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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [53v] (105/137)
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Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
66
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1907.
• ^ ^ fonTr at Murffod in the Belgaum District, which wera 1 „
DISTRIBUTION. The dam and waste wen 0 m i e f e( i f or Ks. 10,600 during the year under report l 6 ^
incomplete by famine labour, were completed 101 xi*. , poit at ^
total cost of Ks. 11,101.
a ^ u 7 087 wns snent during the year on the construction of the tank at ShedK,
i. -1 k»»«" *• s! .“ ***“• “• ■“”<i«.'!!
0 ! Rs. 65,056.
Irrigation Rest Houses.
Three irrigation E-t-Honee^
fifestimatedrioERs. 4,800 'for’eachbunding the expend,tare mcurred during^
year being Bs. 630, Rs. 1,323 and Rs. 2,422 respectively.
Residence for the Executive Engineer, DJi&nvdr Irrigation.
The construction of this building, which was sanctioned m Government Resolution
No. W. I.-1351 of 17th May 1907, was commenced during the year. ^ estimated cost i s
Rs. 15,155 and the expenditure incurred was Rs. 10,435. The residence wid probably be
completed in August 1908.
Marma and Earegal Canals in the DJidrwdr District.
These canals flowed from the 17th June to the end of December 1907. The tanks
dependent on this system were filled and the season was a successful one. Ihe total expen.
diture was:—
Tank at Murgod.
Tank at Shedbal.
Maintenance and repairs
Supervision of water distribution
• • •
• • •
Rs.
2,522
634
The revenue and area irrigated under the Dharma and Naregal Canals are not given
separately by the Revenue Authorities.
Work done by the Superintending Engineer on Special Duty.
This was the second year of the operation of the Special Duty Division established I
temporarily for the preparation of a programme of plans and estimates for famine works I
comprising “ Tanks ”, works of the nature of “ Land improvement ”, such as “ Terracing
sloping ground ”, “ Field Embankments ” and “ Levelling ground cut up by numerous
Ravines.”
The operations during the year were carried out on a very large scale, six Sub-Divisions I
each in charge of an officer were constituted.
I
Programmes for practically the whole of the Deccan were finally completed and the I
districts vacated. Good progress was also made in the two Khandesh Districts. The three I
districts of Gujardt were commenced at the end of the year and in a short time the whole of the
staff will be concentrated in Gujar&t.
Projects for 412
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
were submitted to Government and for a further sum I
of 299
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
have been received in the Head Office and are being worked up, making I
a grand total of Rs. 711
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
In addition to the above, a number of projects were partially completed or were under I
survey by the Sub-Divisional Officers.
The Godaveri Left
Bank Canal.
Kadwa. Project.
Work done by the Superintending Engineer on Special Duty (Protective Works). I
t The special surveys for Protective Irrigation works in the Bombay-Deccan were emtinu^ I
during the year. The investigations that were carried out were mainly in connection wi™ I
projects left unfinished in the previous year.
The Gokdk Canal Project submitted in the previous year was returned by the Governing 1
of India for certain alterations in the alignment.
The principal projects investigated were the Mula, the Kukadi Left Bank Canal, ^ 1
Ghatprabha Right Bank Canal and the possibility of a large Godaveri Left Bank Canal.
Preliminary investigations were completed for the Krishna and the Kadwa projects.
Ihe following is a brief account of the progress of the surveys during the year i —
Contours were run for the Palkhed Tank to ascertain the volume obtainable: this ^ I
iound to be about 9,000 million cubic feet. A canal contour 88 miles in length |
surveyed on the left bank of the river, and was found to command about 230,090 a
t survey showed that all the water available could be utilised in British territory.
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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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