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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [213v] (96/150)
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 „ - T
distribution
Ecclesiastical.
Law and justice.
jails.
Police.
Medical.
66
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
No work of importance was carried out under this head. I he expenditure duri
year
was
ln g the
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Under this head the expenditure during the year was
Total
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
T otal
Rs.
... } 3 ^ 34)419
44)389
3 ) 78,808
Good progress was made with the new Small Causes Court, Bombay, which W as
approaching the second floor level. The temporary buildings required for the Small Causes
Court, Bombay, and the new Court-house at Songarh m the Kathiawar
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
were com
pleted. A Court-house for the Sub-Judge at Dahiwadi (Satara district) and a bungalow foi
the District Judge, Bijapur, were commenced. The additions and alterations to the District
Judge’s bungalow at Dhulia, the Sub-Judge’s Court at Mirpurkhas and the bungalow for the
Judfcial Commissioner, Karachi, were in progress.
The expenditure during the year was
Rs.
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs ... ••• ••• ••• 5^780 ,
Total ... 1,10,823
The work of constructing a barrack for 64 prisoners at the Central Jail, Ahmedabad, was
completed. The Central Jail at Hindalgi (Belgaum district) and a compound wall round the
District Prison at Dharwar were commenced. The electric installation in His Majesty’s
House of Correction, Byculla, and the quarters for the Jailor, Aden Special Prison, were
completed.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
Rs.
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs ... ••• ••• ••• I ) 3 2 ) 59 I
Total ... 10,58,769
The work of constructing quarters for three Indian sub-inspectors and four European
officers at the Esplanade Police Court, Bombay, was in progress. The other works under
taken or carried out consisted mainly of the construction of, or additions and alterations to,
the police lines at different places in the
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.
.
The expenditure on medical works was :—
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Total
Rs.
j 7 )° 5 > 379 *
1,74,698
8,80,077
The following important works were in progress :— ■
(1) Additions and alterations to the old Government House, Parel, to r p n e ['|
suitable for the permanent accommodation of the Bombay Bactenoogic
Laboratory.
(2) Quarters for the hospital establishment in the compound of the Sir
Hospital, Bombay.
(3) Buildings for the institution for training nurses and midwives at the \icto
Jubilee Hospital, Ahmedabad.
(4) The King Edward Memorial Hospital at Sholapur.
(5) The bungalow for the Civil Surgeon at Dhulia.
* In addition Rs. 51,863 were spent from contributions.
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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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