'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎147v] (70/116)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. IV.
46
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
The Steam Boiler Inspection Act.
^1905*3
Number of boilers
and inspections.
Offences.
Examinations.
Financial results.
Miscellenaous.
General.
General.
General imports.
1.
Boiler Commission,
The number of boilers on the register 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. including- ^
was 2,560, an increase of 118 on the figures of the previous year. Regular inspect; ^
1,051 as against 1,541 last year and casual visits 661 against 851. One hlT
inspected at Mhow. The percentage of boilers not inspected was 37-7.
. 2 - The Boiler Commission held ten sittings during the year, of which sixrel t A
against reduction of pressure by Inspectors. In three of these cases the to
VlTf f h O w'lirxoi/'wi ,c_„ ..-x i. „ pi ensure was r
by the Commission. Four meetings were held for the consideration of various tech^i 1
3. Six irregularities were detected during the year. In one of these the re<m
were prosecuted and fined Rs. 10. In one case pending from last year, the accused lb 6 p
and fined Rs. 25. Three cases of the presentation of forged and false certificates
the year, but prosecutions were not undertaken owing to the improbability of success^^
4. Four examinations were held at Bombay, four at Karachi and three at A A
610 candidates appeared, of whom 335 were successful. mQn ‘
hi all
u „ 5 . , ^ eeei P‘ s increased from Rs. 54,826 to Rs. 57,374, and expenditure from B.
TJ S ‘ 1 t-'-ln' J D a !' 8: . e nn nerease ln ex P e n<3itni-e is due to the provision of buildin '
Ks. 15,oo9 and Rs. 1,407 on account of a pension payment.
6. Sanction was obtained to the permanent localisation of an Inspector in
appointment of a fifth Inspector. The general question of eccentric flued boilers
by the Boiler Commission and a definite ruling given by them.
l £ s a cost d
7. Trade.
For details the Annual Trade 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. , Sind and Aden for inniio™
under XXX.—Foreign Trade and Shipping-appended to the Financial and Commercial StatisticsofEn^if 1
(1) 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. PROPER.
fortberc
in t 1 ' ’o
#s, i coal
J ewe
sioffefl an
«Whites
in the case
having^ 1
in silk pec
hkhs.
Rs. HVct
years. Ti
tors to }
decrease ir
There was
2. Z
Indian me:
d the toti
to the Per
mnnication
Rs 1 53 73 33 Ifs nP+P d [ ‘h® Pr 1 0sl<ency lncl ' e;is ed m value by Rs. 186 M
. , 3,73,83,818 Of this advance by far the largest share is contributed bv"
which has expanded by Rs. 124 ISkhs to Rs. 1,35,47,09,041. The increase is cTnfinlT ‘. 1'
to coasting trade”, a decrease of 51 Hkhs being recorded in “ foreign trade « r
sactions ha,vp arlrfin^nd kxr el gn trade . Governineiii
rf Re: n*P f-u poroj Dombay, the subordmate ports sharing only to
t l7 r’P' .° £ ‘ he , e ? ast ing ^ade 80 percent, appertained to the chief uort
of the subordmate ports being valued at Rs. 6,17,29,206. 1 P ’
Chief Port— Bombay.
ports^owfUTrnm-eat'^^ cel t rJI-^ ^ ° 0UntrieS “ dwit,1 “ l
coasting trade. For the first time in the 1 f' ^ crores » advance being recorded only in m
of the foreign trade of the ,, r ,,.+ * 1 , j as£ lve years there was a check in the expaii
were on a krgS scale ^hanf’tv, CTeaSe amountia g to 51 Idkhs. Movements of tr«
An advance of 3-07 crores in ; U tt ®y revlous year, imports exceeding exports by Rs. 141 crow,
erores in exports of Indian “P 01 ' 1,8 wa f ™°p? than counterbalanced by a decrease of ill
The total import trade evee oi B,S- 7 ldkh3 in re-exports of foreign merchanla
was a larce advauke in e e ® t0 ‘ aI e W J OTl i trade by 3-05 crores. In coasting trade fa
favour of the former amounting toTdScroret ^ a Sma11 de ° reaSe “ imp ° rtSj ^
.. W —Foreign Trade,
regards merchaudRe^imunr^ 8 °tl tre ^ u J' e amounted to 21*5 and 7 3 crores respectively. Is
as against 2,991-70 Irfkh fc •' 1U fu r a he J ads ' exeludm g treasure, amounted to 3,21)8-77]*
4,412-14 Mkhs. The l;,,-™ ■ the P /| C ^. 1Ilg ' yea r- . Ex ports decreased from 4,876-52 Mkasf
advance of Rs 2-10 cmrp^ ^ ^' n crores ™ imports of merchandise was largely due to si
Rs. 44 Mkhs but IsTatt ^ Pf S and Texti,e fabrics ”. “ Food-stuffs ” showfn 'mmi
the trade. The real inert ,! hlgher pr L Ces than to an increase in the volume ol
imports of which advanced 6 The most marked increase wa8i “ s "Ji
under all heads exopnf ^t- Ialills to J 93 crores. Minor increases were recoil
showed an advance of 2]° f es P e °i a Ry beer, chiefly from the United Kingdom)
a decline of Rs 28 laklL t ” ^- eta i s anc l Manufactures of Metalsthere
range of prices and nofto Th ® -as due however to 3 I»-
msftii
The decline
effect of a
shipments c
showed a f
from 14,70.
showed a la:
much large
exports of o
the first cas
to Rs. 6,9'
remarkable
increase in
amounted i
factored Ar
exported b
large demai
competition
year. Moi
of over Rs
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , hot ■
account he
3. C
under repr
fell by ovi
sports ti
enjoyed i.
European
Belgium^'
(^'12 pe? e
. A
^proved f;
Asia!
unpre
whil
declined j b
sports 0 f
s jderable
tlle trade
la,
to
leased ft