'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎185r] (39/150)

1914-1915-]
RELATIONS WITH TRIBUTARY STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS.
jo Chapter I.
8. The area of reserved and protected forests remained unchanged at 490 square
miles. The total forest revenue decreased from Rs. 3,89,304 to Rs. 1,07,524 owing to a poor
yield of hirda on account of excessive rain. The expenditure also fell from Rs. 1,68,625 to
Rs. US 8 ^? 1 -
9. The total outlay declined from Rs. 3,38,053 to Rs. 2,76,274, of which Rs. 1,82,796
were spent on original works and the rest on repairs.
10. The gross revenue of the year rose from Rs. 62,66,344 to Rs. 66,27,004 and the
gross expenditure from Rs. 65,03,330 to Rs. 68,02,642 ; the closing balance was Rs. 19,41,527
as against Rs. 21,17,166 in the preceding year. Excluding alienations the net receipts and
expenditure during the year come to Rs. 46,67,981 and Rs. 48,43,619.
11. The number of births registered fell by 2,247 to 30,686 while that of deaths
increased by 7,348 to 29,000. The ratios per mille were 35-3 and 38'5 as against 38-81 and
!7-59 in the previous year.
12. A new dispensary was opened at Tergal, bringing the total number of hospital and
dispensaries up to 17. The number of patients increased from 137,287 to 148,017 and the
expenditure from Rs. 44,189 to Rs. 49,928. Besides these there are two dispensaries at
Kolhapur maintained by the Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , one dealing in homeopathic medicines and the other in
ayurvedic.
PHYSICAL
AND
POLITICAL.
Tributary States.
Kolhapur and
Southern Maratha
Country States.
Forests.
Public works.
Revenue and finance.
Vital statistics.
Medical relief.
13. The number of schools fell from 380 to 376 and that of scholars from 17,139 to Education.
16,450. The cost rose from Rs. 1,61,409 ^0 Rs. 1,63,121.
14. The number of municipalities was 10. The income of the Kolhapur municipality* Municipalities,
was Rs. 1,45,582 and the expenditure Rs. 1,45,823 as-against Rs. 2,00,490 and Rs. 1,76,015
respectively in the previous year. The total revenue of the nine district municipalities was
Rs. 42,515 as against Rs. 36,001 and the expenditure Rs. 38,497 a's against Rs. 30,361 in
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2 .—SOUTHERN MARAT'HA COUNTRY STATES.
1. The Southern Maratha Country Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. consists of the following eight States :— General.
Name of State.
Area in
square miles.
Population
according to
the Census of
1911
Tribute to
British
Government.'
Gross revenue
based on five
years’-average.
Rs.
Rs.
1. Sangli
2. Miraj (Senior)
3. Miraj (Junior)
4. Kurundwad (Senior)
5. Kurundwad (Junior)
6. Jamkhandi
7. Mudhol
8. Ramdurg
1,112
342
1962
185
114
524
368
169
227,146
80,281
36,490
38,375
34,084
100,304
62,831
36,610
i,35,ooo
12,558
7,389
j 9,619
20,515
2,672
Nil.
10,28,458
3, i2 ,633
2,56,728
j L 49,924
l 1,87,426
6,10,333
3 , 54,392
i, 49,959
Total
3,010-2
616,121
1 , 87,753
30 , 49,853
2. The Chief of Ramdurg was invested with the full powers of the State on the 21st chief events.
January 1915. A son was born to the Chief of Sangli, and the step-mother of the Chie o
Kurundwad (Senior) died in November 1914.
3. During the year the rainfall was above the average. The average yield of crops was Season and cr.ops.
12 annas, except in the Kurundwad and Angol talukas where it was below the a\erage on
account of excessive rain. Prices ruled high throughout the States.
4. The strength of the force fell from 1,591 to 1,581 while the aggregate cost rose from Police.
Rs. 2,11,804 to Rs. 2,46,621. The number of persons sent for trial fell from 673 to 605, ot
whom 325 were convicted and 207 acquitted or discharged. I he value o proper }' )) 0 er j
and recovered during the year was Rs. 60,666 and Ks. 27,248 as agamst vl 40, o anc
Rs. 17,012 respectively in the previous year. The percentage ol recoveries to property s o en
fell from 39-05 to 38-9.
5. The number of offences reported during the year rose from i, 43 8 to 1,452. The Criminal justice,
courts dealt with 3,765 persons, of whom 890 were discharged, 1,818 acquitted, 5 8 7 convicted,
113 committed or referred, 18 died or escaped and 339 remained awaiting trial at the end of
the year. Of 80 criminal appeals, 73 were disposed of during the yeai.
6. The number of jails and lock-ups remained the same as last year, viz., 27.
number of persons conhned in them rose from 655 to 684 and the cost rom xs. 24,024 o
Rs. 27,014. There were 3 deaths in the jails.
7. The total number of suits for disposal rose from 4,301 to 4,670.
against 2,995 were disposed of, leaving i,4°5 as a g a ^ ns t !,306 suits pen mg a e en 0 ie
year. The number of appeals also rose from 717 to 766, of which 55 were ispose o .
The Prisons.
Of these, 3)265 3 -S Civil justice.