'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎36v] (71/137)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. Ill*
protection.
Chawl construction.
Police
accommodation.
Leasing of plots.
Vested lands.
Acquisition.
Finance.
Camps of exercise.
Grants.
European seamen.
Native seamen.
Receipts and
expenditure.
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[1907-1908,
anticipations, and for the same reason, viz., the comparatively small amount it was possible to
spend on acquisition. In the Engineering Branch good progress was made, especially with
Scheme III (road from Back Bay to Elphinstone Bridge) and Scheme IV (Gmval.a Tank
Street Scheme). A serious subsidence in the rams of 1907 made it necessary to close Gibbs.
Road to the public for several months, but it was re-opened before the end of the year. The one
remaininv road on the Oolaba Eeclamation was completed ; and m Scheme II Princess Street
was completed by its junction with Sheik Memon Street. Two new schemes No. XXX fo r
the extension of Souter Street towards Tardeo, and No. XXXI Parel Street Seneme, received
the sanction of Government. Notification was made of the “ East Agripad a Improvement;
Scheme ” which aims at the reclamation of one of the worst slum areas within the limits of
the city.
2. The construction of chawls at Imamwada was continue-lj and 3 blocks containing 441
rooms were made available. A small chawl of 64 rooms behind Princesa Street was com
menced and plans were sanctioned for chawl accommodation in Scheme VIII [IMandvi KoliWifda)
which will provide for 1,100 persons.
3. Good progress was made with the Police Accommodation Schemes at Duncan Road,
West Agripdda and Connaught Road, and a commencement was made with the scheme in
Princess Street.
4. Forty-two building plots were leased, bringing up the total to 29 d plots with a rental
of Rs. 4,78,189.
5. Repairs to the Kennedy Sea Face wall were effected at a cost of Rs. 30,000.
The open space in the Mayo Road (Wellington Lines Estate) was utilised for the construction
of a street refuge.
6. Of the 153 properties acquired during the year 33 were acquired by amicable settle
ment and 120 through the Courts. 32*88 per cent, of the total number of cases to date have
been amicably settled. There were 183 references to the Tribunal of Appeal, of which 21 were
decided in favour of the Board and 59 against it, while 55 were withdrawn, settled, or
transferred to apportionment references and 44 were not opened. Out of 8 appeals to the
High Court up to date, 4 have been dismissed and one amicably settled. Three are still
pending.
7. The revenue amounted to Rs. 14,53,759 and the expenditure to Rs. 15,76,540, the
deficit being due to non-receipt of the full municipal contribution. A loan of 15 l&khs was
raised in August 1907, bringing the total of loans raised to 285 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The total capital
expenditure up to the close of the year amounted to Rs. 2,67,51 728 and the credit cash balance
on 31st March 1908 was Rs. 45,59,903# The credit balance of the Sinking Funds amounted to
Rs. 5,56,842.
11* Military (Volunteering).
. 1. Camps of exercise were held by the Bombay Light Horse, the Bombay Volunteer
Artillery, the Bombay Volunteer Rifles, the 1st and 2nd Battalions G. I. P. Railway Voluuteeis,
the 1st and 2nd Battalions B. B. & C. I. Railway Volunteers, the Southern Mahratta Railway
Volunteers, the Poona Volunteer Rifles, and the Sind Volunteer Rifles. Field days were herd
by the Karachi Artillery Volunteers.
2. The total amount sanctioned for camps of exercise and field days was Rs. 13,720. The
issue of four 12 pounder guns to No. 3 (Kirkee) Company, Bombay Volunteer Artillery, has
been sanctioned.
12. Marine.
For details see Annual Reports on Port Trusts for 1907-1908 and tables under Port Trusts printed in
Fart IX of the Statistics of British India.
1.— Bombay £
1. The number of European seamen shipped was 2,456, a decrease of 21 on the figure of
the previous year. The number of deserters decreased from 45 to 20. The number of those
sen home distressed rose from 8 to 22. Subsistence was given to 13, compared with 11 last
year. There were 6 deaths against 2.
di. t 2 ' To® " u ™ 1 1 ber of Native seamen shipped increased by 1,409 to 35,960, and the number
■NTot ar ° e ^ ’'t 3 to 34.285. The increase is mainly due to the growing preference for
Native seamen. Deaths increased from 144 to 202.
R<* 98 7 QCW income rose from Rs. 75,290 to Rs. 82,134, and the expenditure from
increaci in o ° ^ e ne ^ P ro ^ being Rs. 48,063, an increase of Rs. 1,513. The
to Cowasji P^t^ s™ WaS ^ U0rernova ^ shipping offices from the Town Barracks