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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [12r] (17/106)
The record is made up of 1 item (53 folios). It was created in 1904. 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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1902-1903.]
SUMMARY.
xi
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tms _ Produce,
seeding y eaiSi
ufactm-es was
lleat and raw
Jde showed a
'Pile the trade
3 of over 22
m g increases
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
5 to Imperial
on works in
L-1902 to 21
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
) being
after part of
amongst tie
Ihra-Baroda
* Provincial
munications
mounted i
is expend
'□portion oi
and opera-
1 Godaveri
voir, which
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works, for
nst 128,171
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During the
; were prac-
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early 50,000
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Canal was
11 classes of
in the p^‘
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,55,118 and
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47. The mileage of railway open for traffic under the control of the Bombay Railways.
Government at the close of the year was 7,672 miles. During the year His
Highness the Gaekwar’s Vijapur-Kalol Branch was opened. In addition there
were 306 miles under construction. No serious accident occurred. The chief
gross earnings were on the G. I. P. Railway (422
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
), the B. B. & O. I.
Railway (157
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
) and the Rajputana-Malwa Eailway (258
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
).
48. The gross Imperial, Provincial and Local receipts in the Civil Depart- Finance:
ment for the year underreport amounted to Rs. 13,96,70,687 or Rs. 12,23,952 less enera ‘
than in the preceding year, while the expenditure rose from Rs. 6,19,59,648 to
Rs. 6,45,97,696, the surplus thus falling fromRs. 7,89,34,991 to Rs. 7,50,72,991.
There was an advance in the Imperial receipts of Rs. 30,91,636, to which imperial,
increases of 18
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and 7|
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the Opium and Salt revenues, respectively,
mainly contributed. There were also increases in Land revenue (4J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
),
in receipts from the Mint (4|-
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
) and in the Excise revenue ( 2 J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
).
Against these must he set a decline of over 8
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in the Customs
receipts. No other important fluctuations occurred. The expenditure on account
of Imperial charges showed a small decrease of less than Rs. 1 ^- Kkhs. The chief
variations from the previous year were increases of 7-|
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
,
respectively, in the Mint expenditure and in refunds and drawbacks, and a
decrease of 13|
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in famine relief charges.
Including an opening balance of Rs. 58,23,235, the Provincial revenue Provincial,
increased from R,s. 5,08,82,257 to Rs. 5,19,25,632. The only important fluctua
tions were a decrease of over Rs. 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the receipts under Stamps and of
nearly Rs. 48
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the Land revenue, of which 11
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
were due to smaller
collections of the arrears of previous years and 37
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to a decrease in the
contribution from Imperial to Provincial revenues. The total expenditure,
excluding the outlay on minor irrigation works and navigation and on civil
works in charge of public work officers, which are shown elsewhere, rose from
Rs. 4,22,46,807 to Pts. 4,47,11,310. The main increases occurred under Mis
cellaneous charges (Rs. 10
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
), contributions to Local Funds (Rs. 7
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
)
and Medical (Rs. 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
), against which must be set a decrease under Police
of Rs. 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. The closing balance fell to 34 ktkhs of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
49. There was a rise of 110
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in the value of gold bullion and Mint,
coin tendered by the public in exchange for silver. Owing to the withdrawal
of the 1840
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
the receipts of uncurrent Government silver coin for
re-coinage increased by more than two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
; while 689
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of silver bullion
were tendered by the Exchange Banks for coinage into British dollars. The
re-coinage of the silver currency of Indore was commenced. More than
6 crores of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
were struck during the year and more than 30 millions of
British dollars were coined on behalf of silver tenderers.
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
struck since
1st January 1903 bore the effigy of His Majesty King Edward YII.
50. There was an increase of 106
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the net circulation of currency Currency :
notes owing to a brisker circulation of notes of all denominations. The number Presidenc y Circle *
of coins withdrawn rose very considerably. The receipts of sovereigns and half-
sovereigns increased by 156
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, hut the issues declined by 81 Mkhs. There
was no material variation in the issues and receipts of small silver coins. No
silver bullion was purchased during the year in England.
The value of notes in circulation in the Kar&chi Circle increased by Karachi Circle,
over 28
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, but there was a heavy decline of 40
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the value of Foreign
Circle notes encashed owing to diminished Railway and Customs receipts.
During the year Karachi Circle notes to the value of 133 Idkhs were cancelled.
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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 1902-03. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1904.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 7-14). Part II comprises chapters I-IX (ff 15-56).
PART II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 16-22), consisting of: I. North Gujarat; II. South Gujarát; III. North Konkan; IV. South Konkan; V. The Dakhan [Deccan]; VI. Southern Mahratta Country States; VII. Sind [Sindh]; VIII. Aden
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 23-25), consisting of: 1. Realization of Land Revenue; 2. Surveys; 3. Settlements; 4. Waste Lands; 5. Wards’ and Other Estates; 6. Revenue and Rent-paying Classes
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 25-30), consisting of: 1. Course of Legislation; 2. Police; (no item 3) 4. Chemical Analysis; 5. Criminal Justice; 6. Prisons - Civil and Criminal; 7. Civil Justice; 8. Registration; 9. Local Board Administration; 10. Municipal Administration; 11. Military (Volunteering); 12. Marine
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 30-46), consisting of: 1. Agriculture; 2. Weather and Crops; 3. Horticulture; 4. Forests; 5. Mines and Quarries; 6. Manufactures and Industries; 7. Trade; 8. Public Works; 9. Irrigation; 10. Railways; 11. Tramways
- ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 46-51), consisting of: 1. Financial Review, 1902-1903; 2. Mint; 3. Currency; 4. Land Revenue; 5. Irrigation Revenue; 6. Public Works Revenue; 7. Customs; 8. Opium; 9. Salt; 10. Excise; 11. Cotton Duties Act; 12. Stamps; 13. Income Tax; 14. Forests; 15. Local Funds; 16. Municipal Revenue
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISITICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF’ (ff 52-53), consisting of: 1. Births and Deaths; 2. Emigration; 3. Immigration; 4. Medical Relief; 5. Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; 6. Sanitation; 7. Vaccination; 8. Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 54-55), consisting of: 1. Education; 2. Literature and the Press; 3. Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 56)
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 56), consisting of: 1. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; 2. Stationery; 3. General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 6. 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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