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The record is made up of 1 item (67 folios). It was created in 1908. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1907-1908.
Chap. II- 22
ADMINISTBA;
TI ° LAND. receipt of his dues. It is a regrettable fact that many of the inamdars are equally aloof and
unfeeling, but an increasing number of them are undertaking to follow the Government policy
of remissions and suspensions in return for larger powers' under the Land Revenue Code.
Much of the discontent in alienated villages is the result of unbusinessdike methods, such as*
the retention of long-standing arrears in the accounts; and the obstinacy of the in&mdar is met
by contumacy on the part of the tenants, assisted, frequently, by collusive village officers.
Working of Act VI 3. The restricted tenure continues to be unpopular both 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. and Sind. But
of 1901. bond fide agriculturists, who really wish to develop and work additiona l land, are generally
willing enough to take it on the new tenure if they cannot get it on the old and considerable
grants, especially of waste lands, were made during the last year, e.g. in the Panch Mahals
(7,557 acres), Ahmednagar (7,254 acres), East Kh&ndesh (6,589 acres), West Khdndesh
(21,219 acres), Karachi (11,231 acres), Sukkur (6,555 acres), and the Upper Sind Frontier
(5,761 acres). In some districts, where the low occupancy price has encouraged speculative
buying, cases of infringement of the terms of the tenure have had to be dealt with.
Assistance and 4. In most districts superior holders had recourse to the courts less frequently than
ether suits. last year, the principal reason being, no doubt, that the unfavourable season gave little hope
of success. The policy of deferring assistance in times and places where suspensions are declared
also tends to discourage applications.

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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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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908'
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