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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [94v] (50/132)
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Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1908.
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Tributaby States, and the public health was generally good. In almost every State the death-rate deer
Condition of the and in most cases there was a concomitant increase in the birth-rate. The system of ta^? S • e • ,
People. no t y e t introduced in all the States, but it was employed to advantage especially i n the
of South Gujarat. In the D^ngs it was introduced f.>r the first time in order to attract seHl
while, instead of money, cattle were supplied to the JBhils and a grain-lending society was f 0 • '
The condition of the people showed a corresponding improvement and the cons^lnpti lIUe ^ ,
liquor decreased. In Dharampur and Bansda efforts were made to induce the backward cla*
which form a majority of the population, to settle down, and to this end free grants of t‘ l!
for houses and loans of money for digging wells were distributed, while better method e J
cultivation were taught. In the North Konkan States, Surgana and Jawhdr, the no l
tion is still unprogressive and given to drink, while the methods of agriculture are prirmT ^
In Sachin the fcolis and Macchis of Dumas and Bhimpur are largely recruited as
lascars
A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships.
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P & O. Company. The people of Aundh find employment in Bombay and besides mak 9
large income from the sale of Khillar bulls, in spite of which the resident stock increased du • ,e a
the year. Elsewhere the people have few resources beyond agriculture, but in Jamkhand' 11 ^
increase in the number of handlooms is recorded and in Aundh attention is being paid
production of a better class of cloth. In Khairpur, the only Sind State, the inundation w
good and the year was in every respect prosperous. Generally, although the season did *1
permit any general advance in prosperity, the Native States maintained their ground during th
year, & e
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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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