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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [84v] (56/112)
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1903-1904,
Chap. III.
PROTECTION.
Works.
Finance and works.
Conservancy.
Course of fete river.
Shipping.
Finance*
Offences.
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confidently anticipated, will steadily continue to increase in volume. Expenditure i
Rs 12 79,754, leaving a surplus of Rs. 6,79,527, from which Rs. 33,636 were expended on
revenue capital works and Rs. 73,591 in liquidation of capital debt. A new loan of R s . 4 |
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2 The early rush o£ exports somewhat delayed the constructive work, hut the sidirig s
crossings and other accessories were obtained from Europe and deposited afc the. site of thj
work. Dredging operations show an increase of 46,265 tons in the amount of material removed,
while the costT slightly decreased. The village of Keam^ri was completed and fully occupied
and the need for further accommodation for labourers has already been made manifest.
5.—Aden Port Trust.
The trade of the Port of Aden increased by 90
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
during the year and this caused
a rise in the receipts of the Aden Port Trust of Rs. 77,794 to Rs. 4,65,638. The expenditure
rose by Rs. 16,311 to Rs. 3,77,804. The result was a surplus of Rs. 87,834 against one of
Rs. 26,351 in 1902-1903. Dredging operations were continued. 297,000 tons of spoil were
lifted and deposited at an average cost of 5*3 annas per ton against 477,000 tons at an average
cost of 2*74 annas in the previous year. Merchant vessels entering the port increased by
124 to 1,369 in number. The cost of new works and improvements carried out during the year
was Rs. 47,353.
g.—I ndus Conservancy Department.
1. Snagging operations extended as usual from Kashmor to Keti Bandar. Twenty-seven
snags and some small trees were removed from the river. Besides this a considerable number
of trees and snags were removed from the mouth of the Uchito.
2. No changes of great importance took place in the course of the river during the year.
3. The number and manndage of boats registered increased to 3,489 and 763,146
respectively. The actual river-borne traffic between Sind and the Punjab, however, decreased
from 1,422,598 to 986,804 mannds.
4. The receipts during the year were Rs. 17,012 against Rs. 16,712 in 1902-03. Tbe
expenditure decreased by Rs. 11,653 to Rs. 23,787, the decrease being due to the fact that
during 1902-1903 Rs. 13,000 were spent on purchasing the S. S. “Fatteh Mubarak.”
5. Five eases of offences against the conservancy rules were tried, four of which resulted
in convictions*
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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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