle alias Bapu Saheb, Raje Bahadur, Sar Desai; Residence —Savantvadi; Savant'vddi
Caste — Maratha, Hindu; Age —17 years; Receiving education at Malvern College, England; Has no and Sdtdra Jaghirs.
male heir.
Area —926 square miles ; Population (1911)—217,240 ; Gross revenue based on jive years' average — Rs. 5,43,086 ;
Military force —Nil; Principal articles of production —Rice, nachni, wari and cocoanuts ; Manufactures —
Khaskhas, gold thread and beetle-wing embroidery, horn work, toys, lacquered work, etc.
1. The rainfall was abundant but it was not quite timely. The outturn of rice was Season and crops.
12 annas and of nachni and other inferior grains 10 annas in the rupee.
2. The strength of the police force was re-distributed. The actual strength at the close Police,
of the year was 323 of all ranks and its cost was Rs. 52,605 as against Rs. 49,034 in 1913-14.
Of the 122 persons involved in 177 offences, 92 or 75-4 per cent, were convicted. Of the
property valued at Rs. 1,838 reported as stolen, 52-96 per cent, was recovered as against
33 ' 1 7 P er cent . in the preceding year.
3. The 10 criminal courts dealt with 474 offences in which 846 persons were implicated. Crimincl1 l ustlLU
Of these, 204 or 43-1 per cent, were convicted and sentenced. Of the 70 appeals filed,
57 were decided.
4. The number of prisoners confined was 64 and their daily average i3'6. The cost Pnson: >-
amounted to Rs. 2,066 as against Rs. 2,004 in 1913-14.
5. A temporary - court of Joint Chief Judge was created for a period of 9 months to Civil justice,
dispose of arrears of first appeals. Of the 2,217 suits for disposal, 1,690 were decided,
leaving 527 pending at the close of the year. Out of the 392 appeals, 300 were disposed of
by the first appellate courts, while the second appellate court decided all the 62 second
appeals received by it.
6. Out of the 1,903 documents presented, 1,900 were registered, the value of the pro- Registration,
perty affected being Rs. 4,84,732. The total fee realizations amounted to Rs. 4,346 and the
expenditure to Rs. 1,396.
7. The total area under forest was 34,854 acres. The receipts amounted to Rs. 38,621 korest.
and the expenditure to Rs. 16,009 as against Rs. 37,144 and Rs. 17,163 respectively in the
previous year. ^ ^
8. The total expenditure on public works rose from Rs, 78,310 to Rs. 79,784. U31L UU1
9. The total receipts of the State fell from Rs. 5 > 5 o> 6 4 2 Rs - 545>°37 and the expend!- Revenue and finance
ture from Rs. 5,77,387 to Rs. 5 T 4 > 2 5 2 - closing balance rose from Rs. 6,25,290 to
Rs. 6,56,083. _ _ Leal funds
10. The receipts increased by Rs. 962 to Rs. 4.9,982, while the expenditure declined
by Rs. 11,875 to Rs. 36,541, thus raising the closing balance from Rs. 24,759 to Rs. 38,200.
11. The births registered during the year numbered 7 > 5 do aild the* deaths 4,863. The
birth-rate gave a ratio of 34-8 and the death-rate of 22-4 per mille as compared with 377 and
21-8 per mille respectively last year. Vaccinations numbered 6,995 as against 6,458 in the
preceding year.
12. At the 8 medical institutions 23,194 patients were treated at_ a total cost of Medical relief.
Rs. 19,000 as compared with 23,104 patients treated at a cost of Rs. 20,973 I 9 T 3 -I 4 -
13. The number of schools increased by 5 to 119, the attendance by 5 2 5 1:0 8,209 and Education,
the cost by Rs. 1,229 to Rs. 31,394.
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V.-THE DECCAN.
Riding Chiefs. Residence.
Bhavanrav Shrinivasrav Aundh.
alias Bala Saheb, Pant
Pratinidhi.
Mudhojirav Janrav Nim- Phaltan
balkar.
H is Highness Shankarrav Bhor
Chimnaji, Pant Sachiv.
Fatehsinhrav Shahaji Akalkot
Raje Bhonsle alias
Bapu Saheb.
Ramrav Amritrav alias Jath
Aba Saheb Daphle.
Rani Bai Saheb Daphle, Daphlapur
widow of Ramchandra-
rav Venkatrav Chavan
Daphle.
State.
Aundh
Phaltan
Bhor
Akalkot
Jath
Daphlapur .
Total
SA'TA'RA JA'GHIRS.
Caste.
Age.
Where educated.
Heirs.
Deshastha Brahman,
Hindu.
47
Bombay University.
Has male heir.
Kshatriya, Hindu ...
77
Privately
Do.
Deshastha Brahman,
61
Do.
Do.
Hindu.
Maratha, Hindu
21
Rajkumar College,
Rajkot.
Has no male heir.
Do.
30
Do.
Has male heir.
Do.
80
Privately at Mudhol.
Has no male heir.
Area.
Soi
397
9 2 5
498
884
96
3 , 30 i
Gross revenue
Tribute to
Population.
based on five
British
years' average.
Government.
Rs.
Rs.
68,995
3 , 2 4,307
Nil.
55,996
2,21,153
9,600
144,601
4 , 93,540
4,684
89,082
4, 22 ,363
14,592
69,810
2,45,400
6,400
8,833
2 i ,793
Nil.
437,317
17,28,556
35,276
Military force.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
47
Nil.
Nil.
47