'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎185v] (40/150)

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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chapter I.
PHYSICAL
AND
POLITICAL.
Tributary States
Southern Mciratha
Country States
and Sdvanur.
Registration,
Forests.
Public works.
Revenue and finance,
8. The number of documents registered during the year was
[1914*
■ 'Sis,
Vital statistics.
Medical relief.
Education.
Municipalities.
in the preceding year. The amount of fees realized rose from R s . /g 1 ^ 0 , 2 . as p a § ain st l0 ,
the cost of the department from Rs. 4,364 to Rs. 4,661. ' 4 0 47,536
9. The total area under forests was 97,146 acres. The receipt
amounted to Rs. 33,105 and 16,369 respectively. ps and expend
10. The total outlay on works of public utility amounted to Rs ^ q
Rs. 4,99,849 in the previous year. ' 4,p ^ 35 2 as
11. The total receipts, including balance of the past year, amounted t R
as against Rs. 75,39,180. The closing balance rose from Rs. 33,39,498 to Rs° KS ' 75 ’ 29 ’°95
12. The births and deaths numbered 20,925 and 17,218 as compared
16,905 of the last year. Of the number of deaths, 1,527 as against q 2 8t w j 2i,49 5 and
and 582 as against 734 to cholera. ere ^ to phgu e
13. The number of dispensaries during the year fell from 27 to 25 but
treated rose from 176,282 to 201,260 and the cost from Rs. 62,933 to Rs 5 ^ P at ‘ e ds
tions advanced from 21,196 to 21,347. d ' 4 ' 59 o, Vaccina.
14. The number of schools rose from 401 to 410, the daily attendance f
20,145 and the expenditure from Rs. 1,59,099 to Rs. 1,66,944. The number ofTh ^ to
reading rooms increased by 7 to 41. Cranes and
15. The number of municipalities remained unchanged, viz
rose from Rs. 2,10,317 to Rs. 2,18,357 and th e expenditure from Rs. ip
3 0 - The total
QRoy toRs.
3—Sa'vanur.
receipts
) 2 5 . 028 ,
General.
Season and crops.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Prisons.
Civil justice.
Registration.
Public works.
Revenue and finance,
Vital statistics.
Medical relief.
R uling Chief Lieut. Abdul Majid Khdn, Dilerjang Bahadur, Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Savannr ■
Caste —Pathan Mahomedan ; Age — 24 years; Has no male issue. ’ Dharwar;
Area-^o square miles ; Population (1911)^17,909 ; Gross revenue based on five years' averar, r ,
Principal articles of production—Cotton, jowari, rice, wheat, betel-nut betel-leaves
Weaving coarse cloths of various description. ’ 'Panj, Manufactures-
1. The Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. was on active military duty from 12th November icii/i to ?nth An'i
as Aide de-Camp to Lieut.-General Sir A.krrett, Genera! Officer C^midinf heS
110nary horce D. On the 4th October 1914 a daughter was born to him. P
2. The rainfall during the year was 29-4. as against 21-28 last year. The season „ ls
above normal and better than the preceding year. s
3 The police force consists of 53 officers and men. The number of offences remtal
during the year was 64 as against 78 in 1913-14. The yalue of the property alleged 0 k
stolen was Rs. 582 as against Rs. 532 last year, and that of the property recovered Rs. so*
as against Rs. 357, the percentage of recoveries falling from 67-1 to 35-32.
T a total of 109 persons brought to trial, 37 were convicted and 71 acquitted
I here were no cases under Chapter VIII of the Criminal Procedure Code. One person was'
ned and convicted by the Sessions Court. There were no appeals from the court of the
is ticl Magistrate to that of the Sessions Judge. There were 17 appeals to the court ofthe
District Magistrate from the courts of the Sub-Magistrates
5. During the year 12 convicts and 29 under-trial prisoners were admitted into the jail
1 wo convicts and one under-trial prisoner remained in the jail at the end of the year.
^ rvf !i? nUm , b 0 er sud:s 011 ^0 °f the civil court was 84, including 20 of the previous
T^ 1 "' 1 ese, 68 were disposed of. Of 22 miscellaneous applications, 16 were disposed of.
ne num er 0 appeals on the file was 24, including the balance of 8 from last year. Of the
14 appeals disposed of, 3 were confirmed, 2 reversed, 3 remanded for re-trial and two were
otherwise disposed of. The decisions in four of the cases were amended.
value^Rs ^ fi 6 nUm ^ er ° P documents of all kinds presented and registered were 243 and their
7 ^< 573 *
Thy total expenditure on public works during the year was Rs. 14,548 as against
Rs. 11,935 m the previous year. & ^
p 1 he opening balance was Rs. 2,09,947,0!' which Rs. 1,86,700 were invested in
Rr t T^T^s- year s reven ue amounted to Rs. 1,58,419, the expenditure to
vain t? aD ^ 1C closing balance to Rs. 2,46,279 inclusive of investments of the face
value of Rs. 1,00,000. ;
10.
Edueatic
Municipality.
hirtbc hmudred and three births and 450 deaths were registered as against 739
births and 464 deaths during the preceding year
oV'T h Sa ' anur dispensary treated 10,894 out-door and 28 in-door patients. Ortol
ao-aincf^ le . n s iea f e d, 2,309 were from British villages. Vaccinations numbered 803 as
against 773 m i9i3- I4-
averaJp ^f a f esa PP or f s 1 8 schools (including one Anglo-vernacular school). The daily
fr0m ^ OI 5' 2 to 7 ]8 '9 and the total number of pupils from 1,419 t0
B 353 - The expenditure rose from R s . 9,778 to Rs. 10,234.
RecemtR unH VanUr ° nly munid pality in the State. The opening balance was Rs. 2,807.
cbXithabScTofR “h" t0 Rs - and Rs. 4 Wo 5 Respectively. The year
I\S. 5,077.