'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎142r] (59/116)

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1904'1905.] CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETIES. 35
5.—Aden Port Trust.
1. Receipts totalled Rs. 4,55,798 and expenditure Rs. 4,46,747, as against Rs. 4,65,638
and Rs. 3,61,804 in 1903-04.
2. Dredging operations, which cost Rs. 1,93,077 as against Rs. 95,430 last year,
resulted in the removal of 476,000 tons of spoil as compared with £97,000 tons.
3. The number of square-rigged vessels which entered the Port was 1,916 against 1,657
in the previous year. The net registered tonnage of merchant vessels was 2,847,619 against
2,812,997.
6.—Indus Conservancy Department.
1. Snagging operations extended from Kashmor to Keti Bandar. Seventeen snags, two
small trees and one country boat were removed.
2. During the year there was “ a cut-off^ in the river near Bhatar by which its length
has been lessened by several miles.
3. During the year 3,502 boats with a maundage of* 770,289 were registered as against
3,489 boats with a maundage of 763,146 in 1903-04. The river-borne traffic between Sind and
the Punjab increased from 986,804 maunds to 1,761,429. The increase is attributed to the
inability of the Railway to cope with the heavy goods traffic consequent on an unusually
sood harvest,
4. The total receipts for the year amounted to Rs. 16,893 as compared with Rs. 17,012
in the preceding year. The expenditure also decreased from Rs. 23,788 to Rs. 19,693, chiefly due
to the savings on repairs to the steamer (i Fateh Mubarik• , '^
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5. Nine prosecutions for offences under Act I of 1863 were instituted during the year, of
which six resulted in convictions.
13. Co-operative Credit Societies.
A Registrar of Co-operative Societies having been appointed the preliminary work of
organisation was set on foot during the year. Rules were drafted and model by-laws drawn up
for the guidance of pioneer societies, and translated into the principal vernacular languages of
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. . The Registrar visited various towns and villages in Dhdrwdr, Ahmedabad,
Poona, Khandesh and Satara and explained the objects of the societies to interested
■gatherings. Ahmedabad, Kaira, Ahmednagar, Poona, Dharwar and Sholdpur had been selected
for experimental measures, but the conditions of the season proved unfavourable to the establish
ment of societies except in Dharwar and parts of Ahmednagar. It was not found possible
to register any societies during the year, bub the organisation work was practically completed for
several which have since been registered. Twelve rural societies have now been registered.
The formation of urban societies was discussed with various people and at various places.
Such societies will probably be established in Bombay, Hubli and Nandurbar very shortly.
The advantages of Co-operative Credit appeared to be generally realised by the villagers, but
their natural disinclination for experiment makes progress somewhat slow. The success of the
societies now established would however give a great impetus to the movement.
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- PROTECTION.
Receipt and
expenditure.
Dredging.
Slapping.
Conservancy.
Course of the river.
Shipping.
Finance.
Offences,
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Rural societies.