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The record is made up of 1 item (75 folios). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Chapter IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
distribution.
General.
Imports.
54
130 Mil ay administration report.
( 7 ) Foreign Trade.
i. The aggregate value of the private foreign trade amounted to R s
decrease of 53-06 crores. The general course of foreign trade is shown in H M° res > a
table 6 lollo 'ving
I
~ 1
Articles.
tocrease
1910-1911.
1911-1912
1912-1913.
or
I9I4 ' I 9 i 5 . decrease
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs - Rs.
IMPORTS.
Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Ukhs - Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
I. —Food, drink and tobacco
II. —Raw materials and articles mainly un-
6,23V 7
5,89-81
6 74’70
6,6 ^30
5,°5 2 6 -1,57.^
manufactured
4 , 49-84
6,60-72
7 , 93"42
5 , 77 "Qi
4 - 74-75 -1,03-16
04,8202 - !3, 73 '6 8
III. —Articles wholly or mainly manufactured...
IV. —Miscellaneous and unclassified (including
35,18-30
35 , 25"46
40,63-03
48,55-70
parcel post)
1,42-71
i, 57-97
L 45 -I 2
1 ,56-03
[ >4566 -10-37
Total, Imports
47 , 34-12
49 , 33-96
56,76-27
62,51-94
46,07-69 -16,4425
EXPORTS.
Indian Produce and Manufactures.
I.—Food, drink and tobacco
3,20-98
3,89"8o
‘ 5 , 47 "i 3
5 , 54'02
2 ,95'82 -2,58-20
11 .—Raw materials and articles mainly un-
manufactured
42 , 53'27
38,69-07
31,92-01
46,25-91
34 , 57’92 -11,67-99
8 , 77'34 -4,82-41
III. —Articles wholly or mainly manufactured...
IV. —Miscellaneous and unclassified (including
13 , 37-53
16,34-21
17,88-25
I 3 , 59-75
parcel post)
65 ' 5 i
58'36
50-60
69-41
5 I '39 “ l8'02
Total, Indian produce and manufactures...
59 , 77"29
59 , 51-44
55 , 77'99
66.09-09
46,82-47 -19,26-62
Foreign Merchandise.
I.—-Food, drink and tobacco ...!
44-23
65-05
37-84
43-20
53-52 +10-32
II.—Raw materials and articles mainly un-!
manufactured
III. —Articles wholly or mainly manufactured...
IV. —Miscellaneous and unclassified (including
33-65
2 , 33'66
2710
2,6095
33"27
2,56-40
3 i -95
2,56-07
22-85 -9'I0
i,47-8o -1,08-27
parcel post) ... ...
i 4’75
4"03
6-44
7’03
4'59 1 -244
Total, Foreign merchandise ...
3,26-29
3 , 57" I 3
3 , 33’95
3 , 38-25
2,28-76 -1,09-49
Total, Exports ...
63 > 0 3"58
63,08-57
59 ,ii '94
69 , 47’34
i
49,11-23 -20,36-11
2. During the first four months of peaceful trading imports had advanced in value by
nearly Rs. 2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , exports by Rs. 4-72 crores and re-exports by nearly Rs. 1 lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ; while in
the remaining eight months imports declined by Rs. 16-46 crores, exports by Rs. 23-99
crores and re-exports by Rs. i-i crores. In all the four classes there has been a fall. In
class I the decrease is due solely to sugar, imports of which fell by 2,613,671 cwts. in
quantity and by Rs. i-8i crores in value. In class II the largest decline was in the imports of
precious stones and pearls, unset, and coal, coke and patent fuel which fell by Rs. 87 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and Rs. 19I lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees respectively. The most important trade headings are grouped in class III
which represents more than 75 per cent, of the total import trade. The fall has been
clistributed over the articles in this class as follows :— Yarn and textile fabrics Rs. 7-27 crores,
non and steel Rs. i’ii crores, other metals Rs. 1-36 crores, cutlery, hardware, implements
and instruments Rs. 76 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , dyes and colours Rs. 51 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , glassware and earthenware
Rs. 50 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , machinery and belting Rs. 50 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , railway plant and rolling-stock Rs. 4^
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and apparel Rs. 40 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . An examination of individual items shows that imports of
coal fell by 119,904 tons in quantity and Rs. iq^i lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in value. The Transvaal alone
showed an increase^. Imports of dyeing and tanning substances fell by 50 per cent to
^ xs - 49 59 l^khs. 1 his is of course largely due to the entire cessation of impors of aniline
and alizarine dyes and synthetic indigo from Germany. Machinery and mill-'work showe
a decline of Rs. 53 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 2-55 crores. Electrical machinery and sewing and knitting
machines are the only items which do not show a decrease. Imports of metals and ones
fell by Rs. 2-47 crores to Rs. 4-69 crores. Oils showed a slight decrease of RsAt 3 lak s.
mports of kerosene {vom Burma, however, increased by Rs. 2,40,241. Burma oil, of " 1C1
20 million gallons were received, has kept ahead of foreign oil both in quantity and value,
fmports of railway plant and rolling stock fell by Rs. 48 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 3! crores. The share
? T 1 G . . lted Kingdom in this trade is 95-5 per cent. Imports of sugar fell by Rs- 1 ^ crores-
auritius and Java contributed the largest shares of this decrease. Imports from Japan an
Rong-Kong however advanced by Rs. 1-78 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and Rs. 2-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees respectively. A sped
eature was the arrival of Egyptian sugar valued at Rs. 5-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Imports of beet sugar r
Austria-Hungary fell by 288,809 cwts. Imports of foreign teas have again risen hv

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Annual administration report of the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. during the financial year 1914-15.

The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 169-178). Part II (ff 179-308) comprises chapters I-IX.

Part II is divided into the following chapters, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:

  • ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 179-186), consisting of: North Gujarat; South Gujarat; North Konkan, Nasik and Khandesh; South Konkan; Deccan; Kolhapur, Southern Maratha Country States and Dharwar; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; Condition of the People
  • ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 187-190), consisting of: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
  • ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 191-198), consisting of: Legislative Authority; Course of Legislation; Police; Wild animals and venomous snakes; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons – Civil and Criminal; Civil Justice; Registration; Local Boards’ Administration; Municipal Administration; Military (Volunteering); Marine; Cooperative Credit Societies
  • ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 199-226), consisting of: Power Industries and Handicrafts; Agriculture; Weather and crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures and Industries; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation; Railways; Tramways.
  • ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 227-233), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Irrigation Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Sea Customs; Land Customs; Opium; Salt, Excise; Cotton Duties; Stamps; Income Tax; Forests; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues
  • ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS’ (ff 234-236), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
  • ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 237-238), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
  • ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 239), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India
  • ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 239v), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Established Church of England; Established Church of Scotland; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.

A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 168. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling, phrasing or inclusion of sub-headings between the table of contents and the body of the report. In these cases the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.

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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915'
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