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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [122r] (19/116)
The record is made up of 1 item (58 folios). It was created in 1905. 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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19C4-1905J
SUMMARY,
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ant system
the coi#
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1903-04 tct
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There was an increase of more than 11
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in Salt Revenue. ImpcriaL
This was partly due to the reduction of duty which led to increased sales and
partly to the fact that sales in the preceding year were shorter than usual owing
the destruction of large quantities of salt in a cyclone. Other important
increases were Ilf
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in Excise, 18f
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in Customs Revenue, 1J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Eorest, and over 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Tributes. A decrease of over one
crore
Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees).
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in Land Revenue is due to last year’s figures having been inflated
by large recoveries of outstanding dues. The diminished demand for Malwa
opium in China caused a decrease of nearly 18|
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in Opium receipts.
The saving in Imperial expenditure was for the most part due to the absence
of those refunds on duty-fed sugar which had necessitated considerable pay
ments in the previous yearjand to reduced expenditure under ^Political” in
Kathiawar and Aden. Expenditure under other heads show r ed slight variations
'either of increase or decrease hut not to any great extent. As the profit on
silver coinage at the Mint is not now T credited as revenue the figures both of
Revenue and expenditure which formerly helped to swell the volume of Imperial
accounts now 7 find no place in the respective totals.
Provincial revenue increased by 49
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
of which 48
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Provincial.
Land Revenue were due to larger contributions from Imperial revenues. The
other most prominent increases w^ere one of 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Excise, 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under
Stamps and 1^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under Forests. Receipts on account of interest on Provincial
Loans and Miscellaneous receipts showed a slight decline. Although Provincial
expenditure on the w r hole increased by nearly 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
there were con
siderable variations in the expenditure under different heads. Heavy recoveries in ^
1903-04 of takavi advanced in connection with the famine caused a decrease of
nearly 9
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in Miscellaneous expenditure, but against this have to beset off an
increased expenditure of more than 5^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
for the destruction of locusts and
of 8
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on Education. Increased expenditure of more than 1
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
was
incurred in connection with C£ Superannuation ” allowances, increased salaries to
officers of the Indian Medical Service, and charges on account of Law and
Justice, chiefly in the matter of salaries. The only prominent decrease other
than “ Miscellaneous ” w r as one of about 1
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
representing a pay
ment made last year in connection with Delhi
Darbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
charges.
50. Gold bullion to the extent of more than 50
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
more than in the pre- Mint,
vious year was tendered by the public in exchange for
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. Roughly 6f crores
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
were struck on Government account and for the Native States of Sirohi,
Dungarpur, and Bansvara. The conversion of the Sirohi currency was completed
during the year, but the conversion scheme for the two latter States proved
abortive. Nearly 240
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of bar silver was received on aoeount of the Ingot
reserve which Government has decided to maintain. Over 2 million Straits
Settlements dollars w^ere coined on behalf of the Colonial Secretary, Singapore.
51. In continuation of last year’s activity there was a further increase of 77 Currency:
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the average monthly net circulation of notes. The circulation of notes
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.
Circl
of higher denominations, which to a large extent is an index of the course and
volume of trade, was higher in both number and value for the greater part of
the year than the corresponding circulation of the previous year. There seems
to be a distinct tendency to the wfider use of the Rs. 5 note at the expense of the
Rs. 10 note. Issues of small silver coin fell by over 50
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and issues of gold
coin by about 88 Mkhs. Some new forgeries came to light during the year.
Although the value of notes in circulation decreased by nearly 75
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, Karachi Circle,
there was an increase of over 12,000 in the issue of notes of all kinds. The
value of Eoreign notes encashed increased by 22
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
,
52. The land revenue demand, w T hich was some 28
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
less than that of the LsuM Revenue
previous year, amounted to Rs. 4510,07,849, Collections, which amounted to
b 780 — 4 s
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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 1904-05. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1905.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 116-124). Part II comprises chapters I-IX (ff 69-112).
PART II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 125-132), 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 132-135), 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 135-142), 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; 13 Co-operative Credit Societies
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 142-159), 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 159-165), consisting of: 1. Financial Review, 1904-05; 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 166-167), 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 168-169), consisting of: 1. Education; 2. Literature and the Press; 3. Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 170)
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 170), 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 115. 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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