'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎17r] (27/106)

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were convi
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Rs. 30^674 and
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> against 134,
1,55,55,516;
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f the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
>tions to arrests
698 was stolen
- of recoveries
1901-1902 to
irts disposed o
1^772 crinnnai
1 665 origin 1
Estates cla^
1902-1903.]
S Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
and appeals. The Courts of the Jurisdictional States disposed of 21,451 cases of the value of Teibutaet States,
Rs. 44,57,515, as against 26,035 civil cases in the preceding year. KdtM&wdr and
3 , Pdianpur.
5. The number of documents registered during the year was 216 as against 352 in Registration.
1901-1902 and the value of the property affected by them Rs. 2,22,003 as against Rs. 5,63,646.
6. Imports receded slightly from Rs. 2,28,38,104 to Rs. 2,27,10,810, while exports Trade,
increased from Rs. 82,19,746 to Rs. 89,59,751.
7. The mileage of open line remained at 581 miles. The conversion of the standard Railways,
gauge to metre gauge between Viramgdm and Wadhwan was completed. The gross earnings
fell from Rs. 22,54,939 to Rs. 19,90,047 and the working expenses from Rs. 18,18,899 to
Rs. 11,94,094. The dividends varied from 4*56 per cent, on the Morvi Railway to 1*38 per
cent, on the Dhrangadhra Railway.
8. Excluding famine works, the Native States spent Rs. 15,21,100, as against Public Works.
Rs. 16,49,228, on Public Works. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Engineer spent Rs. 1,08,624 in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
9. The total demand on account of tribute, including outstandings, was Rs. 1,89,202 Tribute,
at the end of the year.
10. The receipts and expenditure of the consolidated funds amounted to Rs. 1,72,136 and Local Funds*
Rs. 1,64,596, respectively, against Rs. 2,44,066 and Rs. 2,11,135 in 1901^1902.
11. The number of hospitals and dispensaries increased from 117 to 123, of which 21 were Medical Relief,
under the supervision of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon, 7,70,786 patients were treated at a cost of
Rs. 2,75,297. The Rasulkhanji Hospital for women treated 2,636 out-patients and 183 in
patients at a cost of Hs. 13,593. The total number of primary and secondary vaccinations rose
from 37,825 to 53,925.
9
12. Including the Rdjkumdr College, the Talukdari Grirdsia School and the Gondal Education.
Girasia School, the educational institutions numbered 1,207 with 84,245 scholars, as against
1,230 with 83,088 scholars in the previous year. The total expenditure incurred on public
instruction was Rs. 7,99,689.
13.
The 9 paddocks held 55 stallions, which served 817 mares during the year.
3.—PA'LANPUR AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
Ruling Chiefs Residence,
{First Class).
Caste.
Age. Where
educated.
Heirs,
Horse-breeding.
His Highness Sir Sher Ma- Palanpur.
homad Khan, G.C.I.E,
His Highness Mahomed RMhanpur,
Sher Khan Fabi.
Pathan> Ma-
homedan.
Do.
51
17
Privately at
Palanpur.
Rdjkumar Col
lege, Rajkot.
Has male
heir.
Has no male
heir.
Area —8,000 square miles; Population (1901)—467,271; Gross Revenue (1902-1903)—Rs. 8,50,810
(approximately) ; Tribute to His Highness the Gdekwdr of Baroda —Rs. 55,590 ; Military Force —
860 ; Principal Articles of Production —Wheat, rice, jowdri, bajri, cotton, gram, sarsav and mug ;
Manufactures —Nil.
1. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. comprises the two first class States of Pdlanpur and Radhanpur, the fourth
class State of Tharad, the fifth class State of Vdv, the jurisdictional talukas of Vardhi, Thara
and Deodar and a number of petty talukas grouped into separate Thana circles for admini
strative purposes. Tribute is paid to His Highness the Gdekwar of Baroda by Palanpur and
the Kdnkrej estates.
General.
The jurisdictional powers of the Proprietor of the Bhorol Estate under Tharad were withdrawn
during the year owing to the death of Thakor Khetaji Dajuji, to whom they were personal.
2. The coronation of His Majesty the King-Emperor on 9th August 1902 was publicly Chief Even's,
celebrated and there were universal rejoicings on 1st January 1903 contemporaneously with the
Delhi Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). . The petty cattle thefts on the Palanpur and Sirohi border have caused
occasional insignificant disturbances. The number of attached estates has risen from 13 to 14.
3.. The famine relief works were all closed in September 1902 in consequence of the Seasons and Crops,
good rain in the month of August, but owing to the ravages of locust swarms the outturn
only averaged from 4 to 6 annas in most parts of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and from 2 to 3 in others.
Irrigated wheat areas secured a distinctly good outturn. A total sum of Rs. 1,75,000 was
sanctioned by Government as advances for direct famine relief and tagai loans. Government has
iemitted inteiest for three years on loans advanced from 1899 to 1902 for famine or administrative
purposes. The total amount of interest thus remitted will be Rs. 2,83,150.
u ^ ross rev _ enue ^ > ^ a,n P m hThardd and Vdv States dropped from Finance.
Ks. 8,58,/51 to Rs. 7,59,177 and the gross expenditure rose from Rs. 12,03,433 to Rs. 12,38,842
during the year.
5. The total strength of Police was 4,084 and the total cost Rs. 2,45,140. The control Police.
Mounted Ponce Fund has been transferred to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . The total number of
offences reported to the Police again dropped from 2,009 to 3,667, bringing the proportion of
oq ^ s °Ms in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . The number of dacoities fell very considerably from
to 23. lire percentage of accused arrested was 66-8 as against 67 last year, and the value of
property stolen Rs. 64,017 as against Rs. 82,301, but the percentage of recoveries shows a
striking fall from 50*8 to 34*2. The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. tried 15 sessions cases and the Radhan
pur btate 2. Out of 168 appeals during the year, 37 were reversed and 58 modified.
6. The total number of prisoners rose from 8,312 for 1901-1902 to 3,345 in the year Jails,
under report, with a daily average of 426. The total cost was Rs. 19,203.