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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [22v] (38/106)
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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Chap. I.
.POLITICAL.
Tbibutary States.
Aden.
Municipalities.
Public Works.
Quarantine.
Vital Statistics and
Medical Relief.
Education,
14 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [ 19 O2-I903,
7. The Municipalities at Aden and Sheikh Othman had an aggregate income of
Its. 1,98,446 and expenditure o£ Rs. 1,80,069 with a balance in hand of Rs. 1,11,155.
decrease in the Sheikh Othman revenue of Rs. 15,970 was due to falling off of rent on salt
ground.
8. Under Imperial Military Works, quarters were built for an armament Sergeant-Major
and for linesmen of the Sub-Marine Mining Detachment Royal Engineers, and quarters for Ord
nance Subordinates taken in hand. Two barracks for Harbour Coast Defence
Lascars
A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships.
were also
constructed. Under Imperial Civil Works, quarters for three.clerks and two runners attached
to the Post Office, Steamer Point, were built and other minor works. Under Provincial Civil
Works, a men's sleeping barrack in the Aden district jail was built.
9. The Venice Convention Rules continued to be enforced. Thirty-five ships with 19 639
pilgrims were inspected, but none granted practique. The Port Surgeon examined 455 steamers
and 103 buggalows with 103,498 passengers. 17,010 passengers were landed under observa
tion.
10. Births increased from 778 to 794 and deaths from 1,036 to 1,375. The number of
patients relieved at the two hospitals and four dispensaries.rose from 28,689 to 30,750. Vaccina
tions numbered 2,196, of which 1,088 were successful.
11. The average attendance at the English
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
schools was 55*2 against 65 and at
the Arabic schools 272-3 against 257*4. Grants-in-aid were given to 30 out of 40 indigenous
schools with an attendance of 1,753 boys and girls. The expenditure of the Department w^
Rs. 6,121 as against Rs. 5,636 in 1901-1902.
Condition op the People.
In the Native States, as in British Districts, the condition of the people depends chiefly on
the state of the crops. The favourable season, therefore, in the year under report was naturally
accompanied by a very marked improvement in the general condition of the people throughout
the whole
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 process of recuperation is however slow and it will require a suc
cession of good years to fully obliterate the effects of the recent famines which have told severely
upon the people s stamina. An increase in the extent and intensity of the plague considerably
hampered the advance of prosperity. Work however was plentiful everywhere and prices
easier. The condition of the trading classes also improved during the year.
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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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