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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [89v] (40/132)
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Chap. !•
POLITICAL.
Teibtjtabt States.
Cambay) DTiavam-
yjuv, Bdnsda and
Sachin.
Bevenue and
finance.
Education.
Bainfall.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Prisons,
Civil Courts,
Registration.
Public Works.
Revenue and finance.
Medical relief.
Vital statistics.
Municipality.
Education.
General.
Season and crops.
'■ c Uon^
q BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [19 08>
9. The total receipts during the If 24 > :
in the year "preceding and the expenditure to Ks. 25,45,744 against Ks. Z2,24,294,
10. With an addition of 4, the schools numbered 179, with 9,104 p„ p n s on ^ ^
against’8,818 in the previous year.
6 .— CAMBAY.
/• ni-.r "Rid TTifffmess Nawdb Jafar AH Khan Hussen Yawar Khan Saheb BaHdur- rw
Educated at Cambay ; Has no male t esne. C«
•1 ri 9011—75,225 ; Gross Bevenue —Us. 5,4E.618 • tv,
Area—350 square mi es , t> ^ 2 1 924- Military Force —236; Principal Articles of Prodv^v'
I. Rainfall was sufficient in quantity but not seasonable.
2 The police numbered 170 and cost Rs. 23,601, One hundred and eighty-one pers%
were arrested of whom 68-5 per cent, were convicted against 68-88 last year. The value 0
Ttcien propertV rose from Rs. 4,043 to Rs. 5,230 and the percentage of recovery fell !t0 J
53-47 to 46‘57.
3. Five hundred and seventy-six cases were sent for trial against 5 08 > the previous
year. Of the 1,051 persons tried 374 were convicted. ^ There were 20 appeals, m 15 of which
the decisions of the lower Courts were confirmed and m 5 modified.
4. The daily average of jail population was 24 against 21-39 last year and the cost
Rs. 2,244 against Ks. 2,499.
5 The Civil Courts disposed of 1,S49 out of 1,524 cases.. The Sardars* Court disposed of
4 cases, 'i he Appellate Courts heard 83 appeals. The decisions of lower Courts were con-
firmed in 39 cases, reversed in 21 and amended in 12. One case was sent back for re-trial and
10 were compromised.
6. Eight hundred and twenty-six documents were presented for registration against 710
in the previous year. The registration fees rose irom Us. 5,bll to Rs. 6,805.
7. The total expenditure on Public Works was Rs. 42,152. The gross earnings of the
Cambay Railway amounted to Rs. 44,098.
8. The total receipts and expenditure were Rs. 5,74,012 and Rs. 4,10,289 against
Rs. 6,84,568 and Rs. 4,5o,207 respectively in the previous year.
9. The four medical institutions had an average daily attendance of 42r2 against 3Sr/
last year. The cost to the State was Rs. 7 ; 109,
10. The number of births was 2227 or 29-60 pev mille and of deaths 1,852 or 24-62 fist
mille against ratios per mille of 28*22 and 27-07 respectively in the previous year.
II. The income of the Cambay Municipality was Rs. 12,409 and its expenditure was
Rs. 15,847; the deficit was made up by the State.
12. In the 37 schools in the State the average attendance was 1,689"9 against 1,457'1
last year. The cost of education fell from Rs. 17,921 to Rs. 15,528.
II.—SOUTH GUJARAT.
I.—DHARAMPUR, BANSDA AND SACHIN.
Ruling Chiefs.
Residence.
Caste.
Age.
Where educated.
Rein-
Mdh&rdna Shri
Mohandevji
Narayandevji.
Dharampur ...
Sisodia Rajput ...
46
Rajkumdr College,
Rdjkot.
Has male heir.
Do.
Do.
Maharaval Shri
Pratapsin ghji
Gulabsinghji.
Bdnsda
Solanki Rajput ...
45
Do.
Nawlb Sidi Ibrahim
Muhammad Yakut
Khan Mubazarat
Sachin
Suni Mahomedan.
22
Do.
Dan] a N&srat
Jang Bahadur,
A.-D.-C.
Area 961 square miles; Population (1901)—161,432 ; Gross Revenue—Us. 10,14,554 ; Tribute to
Government—Ps. 9,154,; Military Force — ; Principal Articles of Production—& ’
jowari, gram, pulses, sugarcane, molasses ; Manufactures —Cotton cloth. j
1. This group consists of the three second class States of Dharampur, Bansda &
Sachin. 2
2. The rainfall was sufficient and fairly distributed and the outturn of crops was go°
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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 1908-09.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 73-86). Part II (ff 87-135) 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 87-94), 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 95-97), consisting of:: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’, (ff 98-103), 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 104-124), 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 125-130), 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’ (ff 131-134), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 133-134), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 135), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 136), 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 72. 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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