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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎95v] (52/132)

The record is made up of 1 item (66 folios). It was created in 1909. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Chap. II.
ADMIUISTBA-
TION OF THE
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Bombay Administration report.
U908-
■1909.
land. Pardi lands in Ratndgiri. Some of the surveyors were also deputed to instruct Circle In
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General.
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attending the Survey Class. In the Ratndgiri District, in addition to the field party a ^
establishment was employed on the measurement of Pdrdi lands and the partition*of S ^f c ^
under Civil Courts' decrees. Temporary establishments were also entertained for miscell 6 ^ 68
special work in Dhdrwar, Belgaum, Kdnara and Ratn^giri Districts. The Survey Daff^ 0118
establishment calculated revised assessments for 586 villages and prepared Akdrbanl ^
K£imd£r Taktas for these and for 240 other villages. The Southern Maratha States C §
parties were disbanded on the 31st October 1908. " s urvev
4.
The work of the three survey parties was confined to theKakar and Shikarpur Trf]
and comprised the measurement of 61, 888 acres against 74,402 acres in the previous y ear U J^ S
average area per party was 20,629 acres against 23,216. The decrease is due to the f \
the three parties contained only 20 Tapad&rs against 29 in the preceding year. ’ ^
area of 4,032 acres was measured by two surveyors working independently, bringing, tp ± er
to 65,920 acres. S e tot al
2. Settlements.
1.—Presidency Proper.
In the Northern Division revision settlement proposals were submitted for all the Gov
ment and talukdari villages of the Jhdlod Mahdl. Revised rates were announced in the 6 ^'
Government villages of the Dobad Taluka, involving an increase in the assessment of R s q nni
or 8’75 per cent. In the Central Division, settlement proposals were submitted for the Nand l
Tdluka of the West Khiindesh District and for 4 alienated villages. Settlements were it 1
duced during the year in 13 Government and inam villages in Sdtdra, Ndsik and W^f
Khandesh, and resulted in an increase in the assessment of Rs. 1,646. In the South 6 -
Division second revision settlement proposals were submitted for the Ranebennur and BanS 1
pur Talukas of the Dharwar District and for the Parasgad Tdluka of the Belgaum Distr't
The original settlement report was submitted for the village of Gaokhddi in "the Ratna^
District. Revised, rates were introduced during the year into the Talukas of Sindgi, Indi anr)
Bagevddi in the Bij^pur District and Haliyal in the K^nara District, together resulting
increase of Rs. 8,277 in the assessment. 63
in a net
2.—Sind.
Revised Irrigational Settlements were introduced in the following Tdlukds Dehs of the
Nasrat Taluka, formed out of the areas transferred from the Moro Taluka, in the Hyderabad
i ana Lab d dry a in the Ldrkana District; and Sanghar and Khipro in the Thar
ana i arKar JL/iscricfc#
—Alienation Settlements.
was 1 .' l 49 square yards and assessed at Ks.,90}
anareanf iVr, * 94 , Ah “ e , dabad Municipality fora public garden. In the Daskroi Taluka
14 wnntbrfs nttf. 68 ^ S u ^ a s assessed at Rs. IS and in the Sanand Tdluka an area of 6 acres
eommunhv res^ 1 30 i r ^ ahenated for service useful to Government and to the
land as-Knied Lr ^ ac dltlon -’ land r erenue of Rs. Sr was alienated for small pieces of
to the Uistrier T C lal i ta ri 8 tJ ir P° S h' ^ w0 areas aggregating 692 square yards were assigned
13 ffunth-is was 0Ca 1 ° a . 1 ln v roaen ^ or school ^construction. In Ratndgin an area of
public nuruospfl ^ru 11 leven Re free to the Municipalities of Chiplun and Rafcnagiri for
balance of 118 1SSUe ^ sanads continued in Poona, and 29 were disposed of leaving a
10 remained n^nd/n 611 f D pi* p°\ ^ 16 ^ a ^ ance ^ sanads awaiting disposal in Satdra
which were ^ d f ie T ^ u ^. 0 ^ ^ ea J anc ^ their number was increased by 455 new sanads
had been introduced 6 pf aai ^-^ iar k clars Duma la villages in which Survey Settlements
balance pondmo- w-iq* 15 i ' i e , sa ! laaa ’ 01 'watans were issued in West Khandesh, where the
In Belo-aum ifsnwl "* aa • &e um ^ erawai ^ n g‘ disposal in Sholapur was reduced by 1 to 54.
cash alfowances W ^ remaified Pending, while the Settlement of Kadim
disposing* of the halanp 11 ' 001 ?^!?^ exce P tlon h cases. No progress was made in
an area o°f 12 70Wes 1 “umL w EaSt Kh " ndesh and Dhdrwdr - In
and 6 336 acis ^ ? as resui ? ed on account of 34 casualties among the grantees
47 acres 34 ounth/- ip T ^ ie ~f ra S^ d ' ^ ^nidar cause accounted for the resumption of
account of the Survp^v n-n a T' ana ' ^n Sukkur the alienated area was reduced by 172 acres on
-s dul tot LWrnTXation.* 116 Same diStriCt 3 ™ e ° f Es ' 8 > 651 “
4 .—Land Records.
-L 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. Proper*
and in additlonTo^Woll,^ ^ on * inae . d . to vvork in blithe districts in the 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. Prep*’
a^ts in survey nnd the p^rtfon ofM ° £ ^ ^
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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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