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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [74v] (36/112)
The record is made up of 1 item (56 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.
Tributary States.
Southern Mardtha
States,
Kevonue and
Finance.
Genera 1 ,
Chief Events.
Season and Crops,
Legislation,
Police,
Criminal Justice,
Prisons,
Civil Justice,
Registration.
F orests.
Public Works.
Municipalities.
Revenue and
Finance.
Mines.
Vital Statistics,
Medical Relief.
Education.
12 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [1903-1904
16. The total gross receipts of the Kolhapur State proper rose from Rs. 35,10,856 to
Rs. 43,91,446. The net receipts and expenditure however were Rs. 18,53,765 and
Rs. 16,18,144 against Rs. 19,28,852 and Rs. 17,62,246.
2.—OTHER SOUTHERN MAHRATTA COUNTRY STATES.
1. The Southern Mahrdtta Country embraces the following eight States
Area in square
miles.
Population.
Tribute to
British Govern
ment.
Rs.
Sangli
1,083
226,128
1,35,000
Miraj Senior
339
81,467
12,557
Miraj Junior
• « .
, ,. ...
210
35,806
6,412
Kurundwad Senior
* ft * ft••
185
42,474
} 9,618
Kurundwad Junior
• • •
k «. ...
114
34,003
Jamkhandi
• • •
• ft*
524
105,357
20,840
Mudhol
•«ft
t >99 * • -
y 361
63,001
2,671
Ramdurg
9 «ft * • »
169
87,848
Nil
Total ...
2,985
626,084
1,87,098
Gross Re Venn,
Rs.
15.82,10/'
3,349
.,3,88,76?
1,95,368
. 1,78,054
13,61,296
3,33,447
1,91,681
45,84,069
Sangli and Miraj Junior are under direct Government management. The other States are
managed by their respective Chiefs.
2. The Chief of Kurundwad Senior was appointed to be an Additional Member of the
Legislative Council of His Excellency the Governor and the Chiefs of Jamkhandi and Mudhol
were invested with full powers of administration during the year.
3. The rainfall was seasonable and crops, especially cotton, were good.
4. The Currency Notes Forgery Act (No. XII of 1899) was introduced in Jamkhandi and
Ramdurg.
police force numbered 1,469 as against 1,543 in the previous year and cost
Rs. 1,95,586 as against Rs. 1,94,724. Crime showed a fairly general decrease. The number
of accused sent for trial was 800 as compared with 1,166 in 1902-03, and the percentage of
persons convicted rose from 44 to 51 per cent. Stolen property was valued at Rs. 79,612 and
of this 51*7 per cent, was recovered.
6.. Phe Magistracy dealt with 2,487 persons, of whom 586 were convicted. There were
126 criminal appeals, all but 7 of which were disposed of.
m r ^'^ e num ^ er °f prisons was 27 and of persons confined 777 against 928 in the previous
year. The cost slightly decreased to Rs. 22,908.
f c °R r ts decided 4,815 suits out of a total of 5,896 and reduced the arrears
10 m 1,148 to 1,081, 484 appeals were disposed of and the arrears reduced from 312 to 165.
. 9 * documents registered numbered 4,950 against 6,339 in 1902-1903 and fees Rs. 21 ; 555
against Rs. 22,064.
Rs l\^042^ e ^ orest area was unc ^ a Rged. Income rose to Rs. 23,876 and expenditure to
11. The total outlay on public works rose from Rs. 1,68,789 to Rs. 2,21,534.
i-n • Municipalities numbered 31. Their aggregate income improved to Rs. 1,12,230 and
their expenditure declmed sdightiy to Rs. 98,365, leaving a surplus of Rs. 13,865 instead of tbe
deficit of Rs. 12,504 of 1902-1903.
R dcfi i § ,ross . re JTJ ue pc 86 from Rs. 34J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to Rs. 45x
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. The closing balance was
Rs. oJ
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
as against Rs. 33
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in 1902-1903,
been Wanted 6 ^ ari ^ m ^ ne ^ as begun work. A license to prospect for manganese ore has
3?<m 5 ;n +l ) r r k g year W - ere 16 ’ 5 ? 0 birtlls and 38 > 241 deaf's as against 16.347 d
mortal if v f. nif 10 '] 10 ? year ’or; m erease in deaths is more than accounted for by plague.
14,481 a y s agXJ 16%T ’ “ against 1S ' 491 “ i 902 ' 1903 - Vaccinations nu m W
than thp Were 23 dfPensaries with a total attendance of 179,845 or nearly 20,000 less
t e previous year, lire cost rncreased from Rs. 49,755 to Rs. 55,137.
and thLo S ?fk n mT b fi°m oko 1 ! ^ fr ° m 250 to 247 > the attendance from 10,962 to 10,205,
^ • , ,952 to Rs. 99,301. There were 28 libraries and 3 reading-rooms.
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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 1903-04. 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 60-68). Part II comprises chapters I-IX (ff 69-112).
PART II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 69-75), consisting of: I. North Gujarát; II. South Gujarát; III. North Konkan; IV. South Konkan; V. The Deccan; VI. Southern Mahratta Country States; VII. Sind [Sindh]; VIII. Aden
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 76-78), 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 79-84), consisting of: 1. Course of Legislation; 2. Police; 3. Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes; 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 85-101), 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 102-107), consisting of: 1. Financial Review, 1903-1904; 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 108-109), consisting of: 1. Births and Deaths; 2. Emigration and Immigration; 3. Medical Relief; 4. Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; 5. Sanitation; 6. Vaccination; 7. Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 110-111), consisting of: 1. Education; 2. Literature and the Press; 3. Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 112)
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 112), 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 59. 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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