'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [‎86v] (60/112)

Chap. IV. 36 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [1903.190!
PRODUCTION
DISTRIBUTION. 5.—ADVANCES TO CULTIVATORS.
The advances made under the Land Improvement Loans Act and the Agriculturalri^
Loans Act in each of the districts of the 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. during the past two years are shown
following statement:—
1902-03.
1903-04.
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Districts.
For purchase
of seed and
cattle. Act
XII of 1384.
For permanent
improvement,
Act XIX of
1883.
For purchase
of seed and
cattie. Act XII
of 1884.
For permanent
improvement.
Act XIX of
1883.
Ahmedabad ...
Bs.
5,59,370
Bs.
68,240
Ks.
28,683
B,s.
16,432
Kaira
1,87,924
22,760
26,192
9,647
Panch Mahals
...
41,896
6,400
38,796
3,643
Broach ...
2,06,674
2,164
24,170
2,015
Surat
86,071
16,700
9,850
17,605
Th&na ...
18,291
13,212
19,572
12,313
N4sik ...
...
1,54,735
36,203
20,534
10,693
Khandesh
2,81,492
29,775
38,882
15,202
Ahmednagar ...
• ••
3,93,660
41,225
43.587
7,406
Poona ...
• • •
1,81,843
90,955
27,388
20,897
Sholapur
1,89,971
20,240
49,812
3,735
S&t4ra
• • •
• • •
18,003
48,574
15,508
35,800
Belgaum '...
Dharwar
• • •
81,525
60,446
17,597
22,101
• e
• • •
35,081
1,04,480
14,594
1,05,409
Bijapur
Batnagiri
• •
• • e
4,19,986
1,91,896
13,370
1,61,374
• • *
7,988
3,575
4,277
1,700
Kanara
»* *
12,161
3,428
20,105
7,165
Kolaba ...
• • •
• • •
4,658
4,705
6,183
2,496
Karachi
• ,
• • •
60,750
38,115
21,273
7,100
Hyderabad ...
##
• • .
1,10,905
80,500
1,29,691
53,030
48,435
Sukkur
• •
...
20,778
48,464
99,133
Thar and PArkar
• •
• ••
52,819
8,400
35,530
23,513
5,550
Upper Sind Frontier
LArkana ...
...
8,420
15,170
43,075
• •
• ••
44,267
88,039
72,779
1,19,496
Total
31,79,268
11,35,253
6,53,329
7,78,412
It will be seen from the above table that with very few and unimportant exceptions, tin
advances under both Acts decreased very considerably in all districts. The total decrease uniei
the Agriculturists’ Loans Act was Its. 25,25,939 and under the Land Improvements Loans Adi
Rs. 3,56,841. The favourable rainfall is, of course, the reason for the decrease under both Acts,
The only other interesting point is the small increase in some of northern Sind Districts when
the partial introduction of the Dekkhan Agriculturists’ Relief Act frightened the money-lendeii
and drove the rayats to apply for Government help.
6.—Agricultural Stock.
Number of
observatories.
Character of work.
General.
The return is a quinquennial one and no fresh figures are available since those of 1901-19(12,
7.— Horse-breeding.
At the beginning of the year there-.were 46 stallions on the registers of the Civil Veterinaij
Department, but from May 1st all the stallions in the selected districts, i. e., Poona d
Ahmednagar, were handed over to the Army Remount Department. Thus at the end of tit
year there were only 13 stallions under the control of the Department. The average numb I
during the year was 11 and they covered 284 mares or an average 25*65 each. No mares wen
branded during the year and the system of branding has since been abolished. The percent#
of mares that foaled increased from 31*99 to 37-85. Twenty-five colts were castrated by tit I
Veterinary graduates in the non-selected districts of the 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. . A horse-show was hi
at Ahmedabad for the first time after a lapse of 11 years. The animals exhibited numbered
293 and the show Was pronounced a success. In Sind there were no stallions maintainedh !
breeding purposes by any public body. The Hyderabad Local Board maintained one bull whicl|
covered 17 cows during the year. Forty-nine colts were castrated by the various Veterinary
graduates in Sind.
2. Weather and Crops.
1. Meteorological Department oe Western India.
There were 11 second class and 18 third class stations as in the previous year.
Observations wnre continuous at all observatories save for thirteen days at Poona and two
days at Belgaum. There were small interruptions at other observatories owino- to particular
instruments being out Oi. order. The usual daily weather report and chart continued to b
published. Three new reporting stations were added during the year, making a total of ^
xtracts from the logs of vessels that touched at the port of Bombay were taken as usual 0
the instruments on board carefully compared.
JN OTE ON THE WEATHER IN 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. IN 1903-1904.
• i m °^ ?^ ce ^ e features of the weather were (1) a sharp cyclonic storm in t
neighbourhood of Bombay towards the end of May, (2) the late setting in of the souths
monsoon, (3) the scanty rainfall m Gujarat in June and the first half of July.
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