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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [26v] (51/137)
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Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Tributaby Status.
Kolhafur and
Southern Mardtha
Country States,
Police.
Criminal justice.
Prisons.
Civil justice.
Registration.
Municipalities.
Forests.
Public Works.
Vital statistics.
Medical relief.
Education.
/
Revenue and
finance.
12
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1907-1908.,
5. The Police numbered 857 compared with 8 r >6 for the last year and cost Rs. 77,384
against Rs. 86,958. Reported offences fell from 640 to 590 and that of persons arrested from
dbO to 426. In all, 619 persons were tried, of whom 267 were convicted. Out of property
valued at Rs. 72,020 reported as stolen, property valued at Rs. 34,857 or 48*3 per cent, was
recovered against 4^*16 in the last year.
6 . Ihe number of criminal courts rose from 73 to 75. The number of offences reported
during the year decreased from 3 398 to 3,079. In all 7,683 persons came up for trial, of whom
844 were convicted. The Sessions Courts disposed of 45 cases involving 222 persons of whom 65
were convicted. Out of 142 criminal appeals, 1 was rejected, sentences were confirmed in 57,
modified in 13 and reversed in 42.
7. The number of criminal jads and lock-ups remained unchanged, viz., 20 . The number
of persons confined fell from 1,293 to 1,084, of whom, 322 were convicts. The total cost was
Rs, 20,748 against Rs. 25,517.
8 . The number of courts was the same, viz., 41. The total number of suits inclusive of
tbe previous year’s balance was 7,537 against 7,458, of which 4,373 were disposed of, leaving a
balance of 3,165. Applications for execution of decrees numbered 6,321, of which 3,129 were
disposed of, involving claims of Rs. 3,73,129. Of 522 appeals, 114 were decided. Special
appeals to His Highness’ Court numbered 205, of which 38 weie disposed of, leaving a balance
of 167. A bench of two judges has been lately appointed to dispose of tbe heavy arrears
of appeals. y
9. Documents numbering 5,901 against 6,116 were registered, the fees realised being
Rs. 29,732 against Rs. 31,C07. The cost of the Department was Rs. 7,438 against Rs. 6,824.
10. There were 9 Municipalities. The revenue of the Kolhdpur Municipality has further
increased from Rs. 96,902 to 1,22,363 and the expenditure to Bs. 1,08,919 from Rs 80,971
The eight District Municipalit es had an aggregate income of Rs. 23,915 against Rs. 24,875
and expenditure of Rs 27,845 against Rs. 24 376.
11. The areas under reserved and protected forests were 325 and 180 square miles against
323 ai d 178 of the last year, the increase being mainly due to the settlement of two villao-es
in the Gad Hinglaj Tdluka. The outturn of the Hirda crop was 19.462 khandis showing a.
decrease of about 1,000 khandis from that of the previous year. Receipts fell from Rs. 1,79,256
to Rs. 1,78,925, but expenditure rose from Rs. 1,09,536 to Rs. 1,11,573.
12. The total outlay on Public Works amounted to Rs. 3,65,435 against Rs. 4,14,825
Rs. 1,70,488 were spent on original works and the rest on repairs.
13. Births registered during the year were 26,789 aga : nst 24,291 and deaths numbered
48,580 against 36,013, the ratios being 29*4 and 53'3 per mille, respectively.
14. Ti e number of medical institutions remained at 16. The number of pe sons treated
fell from 1,39,738 to 1,35,710. The total expenditure on all these institutions was Rs. 52,876'
against Rs. 51,776.
15. The number of schools rose from 310 to 332, but the number of scholars fell from
13,137 to 12,969. The total cost of the Department amounted to Rs. 1,39,009 a<raindf
Rs. 1,45,351. °
16. The gross receipts were Rs. 59,10,873 against Rs. 50,57.830 and the gross expend
iture, Rs. 57,46,374 against Rs. 53,51,770. The closing balance amounted to Rs? 12,36,497.
2.—SOUTHERN MARATHA COUNTRY STATES.
1 .
The Southern Mardtha Country
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
embraces the following eight States :
Name of State.
SAngli
Miraj (Senior)
Miraj (Junior)
Knrundw&d (Senior)
KurundwAd (Junior)
Jamkhandi
Mudhol
Ramdurg
Total
Area in
Square Miles.
Population,
Tribute to
British Govern
ment.
1,112
226,128
Rs.
1,35,000
339
8 ! ,467
12,5‘7
210
35,806
7,388
185
42,474
j 9,618
114
34,003
524
105,357
20,515
368
63,0ul
2,671
Nil,
169
37,848
3,021
626,084
1,87,719
Gross Revenc
based on five
years’ averagi
Rs.
11,68,05:
2,92,77<
2,57,761
1,59,13
1,69,301
8,05,35<
3,14,92:
1,61,8 K
33,19,094
rlnrfn« fu J v 7 nuursr contmu01 to be under direct Government management
Chief?, Wh ' le the remamln ? States were managed by their respective
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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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