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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [37v] (73/137)
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
13. Co-operative Credit Societies-
For full details see Annual Report on the Working of the Co-operative Credit Societies Act for 1907-1908.
1.—Presidency Proper.
[1907-1908,
1. The Registrar visited all the sixteen districts possessing Co-operative Credit Society
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except Ratn^giri which has three and Kanara which has one only.
2. Durino* the year 78 new Societies were registered, the total number being now 145, of
which 99 are Rural and 46 Urban. Many of the new; registrations, however, are merely experi
mental, and the number of societies actually working is only 109.
3. There are 27 Societies registered in the Northern Division, of which 13 are in Ahmed-
abad, 71 in the Central Division, of which 57 are in Sat4ra, and 43 in the Southern Division,
of which 23 are in Dh&rwar. The total capital of Rural Societies is Rs. 1,76,840 and
of Urban Rs. 1,93,040, in all Rs. 3,69,880, showing an increase of nearly two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
Deposits and Government loans total Rs. 1,02,946 and Rs. 40,500 for Rural and Rs. 55,676
and Rs. 11,600 for Urban Societies. Last yeas: the aggregate deposits were Rs. 58,977 and
the aggregate Government loans Rs. 46,075. Rural Societies disbursed Rs. o,54,017 and
Urban Societies Rs. 2,03,163 in loans to members. The former show a net profit of Rs. 7,850
and the latter a net profit of Rs. 7,477.
4. Towards the end of the year three official auditors were appointed for 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.
to supervise the system of accounts.
5. Rao Bahadur Motilal Chunilal and Messrs. Bhangaonkar and Desai again did valuable
work as Honorary Organisers, and an additional Honorary Organiser for the Dhdrwar District
was found in the person of Mr. Shivappa Kulkarni.
2.—-Sind.
Sind was separated from 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.
during the year, and given a Registrar of its own,
the office being held by the Superintendent of Land Records and Registration. There is one
Society only, that at Khairpur-Daharki. It is a Rural Society, small but flourishing.
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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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