'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [129v] (34/116)
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Chap. I. 10 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION RETORT. [19(H.1 9o ,
POLITICAL.
Teieutary States, the payment of two instalments of succession Nazr^na (amounting to 1
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
) in theyg,
Sdvantvddi,Savaniir 1904 . 05 . The closing balance was Rs. 6,40,457. ^ r
Locaffunds. 9 13. Receipts and expenditure totalled Rs. 46,710 and Rs. 52,106 re spectively as agaiM
Rs. 47,184 and Rs. 54,044 last year.
Vital statistics. 14 . The numbers of births and deaths were 5,106 and 5,841 as against 5,775 and 5300
in 1903-04. Yaccinations numbered 5,115 as against 6,804 and were practically all successful
Medical relief. 15 . The number of institutions increased from 7 to 8. 28,058 patients were treats]
The increase of 1,620 is chiefly due to the work of the Travelling Hospital Assistant ^
malaria duty.
E iucation. jg. rpp e num p er 0 f schools fell from 119 to 116 and that of scholars from 5,627 to 5 565
chiefly owing to the closing of four vernacular schools. Income and expenditure amountJ
to Rs. 27,038 and Rs. 27,456.
3.—SAVANUR.
Ruling Chief—AMul Majidkkan Dilerjang Bahadur; Residence—-Dh&YW&Y; Caste—Path&n
Mahomedan ; Age —II years; minor, being educated at tbe Eajkumdr College, Rajkot; R a s
no male heir*
Area—70 square miles ; Population —18,446 ; Gross Revenue —Rs. 1,01,610 ; Principal Articles of
Production —Cotton, jowari, rice, wheat, betel-leaf and cocoanuts; Manufactures —Saris,
dhotars, etc.
General,
Reason and crops.
Revenue and
finance.
Public works.
Police and prisons.
Criminal justice.
Civil justice.
Registration.
Municipality.
Vital statistics and
medical relief.
Education.
1. During the minority of the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
the State is under the management of the Collector
of Dharwar as
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, with his senior Assistant as Assistant Political ! Agent. Tlie
chief event of the year was the marriage of the NawdlTs eldest sister with Say^d Imam Hyder
Bux, hereditary custodian of the Shah Alum Roza at Ahmedabad.
2. The rainfall during the year was 27*72 inches and was equal to the average. The
season was a fair one, the average outturn of crops varying from 10 to 4 annas for rice and
wheat respectively.
3. Receipts increased from Rs, 88,451 to Rs. 1,01,610, while expenditure also advanced
from Rs. 84,181 to Rs. 1,24,547. 'The closing balance was Rs. 3,24,630.
4. Expenditure on public works amounted to R-s. 17,156.
5. The Police numbered 46 and cost Rs. 6,522. Twenty persons were sent for trial by
the Police, of whom 9 were convicted. Eighteen offences remained undetected. The value of
property stolen during the year was Rs. 2,305 ; of which Rs. 1,308 were recovered. There were
20 prisoners in the Jail during the year.
6. The three courts dealt with 122 persons, of whom 11 were convicted and 105 acquitted
or discharged.
7. There were 97 suits for disposal, of which 53 were disposed of. The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
disposed of one appeal by confirming the lower Court’s decision.
8. Two hundred and twenty-four documents were presented, of which 223 were registered
against 201 last year.
9. The receipts and expenditure of the Savanur Municipality were respectively Rs. 5 ; 283
and Rs. 4,330. The closing balance was Rs. 1,815.
10. Births and deaths numbered 531 and 512, respectively, as against 508 and 1,257 last
year. Attacks of plague and deaths numbered 127 and 97 as against 964 and 784 last year,
Yaccinations numbered 505 as against 502. The Savanur dispensary treated 10,925 out-door
and 7 in-door patients at a cost of Rs. 1,431.
11. The number of schools remained at 11. The average daily attendance was 403outof
600 pupils on the rolls.
V.—THE DECCAN.
SATARA JAGHIRS.
Ruling Chiefs. Residence.
Parsbram Rao Pandit Amidh
Pratinidbi.
Mudhoji Rao Naik Phaltan
Nimbalkar.
Shankar Rao Chimnaji Bhor
Pandit Gandekar,
Pant Sacbiv.
Fatehsing Shaba ji Akalkot
alias Bapusaheb
Raje Bhosle.
Ramrao alias Aba Jatb
Sabeb Dapble.
Rani Bai Sabeb Dapkl^pur
Daphle.
Caste.
Age.
Deshasta
Brdhmin,
48
Hindu,
Kshatriya,
Hindu ...
67
Deshasta
Brahmin,
51
Hindu.
Maratha, Hindu ...
10J
Do.
• • •
19
Do.
76*
Where educated.
Heirs.
Privately ...
Has male heir.
Do. ...
Do.
Do. ...
Do.
Do.
Has no male
heirs.
R4jkumar College,
Rajkot.
Do.
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Mudhol.
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6 , There
Rs, 8,119, aga
7, Onto
appeals of whic
8 , Then
from Rs, 5,102
9, There
koine rose fr
Rs. 22,271,
10, The
11 , Birt
18,767 last yer
12 , The
10,813 to 12,2
13, The
pupils agains
preceding yea
1. The
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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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