'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [‎100v] (88/112)

BOMBAY ADMINISTKATION REPOET.
[1903-190^
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Chap. IV.
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PBODOCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Special repairs.
Maintenance and
repairs.
Deposits—Excluded
Local Fund, repairs.
General Remarks,
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Raising and strengthening the Magsi Bund from
mile 42-2 to 44-5 ••• •••
Removing part of rear of the existing Bund (Nange-
shah) at mile 23, village Karani
Raising and strengthening the Nangeshah Bund,
mile 18-1 to 23 ... •••
Karachi Canals —
Raising and strengthening the Mulchand-Shah-
bandar Bund, Rajwah to Gungri
Raising and strengthening the Panah-Baghar
Bund, from miles 5 to 7 ... •••
Raising and strengthening the Kokawari Bund ...
p) 0t Go. Mulchand-Shahbandar
Bund, from mile 0 to 3-2 ... . ...
Raising and strengthening Baghar-TJchito Bund,
miles 12-7 to 15-6 ... ... ... 10,000
Raising and strengthening Mulchand-Shahbandar
Bund, Rajwah to Gungri, from miles 31-1 to 32-0
and 38-1 to 39-1 ... ••• 7,647
These and some other small works of the nature of Extensions and Improvements were
in progress during the year.
The following estimates were sanctioned for loops under the head f Special Repairs'
Karachi Canals-—
Constructing a loop at mile 18-0 of the Baghar- Rs.
Uchito Bund ... ... ••• 370
Northern Hyderabad Canals —
Constructing a loop behind the Naulakhi-Bhorti
Bund in miles 4-2 to 6-2 ••• ... 21,660
The total expenditure under this head on the several works under the direct control
of the Commission was Rs. 3,252, of which Rs. 1,170 was expended on River Gauge
Establishment at Sukkur, Kotri and Jerruck.
The usual snagging tour was undertaken by the Deputy Conservator and Registrar
and in all 27 snags and some small trees were removed, the greater number being removed
by capstan and engine power and the rest blown up by dynamite. Several snags were
removed from the mouth of the Uchito. This continued removal of the snags and obstruc
tions from the bar at the mouth of this branch is effecting a gradual, though certain,
improvement in the flow of a channel which, without such care, would possibly have nearly
silted up ; already indeed cultivators have suffered considerably from shortness of th
supply carried by this channel.
The following is a summary of the expenditure of the year :—
Rs.
... 18,266
3,252
... 25,604
2,692
49,814
Rs.
2,245
9,600
11,845
Total ... 61,659
Though the river was fairly high, there was no great erosion necessitating the
construction of large loops and there was but little difficulty in maintaining the existing
canal mouths. The grants made during the year were, therefore, chiefly for the purpose of
bringing existing Bunds to the full height and section required.
The usual surveys of reaches of the river, where erosion is active, were made; the study
of these surveys has, in several cases, led to the abandonment or postponement of loop
bunds which had been proposed, and iu this way Government have been saved from very
considerable expenditure.
This report would be incomplete without an expression of deep regret for the death
of the late Secretary to the Commission, Mr. E. F. Dawson, which occurred in April last.
To Mr, Dawsou is due the present organisation of the Commission.
W orks
Repairs
Establishment
Tools and Plant
Deposits—Contribution, Excluded Local Fund—
Repairs
Establishment ... ...
Rp.
9,129
1,434
6,637
9,148
7,973
7,889
8,436
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