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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [218r] (105/150)
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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I 9 : 4 -I 9 i 5 -]
IRRIGATION.
69
The work of improvements to the Kennedy Sea Face, Bombay, was in progress. The
cement concrete breakwater and cnbwork forming part of this work were completed An
experimental length of sea wall on the " Vibrocel ” system, 320'long, was also constructed
A revetment wall, 225 long, of cement concrete faced with stone in cement was also con-
structed to replace the old cribwork which was in a dilapidated state.
Chapter IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION
Miscellaneous.
D.—Military Works.
No new works ol importance were carried out during the year. The expenditure was
New works
Rs.
1
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
T 5 i 97 8
59 T 37
Total
75> OI 5
3.—IRRIGATION.
I.—General.
tor details see tables under Irrigation printed in Part III of the Statistics of British India.
A.—Details of Direct Expenditure.
. I n . the year 1914-15 the direct expenditure (excluding collection charges) on all the
iingation, works throughout 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.
amounted to Rs. 96|-
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
compared with
Rs. 95!
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the previous year, and Rs. 83!
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, the average of the last three years.
The total is classihed and divided between 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.
proper and Sind as follows :—•
Works
Repairs
Establishment
Tools and plant
Refunds of revenue
Gratuitous relief
Suspense account
Receipts on capital accounts
Deccan and
Gujarat.
Sind.
•
Total.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
44,25,462
5 . 2 4;546
9 . 35.813
—1,59,009
21,977
8,03,095
23,15,786
7 , 77,645
33 , 6 i 7
52,28,557
2 8 , 40 , 33 2
17 , 13,458
— 1,25392
21,977
17,019
—2,368
—28,683
—11,664
—2,368
57 , 63,440
39,01,460
96,64,900
The distribution of the above expenditure under major heads of accounts is given
below :—
Heads.
Amount.
j ■
Remarks.
Capital Account —
Rs.
Rs.
Major works—
Protective works
... (a) 45 , 82,324
Productive works
3,54,027
—
49 , 36 , 35 !
Imperial.
Minor works and navigation—
Works for which capital and revenue accounts are kept
46,787
Half Imperial
and half Pro-
vincial.
Revenue Account —
Major works—
Protective works
3,00,652
Productive works
... 12,25,503
I 5 , 2 6 ,i 55
Do. do.
Minor works and navigation—
Works for which capital and revenue accounts are kept
5,31,686
Works for which only revenue accounts are kept
13,11,022
v
18,42,708
Do. do.
Works for which neither Capital nor Revenue Accounts are kept —
Agricultural works
12,68,312
Do. do.
Contribution works ...
25,948
Deposits • con-
12,94,260
tribution.
Construction of protective works
18,639
Imperial.
bamine relief outlay on irrigation works
Grand total
96,64,900
(a) Inclusive of expenditure in England Rs. 1,99,637.
H 1314 jg
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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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