'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎119v] (14/116)

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BOMB A. Y ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
District
Municipalities.
Bombay
Improvement
Trust,
Yolnnteering*.
Marine.
Port Trusts:
Bombay,
Karachi and
Aden,
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expansion of the revenue, the income realised during the year exceeding ^
estimates by nearly £ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . The actual increase over die income
the previous year was lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , and the permanent increase of revenue is estima|.
ed at about 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The actual expenditure of the year was Rs. 85,91,61^
and the actual income Es. 93,38,112. The water works portion amounting
to 12f lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of the proposed new loan of 37^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees having received Govern,
ment sanction, was raised during the year. Building operations proceeded
unabated activity, while considerable attention was paid to tbe inspection, inj.
provement and demolition of insanitary’houses. The public health v as mir ^
there was a diminution of /,250 in the number of deaths due to plague. Mo^
than Es. 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees were spent on the metalling of roads, and 528 trees were planted
along different roads in the City. A satisfactory increase is recorded both in
the number of schools, municipal and aided, and scholars.
28. Throughout 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. there was a general increase in municipal
income due partly to enhanced rates and taxes and partly to increased traffic in
goods on which octroi realisations depend. Aggregate expenditure increased ty
nearly 10 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , of which a fair proportion went towards the improvement of
education and on measures for the comfort and safety of the community. Tlie
wasteful effects of plague were not so pronounced, and the financial position
of most of the municipalities showed some improvement. At the close of
the year Municipal balances aggregated roughly 241 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , while
liabilities on account of loans amounted to 484 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees *
29. The year under report was one of pronounced progress in tbe opera*
tions of the Improvement Trust. The Coldba reclamation is now practically
ready for the commencement of building operations. Three additional schemes
for Police accommodation received the sanction of Government, while good
progress was made with the accommodation at Wodehouse Eoad and Nagpada,
The housing of people displaced by the operations of the Trust received its
earnest attention, as did the representations of the Municipal Commissioner in
respect of street schemes for the acoommodation of the working classes. Tire
development and maintenance of vested lands proceeded satisfactorily.
schemes denominated IY, Y and YI, providing for the expansion of the city at
Chowpati and Badar, were formulated. Nearly 52 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. were spent oa
the acquisition of properties, while acquired properties produced a revenue of
Es. 4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . A fresh loan of 50 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. was raised in September 1901,
and the year closed with a credit cash balance of almost 60 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
30. As usual camps of exercise were held by the various Yolunteer Corps
in 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. Proper and Sind. Government sanctioned a slight addition to
the strength of the E. B. & C. I. and G. I. P. Eailway Yolunteers.
31. Plague at Aden was responsible for a pronounced fall in the numbers
of both European and Native seamen engaged. At Bombay there was a lair
increase in the number of Native seamen engaged, the number of Europeans
remaining practically stationary. Desertions decreased considerably.
the financial position of the Bombay Shipping Office improved, that of the Aden
Office receded in sympathy with the curtailment of its activity.
32. The receipts of the Bombay and Karachi Port Trusts which amounted
to Es. 66 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and 29 J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , were the highest recorded for both ports. Aden
had a much less favourable year having had to face increased expenditure, while
receipts slightly diminished. Large exports of wheat were again the cause o
Karachksprosperity. A beginning was made with the new docks at EombWt
and allowing for mishaps satisfactory progress was made with the construction ^
of the. dams, A committee of experts was appointed during the year to acb is6
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