'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎35r] (68/137)

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REGISTRATION—LOCAL BOARD ADMlNISTI?ATION.
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PROTEICTION.
PROTEiCTIC
i. The figares of sale certificates under section 316of the Civil Proeedure Code, and of Sale certS7ate,.
those granted by Revenue otiicers, show a satisfactory decline from 2,787 and 1 598 in 1906
to 2 171 and 1,‘310 respectively in 1907. The number of certificates filed under th« Tao^vi
Acts continues to be very large. , ^ 53
5 . The amount of inspection performed by the various inspecting officers has been on the Inspection,
whole adequate. The recent appomtmeat of a fourth Inspector will ensure that every office 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. is inspected once a year.
6. The use of thumb impressions as a means of ensuring identification and preventmc Thumb Prints,
fraud, is now general, and has.led to the conviction of several criminals who would otherwise
have escaped.
7. The gross receipts amounted to Bs. 6,24,800 and the expenditure to Rs. 2,97,500, Financial results,
showing a net surplus or Rs. 0,^7,100. the cost of registration works oat to about 2^ annas
per cent, on the value of {roperty dealt with.
2.— Registration under Act XVII op 1879.
1. The Village Registration system was in force in Ahmednagar, Poona, Sdtara and General.
ShoUpur.
2. Taking the figures for the last three years, and comparing them with those for the Number of
preceding trienniura, the average number of registrations has increased by 7 percent. £ r oin ro o i8tratioa3 -
98,725 to 103,891, the average number of sales from 15,337 to 18,111, of mortgages with
possession from 17,051 to 18,237, and of mortgages without possession from 9,070 & to 11,473.
Leases for a period not exceeding 1 year average 41,041 or rather less than in the previous three
years.
3. The average number of transactions between agriculturists for the triehnium 1905-1907 Parties to the
was 48,764 against 42,310 for the period 1902-1904, and of transactions between agricul- transict " 10ns »
turists and non-agriculturists 35,345 against 36,381. Special steps have been taken to
ensure more correct classification.
4. The revenue was Rs. 39 871, and the expenditure Rs. 55,100. The deficit was less by Financial results.
Ks. 2,368 than in 1906. Every effort was made to economise by amalgamation of charges, and
by the reduction of 22 offices. Proposals are under discussion for abolishing Village Registra-
tio ffices and in their stead increasing the numbei of sub-registry offices.
3.—Joint Stock Companies.
1. Sixty-nine new companies were registered during the year, the number at work at the General,
end being 492, an increase of 61. right companies went into liquidation, and 7 Provident
Societies were struck off under Government Resolution, Revenue Department, No. 2,713, dated
24th April 1903. Of the newly registered companies, 58 are classified as Trading and Mills.
2. There was an increase of Rs. 5,305 in the amount of fees realized—Rs. 24,664 against
Rs. 19,359 —mainly due to a rise of Rs. 4,454 in fees for registration of new companies. The expenditure,
expenditure was Rs. 1,626 against Rs. 1,641 in the previous year.
3. There were no prosecutions under any of rhe provisions of the Act. Prosecutions.
9- Local Board Administration.
For details see the Annual Report on Local Boards for 1907-190S and tables under Local Boards printed in
Part VIII of the Statistics of British India.
1» The number of District Local Boards was 25 and that of Tdluka Local Boards 211, as General,
last year. There were in all 3 633 members, of whom 25 were ex-officio, 1,987 nominated,
and 1,621 elected. The elective system is not in force in the Ranch Mahals, in the Feint
Taluka of Nasik, 6 talukas of Kanara, 8 tdlukas of Thar and Pdrkar or in the Upper Siud
Frontier District. New Boards were constituted in the districts of Thana, Nasik, Poona,
Sholdpur, Bij&pur and Dharwar. The average number of meetings held by the District and
Taluka Local Boards respectively was 3*1 and 4‘o in the Northern Division, 3 and 5 in
the Central Division, 2*8 and 6 in the Southern Division and 2 and 6'9 in Sind. The average
attendance was 7*89, S‘6l, 8*56 and 6*05 respectively.
2. The aggregate income of the Boards was Its. 63,87,430 compared with Rs. 63,55,513 Income,
last year. There was a slight increase in tne Southern Division due mainly to arrear collections
and enhancement of local cess by revision settlement, and a considerable increase in Sind owing
to more liberal Government contributions. In the Northern and Central Divisions there were
decreases dae to the unfavourable season an! the fact that last year's figures were inflated by
collections of arrears. The incidence of taxation was highest in Broach (He. 0-8-5) and lowest
in the Pithoro T&luka (Re. 0-0-3).
3. The total expenditure was Rs. 62,61,991 against Rs. 54,03,075 last year. The Expenditure,
amounts spent upon Education, Medical Relief and Civil Works (including water-supply) were
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