'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎45r] (88/137)

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quadrangle, (d) of a dross-washing room and godowns, (e) of a passage and the clearW of west-
end and re-roofing a portion of the melting room and (/) the installation of electric lifhtsTnd
fans were carried out at a cost of Rs. 8,000, Rs. 8,563, Rs. 28,400, R s . 15,595, R s 79 J and
Rs. 28,770, respectively, while the extension of the workshop, including re-roofing, estimated at
Rs. 24,840, was in progress. * u uw,tea at
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distribution.
Further progress was made with the construction of the new General Post Office Bomhav
the expenditure incurred to the end of the year being Rs. 6,73,998. A Post Office’at 8anta
Cruz was completed at a cost of Rs. 6,60i. The work of construction of the camp Post Office
Building at Ahmednagar was completed at a cost of Rs. 5,094. The combined Post and
Telegraph Office at Hubli and an office at Dharwar for the Superintendent of Post Offices
Kdnara Divisisn, were completed at a total cost of Rs. 12,230 and Rs. 5,136, respectively The
additions and alterations to the Post Office at Hyderabad, which were commenced last yea-
were completed at a total cost or Rs. 5,377. J 3
Post Offices,
Further progress was made with the extension of the Central Telegraph Office Bombay
the expenditure incurred to the end of the year being Rs. 1,08,207. An office for the Superin
tendent of Telegraphs, Gujarat Division, in the Bhadar, Ahmedabad, and a residence for that
officer in the Ahmedabad Camp, estimated at Rs. 13,511 and Rs. 17,137, respectively, were in
progress.
. The work of tiling the floor of the official portion of the Resident's bungalow at Baroda
estimated at Rs. 4,458, was commenced. The construction of the Consulate Buildings at
Bandar Abbas, estimated to cost Rs, 1,32,420, was in progress, the total expenditure up to the
end of the year being Rs. 74,582. The main building in the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Steamer Point, Aden,
was re-roofed at a cost of Rs. 13,940, while the old Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. building at Aden was converted
into a Guest-house for Arab Chiefs at a cost of Rs. 4,008.
Telegraph,
Political Agencies.
The work of providing electric light and fans in the St. Thomas' Cathedral, Bombay (part. Ecclesiastical.
Contribution and part, Imperial Civil), estimated at Rs. 14,308, was in progress. The buildino-
of a new Tower and Vestry for the St. Mary's Chtirch at Parel, Bombay, estimated at Rs. 18,4 i 7
(Deposit Contribution), was in progress. The works of re-constructing the Church at Khand^la,
and of constructing a Church of St. Crispin at Yeraudawna (Deposit Contribution), estimated
to cost. Rs. 9,264 and Rs. 35,414, respectively, were in progress, the expenditure during the
year being Rs. 2,592 and Rs. 15,351, respectively. The extension of the Church of Scotland
Orphanage, Poona (Deposit Contribution), and quarters for the Chaplain at Ahmednagar were
completed at a cost of Rs. 10,088 and Rs. 14,034, respectively. The re-roofing of St. Mary's
Church at Belgaum, which was mentioned in last year's report, was in progress during the year,
the total outlay incurred being Rs. 5,736. A new porch to this Church, estimated to cose
Rs. 2,946, was commenced and Rs. ],703 were spent on it.
A residence at Ratndgiri for His Highness the ^-King Thebaw was commenced and Miscellaneous.
Rs. 3,456 were expended on it.
The construction of a Forest Office with quarters for the Range Forest Officer and Forest Provincial
guards at Manor in the Mahim Taluka, estimated at Rs. 6,319, and of a Forest Ranger's Serv ices. Porest,
office and quarters at Mokhada in the Shahpur Taluka of the Th&na District, estimated at
Rs. 4,755, was commenced. The work of constructing quarters for the Range Forest Officer
and his guards at Paud in the Poona District, and additions and alterations to the Divisional
Forest Office at Sholapur, estimated to cost Rs. 3,898 and Rs. 3,645, respectively, were in pro
gress, the expenditure during the year being Rs. 1,105 and Rs. 2,198, respectively.
Additions and alterations to, and a record-room for the Mdmlatdar's Kacheri at MJindvi Land Revenue
were nearly completed at a cost of Rs. 5,090. Additions and alterations to the old Jail Factory An East India Company trading post. Buildings,
and other buildings in the Fort at Dohad to convert them into a Mamlatdar's Kacheri and
subsidiary buildings, and the construction of a District Bangalow at Nariad were completed at
a cost of Rs. 8,791 and Rs. 6,063, respectively. Buildings for the personal offices of the
Collector and Assistant Collector, Godhra, were completed at a cost of Rs. 3,115 and Rs. 3,403,
respectively. The work of doubling the accommodation for the Collector and Political Agents
English Office at Godhra, estimated at Rs. 6,469, was practically completed. Additions and
alterations to the M^mlatdar's Kacheri at Godhra, estimated at Rs. 4,005, were also practically
completed. The construction of a District Bungalow at A'nand, estimated at Rs. 7,850, was
in progress. Certain additions and alterations to the Daskroi Mdmlatdar’s Kacheri at
Ahmedabad were carried out at a cost of Rs. 4,196, while the construction of a new Kacheri for
the M&mlatdar of Dholka, estimated at Rs. 53,635, was in progress. The M4,mlatd4r's Kacheri
at Khed in the Poona District was completed at a cost of Rs. 20,047. The construction of an
additional record-room for the Mamlatd&r's Kacheri at Junnar and the new Mahalkan s
.Kacheri at Paud, both in the Poona District, were commenced, the expenditure during the year
being Rs. 2,790 and Rs. 3,760, respectively, against the estimates of Rs. 5,552 and Rs. 9, <7,
respectively. Certain additions and alterations to the Mah^lkari's Kacheri at phond in the
Poona District were in progress, the expenditure during the year being Rs. 2,453 against the
estimate of Rs. 3,551. The new Mamlatdar’s Kacheri at Madha in the Sholapur pietrict,
estimated to cost Rs. 34,302, was commenced, the expenditure during the year being Rs. l.,14>5.
Additional accommodation in the record-room at the Collector's Kacheri at Ahmednagar was
provided at a cost of Rs. 3,984. The construction of a new Mamlatddr's Kacheri at Maleg^on
and quarters for kdrkuns at Peint, both in the Ndsik District, were in progress, the expenditure
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