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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [91v] (44/132)
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
M
l
Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Teibutaey States.
Sdvantvddi and
Sdtdra Jdghirs.
Criminal justice.
Prison.
Civil justice.
Kegistration.
Forests.
Public Works.
Eevenue and
finance.
Local funds.
Vital statistics.
Medical relief.
Education.
[1808.
1%
3. The number of Crimimal Courts was the same as last year, viz., 11, Three 1
and seventy-seven offences were reported involving /bo persons against 452 and 830 r esDp |i l ! Cire( l
last year. Of the persons tried 175 were convicted, 244 acquitted and 317 discharged
awaited trial at the close of the year. Out of 58 criminal appeals, sentences were
15, modified in 11, and reversed in 21. Three were otherwise disposed of^ 2 were sui^ Y
rejected, and the remaining 6 awaited disposal. ari 7
4. There is only one prison. The total number of its inmates was 75 with a •] 'i
average of 17*48 against 107 and 26'5 respectively last year. The cost decreased f y
Rs. 2,533 to Rs. 2,457. ^
5. There were 2,624 suits for disposal or 230 more than in the last year. Of these 1 qqa
were disposed of leaving a balance of 634. Out of the 131 first appeals 98 were decided and ]k
out of 91 second appeals were disposed of by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
.
6. 1,807 documents of the value of Rs. 3,62,596 were registered during the
against 1,666 valued at Rs. 2,98,967 last year. The fees realized amounted to Rs. 3
decrease of Rs. 909. The cost of the department increased from Rs. 1,160 to Rs. 1,508 ! ^
7. The total forest area remained the same, viz,. 34,276 acres under reserved and 5n
acres under protected forests. The receipts rose from Rs. 26,522 to Rs. 29,821 ; while +1
expenditure fell from Rs. 14,346 to Rs. 13,434. e
8. The total expenditure on Public Works amounted to Rs. 39,272 against Rs. 49 7 qq •
the previous year. ’ la
9. The total receipts fell from Rs. 4,49,706 to Rs. 4,45,801 and the expenditure fm
Rs. 5,85,907 to Rs. 5,23,354. The closing balance was Rs. 3,15,927. m
10. The receipts amounted to Rs. 45,277 showing a decrease of Rs. 944. The ex
penditure, however, rose from Rs. 44,668 to Rs. 45,816, The closing balance was Rs. 38,006
11. The number of births was 6,679 and of deaths 4,458, the former showing an increase
of 3-2 per mile of population and the latter a decrease of 2*7 per mille. There were 5 636
primary and 536 revaceinations against 5,325 and 161 respectively last year.
12. In the 8 medical institutions 19,588 patients were treated at a total ensf
of Rs. 18,756.
13. The number of schools remained the same but the attendance rose from 5,509 to
5,746. The expenditure amounted to Rs. 27,855 against Rs. 27,91ff in the previous year.
V.-THE DECCAN.
SA'TA'EA JA'GHIES.
Ruling Chiefs. Residence. Caste. Aye. Where educated. Heirs,
Gopal Krislmarav alias
N ana Saheb, Pant
Pratinidhi.
Aundh
... Deshastha Brahman,
Hindu.
34 Sdtara High School.
Has no male heir.
Mudhojirav Janrav
Nimbalkar.
Phaltan
... Kshatriya, Hindu. ...
71 Privately
...
Has male heir.
Sbankarrav Cbimnaji,
Pant Sachiv.
Bhor
... Deshastha Brahman,
Hindu.
55 Do.
...
Do.
Fatehsingb Shabaji K4je
Bhosle alias Bapu
Saheb.
Akalkot
... Mardtha, Hindu. ...
15 Do.
Has no male heir.
Eamrav Amritrav alias
Aba Saheb Dapble.
Jath
...
Do.
24 Ra!jkum4r
R&jkot,
College,
Has male heir.
Eani Bai Saheb Daphle,
widow of Ramchandra-
rav Venkatrav Cbavan
Daphle.
DaphUpur
• Do. ...
74 Privately at Mud hoi.
Has no male heir-
State.
Area.
Population
(1901).
Gross Tribute to
Revenue British
(1907-1908). Government.
Military
Force.
Sq. miles.
Rs.
Rs.
Aundh ...
Phaltan ... ...
Bhor ...
Akalkot ...
Jath ...
Daphldpur
...
601
397
925
498
884
96
63,921
45.739
1,37,268'
82,047
61,868
6,797
2,72,771
2,04,717
4,65,433
3,72,529
1,79,625
17,000
Nil.
9,600
4,684
14,592
6,400
Nil.
Nil.
Nil
Nil.
47
Nil.
Nil
Total ... 3,301 3,97,640 15,12,075
47
35,276
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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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