'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎28v] (50/106)

BOMBAY ADMXNISTEATION REPORT*
[^02-1903.
Chap, III. 26
protection*
1. —Eegisteation under Act III op 1877.
Registration of
deeds.
Value of deeds
registered.
Refusals to register.
New office.
Punishments and
prosecutions.
Examination of
offices.
Registration of
deeds.
Value of deeds
registered.
Examination of
offices.
Deficit.
General.
Number of docu
ments registered.
Prosecutions.
General,
Income.
Expenditure.
1. There was a decline in the number both of compulsory and of optional registrations, the
total decrease being from 198,000 to 168,000. The decrease is particularly noticeable in
Kbandesh, Belgaum, DMrwar and Kaira, and is partially attributable to liberal tagavi loans and
the continuance of plague. The introduction of the Dakhan Agriculturists^ Belief Act reduced
the number of registrations in Sind.
2. The aggregate stated value of all transactions fell from 986 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to 868
while the average value of a single transaction rose from Bs. 501 to Rs. 528.
3. The number of refusals fell from 812 to 537. There were 88 successful appeals.
4. The district and snb-distriet of Bhiij were constituted during the year,
5. Three Sub Registrars and a clerk were dismissed and five persons were prosecuted for
offences under the Registration law, four of whom were convicted.
6. The Inspector-General and Superintendents examined 10 offices of Registrars while
330 Sub-Registries were also inspected.
2. —Registration under Act XYII of 1879.
1. In the four Dakhan districts of Poona, Ahmednagar, S 4 fir a and Sholapur registrations
fell to 102,000. The decrease was highest in Satara. Sales and mortgages with possession
decreased 25 per cent, and mortgages without possession 33 per cent. Bonds again decreased
to 25 per cent, of the number executed previous to the famine. Transactions between agricul
turists and agriculturists were 33,500 as compared with 26,000 between agriculturists and
money-lenders.
2. The aggregate value of all documents registered was 49 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or a decrease of
9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees since 1901-02. The average value remained at Rs. 48.
3.
4.
Inspecting officers examined 286 offices.
The deficit on the working of the act rose to Rs. 19,500.
3.—Joint Stock Companies.
1. The year has shown a further decline : 29 companies went into liquidation and 24 were.
Su - y iQniYcmo At * Ile close of the . 401 companies were carrying on business as against
4^4 m 1901-1902. Six new companies were registered during the year. The decrease from
the previous year may be attributed to the depression in the mill industry, resulting from the
nigh price or cotton and over-production of yarn.
i om^ioAo^ 6 documents registered under ail heads was 98! as compared with 976 in
i "Y. A I™ deerease occurred in the receipts, which fell from Rs. 8,659 to Rs. 7,178.
Expenditure rose and the net surplus stood at Rs. 5,618 as against Rs. 7 : 452 in 1901-1902.
.3/ The three directors of the Hope Mills, Limited, were prosecuted for infringement of the
provisions of Section 74 of the Act. Two were fined Rs. 50 each and the third was discharged
Ihe secretaries and managers of three provident societies at Ahmedabad were convicted and fined.
9* Local Board Administration.
XVTn 01 ' < r etail i S A PP end j c <3 s to the Local Board Administration Report for 1902-1903 and Tables Nos 1—3 nmW
XVIII.—Local Boards appended to the Judicial and Administrative Statistics of British India for 19024903." 3 ^
A cf ITshuct Boards was 24, one new Board being-constituted viz Ldrkam
tbc Hi T t d °R aS f previous Tear. Of the combined total of 3,573 members of
1 lstr ict and T^luka Boards 32 were ex-officio members, 1,941 were nominated and 1 600 were
elected. In the Panch Mahals, in the Peint Taluka of tho IV^ih TV + f, ;?, ®
(except the Iwwh,, Taluka), in pacts of the Tim, and pilar D^tkt ;:::] i‘Y ’TT™
anTr^ew hF* f
Divi" and dt theS5 7^4 ™ the Southern
“T-fooS-y LTheSthet Sot S 6-4! SS
Ks. 48,96,gd^maMyowingto speotl tmn^trtt’l'rtbletcT 13 The fl ' 0n l ^ 44 f ’ 3 f 8 ’ 84 f. t0
vaned from Ee. 0-0-1 in the Chaehro Taluka (Sind) to Re. 0-6 7 £ Broach ^ *
5 5XS£3l '4. 19 P fi"d jtel* *^**
Es. 16,88,720) n M'edt-a^Reltf w®? - fct^iaAo ■ Rs- 16 > 01 > 300 (in 1901-1902,
Rs. 2l’68,632 (m XOlil-lW^Rs^lS ( “ P 01 ' 19 ^, Re. 3, i 2,381) > Civil Works
Rs. 1,59,924). ^ Ks ' 18 d7,345) ; Water-supply, R s . 2,35,616 (in 1901-1902,