'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎92r] (45/132)

relations with tributary states and frontier affairs.
o1 RELATIONS WITH TRlrJu 1 Aiti STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS. H Ch.au. I
19 08 ' 190 ' _ POLITICAL. v
i The Sat^ra Jaghirs include the sis States shown above. Aundh remained under the Teibrtaey States
'^ration o£ tlle I’o'iti? 8 ' 1 ff 61 ?*' th « P°" ers of ttie CWe£ having been withdrawn by mira, Jagiirs
adtfl mis nf . Akalkot continued to be under b-overnment management during the minority an ^ Kolhapur.
(} 0 vern i:n p„ * ^ General.
of its
Chief-
9 Except in Jath and Akalkot,, where the rain was unseasonable, the season was fair Season and crops.
n satisfactory. Test works were opened for a short time in Jath.
and the ciop^ »
O The aggregate revenue increased from Rs. 13,34,453 to Rs. 17,23,226 and the Revenue and
os pendit«re from Ks 15,04,394 to Rs. 17,66,441. flnauce.
a The strength of the Police was 618 against 616 in the previous year and the cost Police.
75 094 against Rs. 68,278. In 736 reported offences 405 persons were sent for trial and
28 ? convicted. Of stolen property worth Rs. 9,853 recoveries amounted to Rs. 5,097,
5 The Criminal Courts dealt with 2,562 persons, of whom 784 were convicted. The Criminal justice,
lumbers of appeals heard was 71.
6 In the 8 jails and 14 Icck-nps 550 prisoners were detained at a cost of Rs. 12,622. Prisons.
7. In the Civil Courts 1,832 original suits and 132 appeals were disposed of. Civil justice.
g. The number of documents registered was 6,215 and the value Rs. 8,80,042. The fees Registration,
realised amounted to Rs. 7,912.
9. There are two Municipalities in Bhor and one each at Phaltan and Jath. Their total Municipalities,
income was Rs. 21,229 and expenditure Rs. 21,368.
10. The total expenditure on Public Works was Rs. 1,78,640 against Rs. 1,48,115 Public Works,
last year.
11. There were 16,255 births and 9,360 deaths, against 17,240 and 12,564 respectively Vital statistics,
in the preceding year.
12. At the 6 dispensaries 48,634 patients were treated, at a total cost of Rs. 16,027. Medical relief.
The number of vaccinations was 13,211 against 11,524 last year.
13. The number of schools increased from 166 to 184 and the number of pupils from Education.
7,027 to 8 , 378 . The cost amounted to Rs. 51,749 against R,s. 46,624.
VI.—KOLHA'FUR AND SOUTHERN MARA'THA COUNTRY STATES.
L—KOLHA'PUR.
Eulinn Chief—Sir Shahu Chhatrapati MahirAj, G.C.S.l, G.C.V.O,; Area—3,165 square miles; Population
(1901) 910,011; Gross Revenue—Ra. 51,78,527 ; Tribute to British Government—K\\ ; Military Force—
699 ; Principal Articles of Production —Rice, jowari, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, etc. ; Manufactures—
Coarse cotton and woollen cloths, pottery and hardware.
1. His Highness the Maharaja’s salute was raised from 19 to 21 guns on New Year’s
day as a personal honour.
2. The rainfall was excessive in the beginning and insufficient towards the end of the
season. The kharif crops suffered slightly and rabi crops failed in many p a^es. lie prices
of staple food-grains remained abnormally high.
3. The number of wards under the management of the Barber was 11.
4. In view of the increase of factories, factory An East India Company trading post. rules were introduced. Press and
newspaper rules were also brought into force.
5. The Police force numbered 825 against 857 in the previous year. The expenditure
was Rs. 78,961 against Rs. 77,384. Offences reported to the Police fell from 590 to 513 and
the number of persons arrested from 426 to 421. In all, 557 persons weie pu upon 0
whom 242 were convicted. Oat of property valued at.Rs. 73 409 reported as stolen, property
valued at Rs. 42,697 or 58-1 per cent, was recovered against 48-3 per cent, last year.
_ 6. The number of criminal courts fell from 75 to 73 The number of offences fell from Criminalijustice.
3,079 to 2948. The number of persons tried was 7,132 of whom 9 were conyi. .
Sessions Courts disposed of 41 cases involving 102 persons of whom were , .
of 197 criminal appeals 1 was rejected, in 90 sentences were confirmed, m 19 modified ana m
60 reversed.
7. The number of criminal jails and lock-ups increased by 1 to 21. The
persons confined decreased further from 1,084 to 974, ot whom 11 were
cost was Rs. 17,506 against Rs. 20,748.
8. The number of courts remained the same, wY., 41. The total number of * '
8,689 against- 7 638 of which 5 797 were disposed of, leaving a balance or ,
Applications'for’executkm of ^decrees numbered 6,693^of which ^70 apphcations invo v.ng
e aims Of Rs. 4,68,292 were disposed of. Of 637 appeals, 244 wear decided llie number
fecial appeals to His Highness* Court was 200 of which 40 were disposed o .
Chief events.
Season and crops.
Wards.
Legislation.
Police.
Prisons.
Civil justice-