'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎29v] (52/106)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1902-1903,
Chap. III. 28
PROTECTION.
Expenditure.
Debt.
Progress of Schemes
previously
sanctioned.
Schemes sanctioned.
Other Schemes.
Acquisition cases.
Lands vested in
the Board.
Finances.
Special Acts, and grants and contributions in the Municipalities of the Ahmednagar, Khdndesh
Nasik and ShoMpur districts. The increase in the Northern Division was mainly due to the
Municipality of Ahmedabad having taken up in the open market 2 Idkhs of the loan
, sanctioned for drainage works. The increase in the Southern Division was chiefly due to
larger octroi receipts in the principal Dhdrwar Municipalities. In Sind the increase came mainly
under grants and contributions, including the special grant of Es. 1,67,000 made by Government
to the Karachi Municipality on account of plague. Of the total revenues of the Municipalities
Es. 35,76,450 were realised in taxation, a decrease of Es. 1,04,388 from the previous year's
figures. The incidence of taxation per head of population varied from Es. 5-9-0 in the Karachi
Municipality to Ee. 0-2-4 in the Ashta Municipality (Satara) and that of total income from
Es. 8-14-4 in the Karachi Municipality to Ee. 0-5-6 in the Kharda Municipality (Ahmednagar)
3. There was an increase of Es. 2,03,519 in the expenditure. In Sind alone the expend^
ture decreased, mainly owing to a decrease in refunds granted by the Karachi Municipality
In the Northern Division there was an increase of 3*65 Mkhs, chiefly due to the increased
expenditure on the extension of drainage in Ahmedabad, on the water-supply in the Ahmedabad
and Surat Municipalities, on buildings in Surat and Bulsar, on roads in Ahmedabad and on a
school in Mahudha Municipality. The rise in expenditure in the Southern Division was princi
pally due to the payment of interest on loans by the indebted Municipalities of Hubli, Dhdrw^r
and Panvel, while the increase in the Central Division was chiefly on account of public health
and convenience, public instruction and miscellaneous charges in the Khandesh Poona a^rl
Satara Municipalities.
4. The total liabilities of the Municipalities in respect of loans were at the close of the
year Es. 42,91,454. During the year Es. 2,57,259 were repaid. Fresh loans were raised by the
Municipalities of Hyderabad (Es. 11,000), Ahmedabad (Es. 2,00,000), Poona (Ks. 25 000) and
Ahmednagar (Es. 27,500). ' J}
The opening and closing balances stood at Es. 14,05,944 and Ks. 15,28,594, respectively.
3.—Bombay Improvement Trust.
t 1- The ® rs , t Seheme undertaken % *6 Bombay Improvement Trust Board, the Ndomarl.
Improvement Scheme was practically completed, all the roads having been constructed and
about one-half of the building sites leased for re-building purposes. The acquisition of virn-
perties m connection with Scheme II, undertaken to provide a thoroughfare from Queen’s Road
to Carnac Road, was nearly concluded, and considerable progress was made in acquiring' pro
per les for Scheme III with the object of driving a road from Queen’s Koad to Elphinstone
Gowlfk Tank Road PUrP ° Se ° f Up the area betWee “ C1 «i and
i V 2 ' y e ” Government sanctioned Schemes VII and VIII. Of these Scheme VII
has for its object the reclamation of a part of Oolaba and Scheme VIII the removal ofT mats
of grossly insanitary buildings m Mdndvi-Kolivdda, a masS
fnw „A Y and , VI . ar f in T tf f ded to provide means of expansion for the City population
ii... , 01 A™ l nirr,s ' d t be Island, but had not yet been sanctioned by Government In
daSof trePol /^^^r 61 ' 6 , 110 ^^ dur -Ahe year and schemes 7 for the“mm 0 -
dation oi the Police force were undertaken upon the representations of Government.
A,. There was a marked improvement in the rate of progress made in the dianncl
acquisition cases, the number of eases completed rising from 121 °to 246, of which 39 ner cent
s against 19 per cent, last year, were amicably settled. P ’’
, A' The total value of new buildings already erected or ao-reed to be pn<oh.it „„ ^ i
by the Board and new buildings erected or constructed by the Board w a3 about R, 80 OomTn
of which buildings to the value of Rs. 12 , 00,000 were exclusively for the nom * 11 80 ’ 0 . 0 ’^ 0 ’
ts&t&ss?* tir “ ^ *'*«■«» Astt
ture to Es. 5,12,468 ao-ainst Rs 3 36 n 6 jf mu ^ in the previous year and expendi-
Board rose from Rs. 16,31,897 to Rs. 38,89,400. ’ 56 ’ 87 ’ 100 ' rhe oa T ltal expenditure of the
11. Military (Volunteering).
Bombay Volunteer RX^lst^d 2 nd 1Bomba T Volanteer Artillery,
Railway Volunteers, Nagpur Volunteer R;fl« P^ W Yr , Vo ! untee «> a ° d 2nd B. B. & C. L
Rifles, Sind Volunteer Rifles and Karachi Artiller^Volunte^rs?' El^leS, ■ Baluohistan Vol “nteer
and 2nd G. I. P.*IWlTOy d Voki!teer V Iiifles. 0lUnteel ' CorpS were a:lla % a m a ted and styled the 1st