'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎67v] (133/137)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. VII.
INSTRUCTION.
Effects of plague
on education.
Numbers.
Conduct, etc.
Licenses.
Health.
School industries.
Education.
Expenditure.
General.
Tone of the
Native Press.
References to
particular events.
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[1907-
1908.
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21. In the whole 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. , including Sind and Kdf ^wai-’ 139 teachers, 3,774 pupils
and 13 servants died of P lague. Last year the total mortality was 2,59d.
Yeravda Beformatory Schools.
1 At the beginning of the year there were 166 boys in the school. 32 were discharged
and 43 or, excluding one who was sent back to Bombay, 42 admitted. 4 boys who were out
on license escaped and 3 are still at large. Out of the total of 174 in the school at the end
of the year 35 were under 12. 28 had been convicted of theft, 12 of counterfeiting coins,
and one of murder. 12 of the new admissions were habituals.
2. The number of offences decreased from 13 to 10. Out of the 32 boys discharged in the
year, 6 are following the trades learnt in the school: and out of 90 discharged m the past 3
years, 20 are known to be occupied in trades learnt in the school and oo m other industries.
3. There was a total of 59 boys out on license during the year. 10 were released. 6
were returned for unsuitability, 2 for bad conduct, 1 owing to illness. 4 escaped.
4. There was a great improvement in the health of the inmates, and the number of patients
in hospital dropped from 91 to 26.
5. Carpentry, blacksmith’s work, painting, varnishing, book-binding and agriculture
were taught as usual. The net profits amounted to Rs. 1,533 against Rs. 1,647 last year.
6. The results of the examinations both in Mardthi and Grujar&ti were excellent.
7. The cost to Government was Rs. 17,117 against Rs. 15,491 last year.
2. literature and the Press.
1.—Books and Periodicals.
The total number of publications registered during the year under report was 1,138,
which compared with 1,695 registered last year shows a decrease of 557 publications. Of the
1,138 publications 824 were books and 314 issues of periodicals. Of the 824 books 77 were
written in English, 253 in Gujardti, 29 in Hindi, 18 in Kanarese, 179 in Marathi, 26 in
Sindhi, 31 in Urdu, 53 in classical languages and 25 in various dialects, while 133 were
bi-lingual or tri-lingual. There were 258 religious publications and 179 classed as poetry.
Scientific works numbered 48, and works of fiction 61. All subjects but politics and law show
a decrease compared with last year, and there were few publications of much merit or interest.
The diminished literary output and the dearth of really serious work are due to the entire
immersion of educated men in political agitation and discussion.
2.—Newspapers.
b th f if d of *3® , year there were t 63 n ews P a P ers and 12 P eriodicals extant,
i ar * . n res P? c :i yely at the same period last year. 31 newspapers and periodicals
TWW W 9 q • St rt. ted ivr Wh J le 29 ° e . ai ! ed to exist - °ut of the total of 175, 52 were rmblishedin
m J he 1 ^ 01 ' th A rn ^‘vision, 43 in the Central Division, 25 in the Southern Division,
tt- i , p , ? n ® States. 79 were conducted by Brahmins, 50 by other
by . Pars ‘ s < by Mussulmans, and 9 by Christians. There was a marked
incrmes in h thr^e f o£ t t w0 . e5: tremist papers, the Hindu Punch and the Bhala, and smaller
Jamilied nr.fl A1 Tf °mi, e „ Gujarati Punch ) (both anti-government) Jdm-e-
(loyal) declined^ popularity. PnnCl Bahddar > (anti-government) and the Rd»t Goftir
British Je'onthew^T*^^- 3 de . ci< l ea increase “ ™ c onr and animosity against
forced on Governmen^v 1 a ^ e , Sectlon ^ Native Press. The measures of repression
reckless critrehm nnltl 4 dis t turbances ln E* 8 , 16 ™ Bengal and the Punjab elicited the most
means of attainbg h w er e ^vocated W^Eltremit ^ ° f 7^ ” and the SapP °i
in the prosecution of the editors of or S an8 produced their inevitable sequel
prosecutions which fall lyond the p^od o£ th^3. ^ ^ ° £ ° ther
LajpatraitndAjit Sing^a^ the'sedftions'M M “ to ’ 8 ^rnment, notably the deportation o£
bitterness by Xost fll sectinn. !f ^ ^*7“^ BllI > ^ attacked with greater or less
attitude of ioval aimreclntlnr T ot the Native Press, there was no change in the general
Excellency^ ad “i“i 8 tration. if particular His
Colonisation Bill evoked oratefnl „,.i. T®, Ion and plague, and his veto of the Punjdh
tion was received* with universal w,«.< 4 0W n Pbo news °f Lord Lamington’s resigns-
with universal regret, and an ungrudging tribute of praise was paid to his