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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [27v] (53/137)
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Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Tributary States.
Savanur and
Khairpur.
Civil justice.
Prisons.
Civil justice.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
d907.1%
Registration.
Pnblic Works.
Municipality.
Revenue and
finance.
Medical relief.
Vital statistics.
Education.
Rs. 190 last year and that of property recovered, R,s. 219 against Rs. 86 . The pe
centage of recoveries of property stolen was 79*29 against 45*24. ^ r ‘
4. Of a total of 81 persons brought to trial, 23 were convicted and 58 acquitted
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discharged.
5. Daring the year 10 convicts and 11 undertrial prisoners were admitted to the j a j]
One prisoner remained at the end of the year.
6 . The number of suits”; on the file (30 balance plus 55 new) was 85, of which 50 wer e
disposed of during the year.
7. Two hundred and thirty-seven documents were registered. Their value aggreo^j
Rs. 47,410.
8 . The expenditure on Public Works was Rs. 21,615 against Rs. 19,170 in the precedin
year.
9. There is only one municipality, at Savanur itself. The municipal markets commenced
last year were completed. The opening balance was Rs. 1,311. The receipts and expenditure
were Rs. 6,541 and Rs. 5,889 respectively. The year closed with a balance cf
Rs. 1,962.
10. The opening balance was Rs. 2,68,831 of which Rs. 2,24,600 are invested in
Government securities. The revenue amounted to Rs. 1,49,469 and the expenditure to
Rs. 1,29,577; the closing balance being Rs. 2,88,723 including investments.
11. The Savanur Dispensary treated 8,917 out-door and 34 in-door patients. 2,024
came from adjoining British villages.
12 . Five hundred and thirty-five births and 403 deaths were registered against 52? and
392 respectively during the preceding year. The number of persons vaccinated was 752
against 731.
13. Two new schools were opened during the year making in all 16 schools. The daily
average attendance was 770 against 658, the total number of pupils being 1,042 ao-ainst 852.
The expenditure incurred was Rs. 7,647 against Rs. 7,304.
VII—SIND.
Season and (rops
^Military.
KHAIRPUR.
XvlinSf CMef-His Highness Mir Sir Faiz Mahomed Khan Talpur, G.C.I.E.; Xendence-Khurnur:
Caste ialpur Beluch Mahomedan ; Age —73 years ; Educated privately ; Has male issue.
Area—6,050 square, miles ; Population-199,3} 3 ; Gross Pevenue— 14,43,290 ; Military Force-375-
Principal Articles of Production Fuller’s earth, sulphate of soda, cotton, wool, grain, seeds, ghee’
tobacco, indigo; Manufactures—Cloth, leather, ivory work, swords, metal-work, cutlery, cotton, silk and
woollen work, lacquered work and carpets. ’ , ami
1. The season was not favourable. The inundation was very low, and there was a large
decrease m the cultivated area. The export of food-grains was prohibited owing to hHi
prices*
T 1 t S um ^ er ^ re g ular troo P s was raised from 209 to 214, the cost being Rs. 1,16,283.
ie Imperial service Corps now comprises a body of 54 men, while the Baggage and Camel
Corps is composed of 93 baggage and 39 riding camels.
3. The Police force numbered 223, an increase of 1 , and the cost was Rs. 46 998 a slight
seS ^ 205 . re P° rfced offences 217 persons were arrested and Il 5
atnil.t p The P er f nta f u of convictions to the number of accused sent for trial was 73*49
an inorpl 3 83 f if P ^ P recedin ^ F ear * Th8 valu e of property stolen was Rs. 7 , 866 ,
mciease of Rs. 361, while the percentage of recoveries fell from 62*93 to 38*76 1
f ,1 if 181 C ™ mal Courts 717 offences were reported, an increase of 52 One
SO eTeoied'S 3P91 forfb ^ ^ of convictions'being
being confirmed in 24 on Previous year. Criminal appeals numbered 34, sentences
weref-ejected. d ^ ln 6 and reversed ln 2 , while in two cases the appeals
being Rs 12 879^° ^ ^ nmades niim bered 331, a decrease of 69, the cost of maintenance
from 6 ! 461 toT^T f wr C ° UrtS £el L fr0m 20 t0 18 - The number o£ civil rose
"i- a c 2 ' Ir5cl 1 ud Tg arrears there were 2,418 suits for disposal of which 1 784
i o£ ; com P ared with 1 408 during the previous year There was a total of*224
appeals for disposal compared with 103 for last year, and 161 we^e disposed of
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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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