'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎140v] (56/116)

Chap. III.
FBOTEGTIOIT.
Fire-brigade.
Public Health,
Licenses.
Markets.
Education^
General.
Income,
Expenditure,
Important works.
Debt,
Progress of schemes.
32 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
14. Property to the estimated value of Rs. 22,11,462, including a mill valued
Rs. 13,00,000, was destroyed by fire. There were 103 calls,, of fire, 15 of which were f/
alarms. The water-supply at fires was satisfactory.
15. The total mortality for the year, exclusive of still-born, was 42,678 or 7,837 l
than last year. Deaths from plague declined by 7,250. The mortality from smalu!
decreased by 568, but an epidemic of cholera, which was soon cheeked, caused 219 deaV
Births registered numbered 19,556. The tea municipal dispensaries dealt with 89,377 cases." S '
16. License fee receipts amounted to Rs, 75,149 as against 73,830 during the preceding
year, the number of licenses issued being 6,576 against 6,474,
17. The total revenue from markets and slaughter-houses aggregated Rs, 4,49,512 against
Rs. 4,55,419 in the preceding year. The quantity of unwholesome food destroyed 3 Wa3
122,080 lbs. as against 131,574 lbs. last year.
18. The number of municipal schools at the close of the year was 91 against 86 and tiis
number of pupils 7,530 against 7,115 during the previous year. The number of aided schools
was 103 with 9,131 pupils against 94 with 8,449 pupils last year. Tho total amount of
grant-in-aid paid was Rs. 28,193 against Rs. 23,863 in 1903-04.
2.— District Municipalities.
1. The number of Municipalities; 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. and Sind was 163, of which 14 We?a
City Municipalities and 4 temporary. The Mithi Municipality in Sind and the Prakash
Municipality in the Central Division, were abolished during the year. The Bassein Municipality
continued under suspension. The number of councillors was 2,228, of whom 884 were elected
and 1,169 nominated. Forty-one Municipalities were entirely composed of nominated members.
2. The aggregate income of all District Municipalities rose from Rs. 57,70,403 to
Rs. 66,81,737. In the Northern Division the increase, which amounted to Rs. 88,224, was duo
to a general rise in receipts under Municipal rates and taxes, Municipal property and powers
apart from taxation, grants and contributions, and extraordinary and debt. The Ahmedabad
Municipality took up in the open market a loan of Rs. 2,80,009 to meet the capital outlay oa
drainage works and withdrew Rs. 1,90,000 from the Savings Bank. Receipts from taxatioa
were larger chiefly under the heads of octroi, tolls, water-rate, conservancy and pilgrim tax. In
the Central Division the increase, which amounted to Rs. 19,081, was due chiefly to improvement
in the receipts from octroi and water-rates and to larger educational grants from Government
In the Southern Division the increase of Rs. 53,218 occurs under all heads and is shared in by
all the districts except Ratnagiri. The difference is mainly due to realisation of arrears of
house-tax and water-rate. In Sind the increase of Rs. 5,46,217 was chiefly due to enhancement
of octroi rates in the principal Munieipualities, increased imports of articles liable to octroi duty,
sale of land, bandar fees and extraordinary and debt receipts. Incidence of taxation varied
from Rs. 6-2-5 per head in Karachi to Re. 0-3-2 in Rdver in Khandesh District, while U
of income varied from Rs. 7-11-7 in Karachi to Re. 0-5-11 at Raver.
3. The aggregate expenditure amounted to Rs. 77,78,023, an increase of Rs. 9,91,234 over
the figures of last year. The increase in the Central Division which amounted to Rs. 34,200 was
due^ to increased expenditure^ under General Administration and Collection charges, Public
Health and Convenience, Public Instruction and Miscellaneous. In the Northern Division tbs
increase of Rs. 81,879 came chiefly under the heads Collection of Taxes, Police, Conservancy,
Water-supply, Roads and Public Instruction. In the Southern Division the increase of Rs. 60,925
was chiefly due to increase of expenditure on education, Sind shows an increase of Rs. 5,06,429
due to an increase of octroi refunds and expenditure on water-supply and education.
4. The drainage scheme at Ahmedabad is approaching completion. Kapadvvanj has under*
taken the construction of a bridge over the Mohar river while Surat is to rebuild on sanitary
principles that portion of the town known as Golwad recently destroyed by fire. Important
work in the Southern pi vision was chiefly concerned with water-supply. New dispensaries were
constructed at Karachi and Hyderabad.
5. The total liabilities of the Municipalities on account of loans stood at Rs. 48 , 52,102 at
the end of the year. During the year the Northern and Southern Division and Sind Munici*
padries paid oJf debts to the amount of Rs. 1,62,625. Ahmedabad raised a fresh loan of
Rs. 2,80,000. A plague loan of Rs. 2,69,661 was guaranteed by Government to the Poom
Municipality. The Kardchi Municipality received instalments amounting to Rs. 2,71p0,
being part of a loan of Rs. 5,13,000 which it has been allowed to raise in the open market*
The aggregate closing balance of all Municipalities stood at Rs. 24,55,768.
3.—Bombay Improvement Trust.
, r _^* year under report more satisfactory progress was made with the operations of
the Trust than in. any year since its constitution. The total capital expenditure
Rs. 05, 7,105 of which Rs. 51,95,002 were expended on the acquisition of 383 properties.
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