'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎23v] (40/106)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1902.1803.
Chap. II.
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ADMINISTRA
TION OF THE
LAND.
Gujarat.
The Daklian.
Southern Division.
£ind.
2.—Levelling and Tidal Operations.
There were no levelling’ operations in any part o£ 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. during the year.
Automatic tidal observations were carried on throughout the year at the ports of Aden
Karachi, Port Albert Victor (Kathiawdr), Apollo Bandar (Bombay), and Prince's Dock
(Bombay). The observatories at Perim and Porbandar were closed during the year. At Aden
the stoppage of the driving clock suspended tidal observations in February. No serious in
terruptions occurred at the other stations. The usual tide pole observations were taken at
Bhavnagar.
The tide-tables for the Indian ports for 1903 were published as usual, including predictions
for Okha Point, Bhavnagar and Kdrwdr.
3. —Revenue Surveys.
1. Two special establishments were retained in Gujarat—-a field party and a staff of
classers and register writers at the Central Record Office, Broach. The field party was employ
ed during the field season in the districts of Ahmedabad, Kaira, Broach and the Panch Mahdls
in connection with the measurement of lands taken up for famine relief works. A total of 4 243
survey numbers was measured with an acreage of 7,347 acres. The staff of register writers'was
employed (i) on the preparation of the akarbands of the Broach, Amod and Vagra talukasof the
Broach District and of the Kalol and Godhra tdlukas of the Panch Mahals; "(ii) on the dupli
cation of the akarbands of the Broach, A'mod, Vdgra, Kalol and Chikhli tdlukas ; and (iii) on
the calculation of the himayat, sub-soil and akasia assessments of 14 villages in the Matar
taluka. The classers carried on the corrections in the survey records necessitated by the
measurements of lands taken up for famine relief works.
2. The Akrdni field party resumed its survey operations and during the field season surveyed
three isolated mam vdlages (one each in Sholapur, Poona and Nasik) and one Government village
1 > . _ > 19 village.. in the Aki'&ni pavgana, did miscellaneous
measurement work in the Bam and Sholapnr talukas and prepared demarcation maps of 131
villages m connection with projected extensions of the Nira and Gokak Canals. The Survey
JJattardars establishment prepared akarbands for 337 Government and 6 indm villages,
settlement proposals for two inhm villages in SatSra were submitted. °
3. The field party in the Southern Division was employed in clearing off arrears of measure-
ment of new roads made during the famine in the Belgaum and Bijfipur Districts. The Survey
Daftardar s establishment was employed mainly on the preparaiion of akarbands according to
revision rates sanctioned for the Mahdd taluka.
4. Five parties of trained Tapeddrs were engaged in survey operations in the Sind Districts
JndlTr 8 M fi9 “Qo b?rS + T th an - area ° f 160 ’" 7 acres, compared with 36,604 numbers
indenpniler ° V, a F P revi ° us season. Two other Revenue Surveyors, working
under rennvd’ 5?f a ® ul , e . ’ , aei ' e ib makmg a total of 162,652 acres measured during the year
met from fli v T u 610 P 1 C0 ^ ° f i the I) ®P artme,lt i exclusive of the pay of the Tapedars, which is
et nom the \ illage Cess Fund, was Rs. 1,00,248, as compared with Rs. 1,06,000 in 1901-1902.
—Bombay Forest Survey.
Sat^ P ^rN ame '^ in the of Tkana, Ndsik, Ahmednagar, KMndesh,
the triangulation A surveying technique in which the position of a network of points is determined by creating a series of triangles between them and measuring at least two of the internal angles and one side length. Be gau “ and Rat “agiri. Detailed survey of 732 square miles and
R a 7=, mrt r 1 square “ lles was completed. The total cost rose from Rs. 69,333 to
Its. /o,10b. 5 acres were surveyed on the 16-inch scale.
3. S
1.—Presidency Proper.
the year revised rates were announced in one talnka and netha of Thfinn Jr, n
dluka ot Ratnagin, in two of Kolabaand Broach, and in the old Sirs! Talnba to - ’ +
Gtln m lrSlZ%7“n t t e he c ^f were introduced into 3^TeTtter
while revised rates were sanetmnTdt 3^2 Befe “ “
2.—Sind.
from'the r
on the lands commanded by the Mithrau canaf H rh m? Sa & ^ ^ e r evision of the flow rat
settlement rates in the Mehar S P4rkar District ^ of tl
Government. ^ rTiana District were under the consideration c
3 . Alien ation Settlements.
sanad^TetL^ or S “ d - ^ the Central Division 10
the Poona and Sholfipur Districts and nh-n t! 1 Ea ® aild Devasthan cases were completed i
8 tfilukas of the NdsilAistrict In the ^ P sett'ement of allowances in Dumala villages i
decided in the Dharwdi District. ^ DlV1S1 ° n 8 sanads were issl ^ and 4 eas<