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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [23v] (45/137)
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Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Finance.
Education.
6 IOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [1907-1*08.
Tribtjtaet States. y Including arrears the total number of suits entertained was 9,040, of which 7,937 were
Cambay,Dharampur, 0 f leaving a balance of 2,103 at the close of the year.
Bdnsda and Sachin. 1 ^ ^ .
Civil j^tice. 8 There was n0 alteration in the number of dispensaries which is I 9 ; but the
Medical relief. ^ were 99)538 against ioe.MS in the last year. Expenses increased from Rs 28 177 to
Rs 34,857. The number of primary vaccinations and revaccmations totalled -0,86 1 , ari
increase of 598 over last year’s figure.
9 . The total receipts during the year amounted to Rs. 24,37,083 against Rs. ^8,27,043
in the year preceding and the expenditure to Rs. 22,24,294 against Rs. 27,81,664.
10. The number of schools was 175 during the current year, an increase °f °pe over the
last year’s figure, and the number of pupils on the roll rose from 8 , 2 o^ to 8,818. Rewa
Kantha Talukdari School has been transferred from Vajiria to Godhra.
6.—CAMBAY.
Ruling Chief—Bis Highness
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Jafar Ali Khan Hussein Yawar Khan Saheb Bahddur; CWe—Moghal
(Slna) ; Age —60 • Educated at Cambay ; Has no male issue.
Area —350 square miles ; Population (1901)— 75,225 ; dross Pevenue~‘Bs. 5,39,669 ; Tribute to British
Government —Rs. 21,924; Military Force—225', Principal Articles of Production—X owari, bajri,
kodra, rice, wheat, cotton, pulses, oil-seeds and tobacco ; Manufactures—Crttoxi. and silk cloths, carpets,
agate and cornelian stone articles.
1. Rainfall was sufficient in quantity but unseasonable.
2. The Police numbered 170 and cost Rs. 28,662. 270 persons were arrested and of
these 68*88 per cent, were convicted against 57-86 last year. The value of stolen property fell
from Rs. 4,809 to Rs. 4,043, and the percentage of recovery fell from 60*32 to 53-47.
3. 508 criminal cases came up for disposal against 424 in the previous year. Of 962
persons tried 372 were convicted. There were 23 appeals; the decisions of the Lower Courts
were confirmed in 14, reversed in 7, and amended in 2 .
4. The daily average of jail population was 21*39 against IS’27 last year, and the cost
Mas Rs. 2,499 against Rs. 2,796 last year.
5. The Civil Courts disposed of 1,074 out of 1,339 cases. The Appellate Courts heard
76 appeals and confirmed the decision of the Lower Court in 39 cases, amending it in 12 and
reversing it in 13. Three cases were sent back for retrial and 9 compromised.
6 . 710 documents were presented for registration against 552 in the previous year. The
registration fees rose from Rs. 3,606 to Rs. 5,611.
7. The total expenditure on Public Works was Rs. 53,547. The gross earnings of the
Cambay Railway amounted to Rs. 42,318.
8 . The total receipts and expenditure were Rs. 6,84,568 and Rs. 4,55,207 against
Rs. 6,12,519 and Rs. 3,68,430 respectively in the previous year.
9. The four Medical Institutions bad an average daily attendance of 387*7 against 375
last year. They cost the State Rs. 7,219.
10. The number of births was 2,162 or 28*22 per mille, and of deaths 2,023 or 27*07 per
mille against ratios per mille cf 26*49 and 35*91 respectively in the previous year.
11. The income of the Cambay Municipality was Rs. 11,763 and its expenditure was
Rs. 15,723. The deficit as usual was made up by the State.
12. The 33 schools in the State had an average attendance of 1,457*1 against 1 470*9 in
the previous year. The cost of education rose to Rs. 17,921 from Rs. 15,299.
II.—SOUTH GUJARAT.
L—DHARAMPUR, BA'NSDA AND SACHIN.
Where educated. Heirs.
Rainfall.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Prisons,
Civil Courts.
Registration.
Public Works.
Revenue and finance.
Medical relief.
Vital statistics.
Municipality.
Education*
Ruling Chief.
M&Mrana Sbri
Mob a n d e v j i
Naray&ndevji.
Mahar4val Shri
Pratapsin g h j i
Gulabsingbji.
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Sidi
Ibrahim Mu
hammad Yakub
Khan Muba-
zarat Dowla
Ndsrat JangBa-
Mdur, A.-D.-C.
Residence.
Caste.
Age.
Dharampur
.. Sisodia Rdjput.
45
Ednsda-
. Solanki Rajput ...
44
Sachin
. Suni Mahomedan.
21
RdjkumAr College, Has male heir.
Rdjkot.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
General,
Area—961 eqwre mUes; Population (1901)-161,342 , Gross Xereme-Ks. 10,87,744 ; Trilute to British
Government—Us. 9,154 ; Military Force—290 ; Principal Articles of Production—'Bnces, i:a c H, iowiiri
giam, pulses, sugarcane, molasses ; Manufactures —Cotton cloth. J > s > J
Sachin* S' 1011 !* C0I3S ^ S '[ S the three second class States of Dharampur, Ednsda and
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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 1907-08.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 7-20). Part II (ff 21-69) comprises chapters I-IX.
PART II is divided into the following chapters, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 21-28), consisting of: North Gujarat; South Gujarat; North Konkan, Nasik and Khandesh; South Konkan; Deccan; Kolhapur, Southern Maratha Country States and Dharwar; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; Condition of the People
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 29-31), consisting of: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 32-37), consisting of: Legislative Authority; Course of Legislation; Police; Wild animals and venomous snakes; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons – Civil and Criminal; Civil Justice; Registration; Local Boards’ Administration; Municipal Administration; Military (Volunteering); Marine; Cooperative Credit Societies
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 38-58), consisting of: Power Industries and Handicrafts; Agriculture; Weather and crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures and Industries; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation; Railways; Tramways
- ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 59-64), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Irrigation Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Sea Customs; Land Customs; Opium; Salt, Excise; Cotton Duties; Stamps; Income Tax; Forests; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS’ (65-66), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (f 67), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 68), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 69), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Established Church of England; Established Church of Scotland; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 5. 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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