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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. IV.
PBODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
[1902-19o 3i
Observatories.
Mint.
Post Offices.
Telegraphs.
Provincial Services.
Forests.
Customs.
Land Revenue
Buildin gs.
8. Public Works.
I.—Civil Buildings.
Imperial Services.
Salt.
Excise Buildings.
The following major works were either in progress or completed during the year :■
The work of extending the pier at Mahul was completed (cost Rs. 16,021). Quarters f 0
the Daroga and his Aval Karkun with office at Juchandra in Bassein Taluka were complef 1
(cost Us. 3,861). Quarters for the Assistant Surgeon at Khar^ghoda estimated to cod
Rs. 4,626 were commenced. Quarters for the Sar-Karkun at Pen (cost Rs. 4,317) and for tb
Salt Daroga at Khachar (Pen), (cost Rs. 4,496)., were both completed. Quarters for karkun 6
of the Preventive Station (cost Rs. 4,453) and lines for peons (cost Rs. 3,816), both at Karani S
were also completed. Improvements to the Salt Works at Sanikatta (cost Rs. 10 013) '
progress in the previous year, were completed. The office and quarters for the establishment If
the Salt Department at Dilyar, commenced last year, were completed at a total cost of
Rs. 11,879. A new bund was constructed round the Salt Works at Maurypur at a cost of
Rs. 4,244.
. The new Magnetic Observatory Buildings at Alibag were commenced, and the expenditure
during the year was Rs. 1,04,340 against an estimate of Rs. 1,07,442.
The re-building of a portion of the compound wall of His Majesty's Mint at Bombay
estimated to cost Rs. 5,806, rendered necessary by the destruction of the sea wall in a storm
was commenced and nearly completed. J
A combined Post and Telegraph Office at Mdtherdn with Post Master’s quarters
commenced and completed (cost Rs. 11,581). A combined Post and Telegraph Office at Than!
with quarters for Post Master, estimated to cost Rs. 12,612, was in progress. The work of
providing quarters for 3 postal clerks and 2 runners, including certain minor alterations to
cost o£ E S °6 en ” 1 dmSS and rutlllers < l uarters - Steamer Point, Aden, was carried out at a
3^48Q T pl eg ?fi P hfi Offi r w at /! : 1 ?, edabad U Ritjk0fc and Poona were completed at costs of
39,489, Rs. 26 316 and Rs. 6/,632 respectivelv. Additional aceommnrkti™ woo
Pc a ^ ;.oT * -rwijKot ana Jroona were completed at costs of
Srrtpt 89, ^i ; 26 ’l + 1 # al f d ^' S U 6 t 632 res P eetlve, y- Additional accommodation was provided
Tn,lA -F S g l ^i Staf at t COSt Rs - 5)201 A new residential block V- ^ -
Indo-European Telegraph Department, Karachi, was completed at a cost of Rs. 33^423.
A bungalow .with out-houses for a Forest Officer at Dhulia, estimated to cost Rs 12 618
was m progress during the year. b Xl,s -
R* 0f a bran0 . ^ ast0m House at Prince’s Dock, Bombay, estimated to cost
was completed ^ 03 m FOgreSS ' A Custolns 0ffiee and residence at Sundo Bandar (cost Rs. 3,191)
Rs lt4i? r 0 The b onn ding ' f °% tl ii st °”f e . 1 of Su rvey Records at Tbana was completed (cost
w a ; completed Jeost Rs fiT^ Jal at Kaira infco the Collector's Treasury Office, ett
Wadgaon was provided Yt^a cosf of' rT 11 ^ aC y’ mraodatlotl f °r the Mamlatddr's Katcheri at
Villao>e Records Ponn i ? new ’ r eeord-room for the Taluka and
CffireetoY l uoffa ow ’at Swr 1 " & C ° St ° f h 8 ’ 7)982 ’ An add itioial bed-room in the
in the Dhiirwar District were conmlol-P,! a (‘ d at S,u gl?a o n (cost Rs. 38,445), both
District, estimated to cost Rs 16 056 r “u' ^f 1 at K ^ d « a in the Sdtara
Nagothna in the Kolaba District, estimated to^t it l/oTe 9 wa d '- MaMkari if Kateh eri at
during the year being Rs. 15 236 and tho nn-n^ f ’ c ’ ^ as . m P r ogress, the expenditure
at Alibdg in the Kofiba D stilt e^Yated to cost R? ll ASS1Stant ColleCt ° r ’ S ^gaiow
bungalow at Athni in the BSl XtriV^ 12,510, was commenced. The district
cost Rs. 6,032, was in progres! ThY KdrddrXTt n °T d “ ^ P revloas y ear and estimated to
was commenced, the YplXre b e iY R 10 “ the . Baste ™ ^ ra ^^rict
Additions and alterations to the Kfoddrafe at Si gamSt “ , estlmate o£ 31-082.
Rs. 5,787. Resident Magistrates' nuarter- J V rl Wei '® “mpleted at a cost of
commenced and nearly completed The totni a shdhro Math and Mirpnr Khas were
ro’oms at Karachi for ri-esSlenlntLan? Rs - A 1 ^- Record-
cost Rs. 18,646, were commenced and Draetieallv on r i S f r ^ nCu ^ ure ^ Sind, estimated to
Kandkot, which was commenced in the towrir, a mP f ° { ' l de Mukhtiarkar’s Kateheri at
buildings at a total cost of Rs. 27 580 A^ldif-Pm ' Vas . com pl e ted with its subsidiary
at Rohri (cost Rs. 3,159) were comnlted TV, “9 .^ eratl0 . QS to t]l e District Bungalow
Collectorate at Urkana, vd, the Collectoris Office w-H, U T dmgS “ , co A nneetlon with ^ h e ne w
to cost Rs. 1,21,236, the Collector’s buY a lnwT 0 vi t A T r aSUry r, and Acco ™t Offices, estimated
< 0 , a....
A warehouse with subsidiary buildino’s for - *
at a cost of Rs, 22,958. A distillery * 5 s be 8 f l 3, 'J as cons t™ted at Ahmednagar
completed. These form the last*two items of the ari “ es ( cost 6,717) at Kotri were
completed at a total cost of Rs, 77,122. “ “ 1 O l eot) es t 1 B a a ted to cost Rs. 89,706, and