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WILD ANIMALS AND VENOMOUS SNAKES,
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6. The aggregate value of property alleged to have been stolen increased from Bs. 2,89,376
to Bs. 3,23,948. The value of property recovered was Bs. 1,64,951, giving a percentage of
50*91 as against 55*65 in the preceding year.
7. Out of 2,898 cases received for identification, 531 persons were identified, the correspond
ing figures for last year being 2,857 and 474.
8. During the year, the Coroner held 324 inquests as compared with 313 last year. In
addition the Police disposed of 277 cases of simple accidental death, an increase of 53 over the
number in the preceding year. There were 100 cases of suicide.
9. The total number of licenses issued was 4,941 as against 4,241 last year. Petroleum
licenses increased from 847 to 1,297 and possession licenses for arms and ammunition from
485 to 514. Licenses under the Explosives Act fell from 226 to 221.
10. Sixteen thousand five hundred and ninety-three pilgrims left Bombay for the Hedjaz.
During the same period 14,722 pilgrims returned vid Bombay. Of this number, 746, who were
indigent, were sent to their homes at the expense of Government. Twenty foreigners of the
class of procurers were deported under the orders of Government.
Y.— Aden Police.
Chap. III.
PROTECTION"
Property stolen
and recovered.
Criminal
Identification
Department.
Inquests.
Arms, Explosives
and Petroleum Acts.
Pilgrims and
mendicants.
Information concerning the Aden Police has been given in Chapter I of this report.
YI.—Yagrants,
1. At the beginning of the year there were 24 vagrants in the work-house. Admissions Government Male
during the year numbered 90, making a total of 114. Of these 26 deserted, 16 were convicted, Work-house.
26 found employment, 9 were handed over to friends, 9 were discharged (having means), and
10 were deported. In all 101 were disposed of and 13 remained at the end of the year.
2. No inmates remained from the previous year. One woman was admitted during the Female Work-house,
year and discharged before its close. The total expenditure was Bs. 139-13-9.
3. The total cost to Government on account of the working of the Yagrancy Act was Expenditure.
Ks. 8,122 against Rs. 11,406 last year.
3. Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes-
For details see tables under XX.—Wild Animals and Snakes—appended to the Judicial and Administrative
Statistics of British India.
1. During the year 1904, 33 people were killed by wild animals and 1,129 by venomous
snakes, the figures for the previous year being 76 and 1,008 respectively. Of the deaths due to
wild animals ten were caused in Sind by crocodiles. Batnagiri with 166 deaths from snake-bite
again heads the list. The mortality amongst cattle due to wild animals and snakes increased
from 4,673 to 6,091. Hyderabad, Thar and Parkar, Ahmednagar and Kdnara were the most
affected districts.
2. Bs. 3,452 were paid as rewards for the destruction of 725 wild animals which included
53 tigers, 211 panthers and leopards, and 191 wolves. The figures for the previous year were
Bs. 2,535 and Rs. 399. 18,022 snakes were destroyed (7,025 in Ratnafgiri), and Rs. 152 paid
in rewards.
3. Six hundred and fifty-four licenses were granted, raising the total number in force to
4.973 for the purpose of destroying wild animals and protecting crops.
4. Chemical Analysis.
For details see the Annual Report of the Chemical Analyser to Government and tables under VIII.—Medico-legal
investigations—appended to the Judicial and Administrative Statistics of British India.
1. The number of analyses increased from 4,620 to 4,905, the chief increase being in
medico-legal examinations and in Customs and A'bkari, There were 204 cases of suspected
human poisoning as against 181 last year, and 93 of suspected cattle poisoning as against 88
in the previous year. In the former poison was actually detected in 91 cases or 44’6 per
cent., while in the latter poison was found in 51 cases of the 93 forwarded. In the majority
of the detected cases (38) arsenic was the poison used.
2. During the year 286 samples of water were analysed, 113 of which were classed as bad.
Analyses were also made of 416 samples of various articles from Government stores.^ Ihe
remainder of the work was made up of 2,390 analyses for the Customs and A'kbdri
Department and 118 miscellaneous analyses.
5. Criminal Justice.
For details the Annual Report on Criminal Justice and table under IV.—Criminal Justice—appended to the
Judicial and Administrative Statistics of British India.
1. The Revenue Districts of Broach and Bijapur, which were sub-divisions of Surat and const!
Sholapur Judicial Districts, were constituted separate Judicial Districts. tution of courts.