'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎192v] (54/150)

Chapter III.
protection.
Establishments.
Conduct and health.
Casualties and
recruiting.
Education.
Cognizable offences.
Non-cognizable
cases.
Undected cases.
Property stolen
and recovered.
Criminal
Investigation
Department.
Finger Print Bureau.
Arms, Explosives
and Petroleum
Acts.
Motor Vehicles Act.
Theatre and
performance
licenses.
Pilgrims.
Fires.
Street accidents.
Miscellaneous.
Government male
workhouse.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
IV.— Bombay City Police.
[1914.
’SiJ.
1. The number of officers actually on the strength is 15^ anc j 0 |-
sanctioned strength being 164 and 2,685 respectively/ These figures do m?- 2,6 ° 9 ’^
10 sanitary police, nor the superior police officers, namely, one Commissioner u IndU(le tlle
Commissioners and 8 Superintendents. The total cost of the force fell f rom n hree deputy
to Rs. 12,69,721. s ' r '
2. During the year 273 officers and men were punished departmental!
while 12 were dismissed. The number rewarded was 1,500, and 218 promoti ,' J "“"‘ a11 ),
made. Admissions into the police hospital totalled 3,119 as compared with q Were ais °
the daily average on the sick list rose from 54*45 to 55-66 among the Indian and T l9l3,bllt
0-57 among the European police. ' rom 0 ' 4 fho
3. During the year there were 1 53 resignations, 28 discharges, 12 dismissals ^8
and 60 retirements on pension or gratuity, giving a total of 311 casualties T ’ ^ ^
recruits enlisted was 395. ne llutll ' 3er of
and 4 judicfiu
4. Excluding Europeans and including head constables, the number of offic -
read and write fell from 221 to 215, of whom 78 are literate in English. Literat^' 5 ^ ^
numbered 799 as against 908 in 1913,0! whom 56 are literate in English. Tw
constables study English by the direct method at the head-quarter English school hUn ^
Musalman constables receive similar instruction at a night school. b ^ and
5. During the year 41,109 cognizable cases were reported to the police as against
in 1913. Thus the amount of actual crime in the city appears to have been very m ^ 2
usual, notwithstanding the outbreak of war in August. Of the 40,787 police cases
as true, 36,006 resulted in conviction. J SS1 ^
6. The total number of non-cognizable cases for disposal by the Magistracy was 12 8
of which 4,075 ended in conviction. Last year’s corresponding figures were n-nf^a
4,146. ^ an(i
7. At the close of the year the number of undetected cases was 3,112 as against fi
at the close of the preceding year. 1 j >3 4
8. The total value of property alleged to have been stolen in police cognizable cases
amounted to Rs. 7,13,073 as compared with Rs. 6,85,460 in 1913. The b percenta^of
property recovered was 37*73 as compared with 3372 in the preceding year.
9. This branch of the force dealt with 55 cases and also assisted the divisional police in
all important cases. They conducted important inquiries with regard to the cotton fires
They were also called upon to perform numerous extra duties in connection with the war.
.i°- Five thousand one hundred and forty-three slips were received for identification, and
previous convictions were traced in 1,510 cases.
11. The total number of licenses and permits issued under the Arms Act rose from 4466
to 9,657. Of these, 5,527 were due to permits for the purchase of arms, ammunition, etc, intro
duced since the outbreak of war. Under the Explosives Act 319 licenses were issued and under
the Petroleum Act 73. There were 12 prosecutions under the Arms Act, of which 11 ended in
conviction and 4 under the Explosives Act, all of which ended in conviction.
12. During the year 558 motor-vehicles were registered, and 3,793 driving licenses,
I. permits to ply for hire and 391 drivers’ certificates of competency were issued. Prosecu
tions numbered 220 and convictions 162 as against the previous year’s figures of 298and238,
the total number of motor-vehicles was estimated at 2,123, and there were 210 tram-cars.
I 3 - Licenses for 12 theatres and 9 cinema theatres were renewed during the year,
he new theatre rules came into force in August 1914, and certain theatre owners have been
as«.ed to effect improvements accordingly. Three hundred and one performance licenses
were issued. Fifty-one new plays were reviewed and none were found objectionable.
14.- During the year 11,700 pilgrims left Bombay for the Hedjaz. The number in 1913
was 15,319.
I 5 * "Ike number of fires rose from 175 to 332 and the loss of property rose from
s \^ 3 ) 45} 1 43 f° Rs. 76,98,494. The increase is chiefly due to the big cotton fire at Colaba
on March 23rd. ^ &
I ^*. persons were killed and 1,252 injured in street accidents. Tram-cars were
responsible for 6 cases of death and 268 of injury, and motor-vehicles for 23 and 288.
, . I 7 * ^ :ie P 0 kce in many cases rendered assistance outside the scope of their ordinal}
u les m cases of destitution and to persons otherwise in difficulties. A good deal of exra
vor was done in connection with the war, in keeping down prices, policing dockyards,
assis mg the military authorities and allaying panic.
V. —Aden Police.
Information concerning the Aden police will be found in Chapter I of this report.
VI.
v 1 .—Vagrants.
inm f' T h f ^ 0 ^ a \ nu . m ker of inmates admitted during the year was 218. The numb
a es at tae beginning of the year was 23 and at the end 15.
Fifty-six found eni|