'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎99r] (59/132)

1908-1 909 ’3
POLICE—WILD ANIMALS AND VENOMOUS SNAKES.
25 Chap. Ill,
PROTECTION,
IY. —Bombay City Police.
1 The force was augmented by the addition of 10 constables and by the replacement of Establ hm nt.
' p> uar ds by police guards numbering 72 officers and men.
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2 The number of punishments again fell from 287 to 222. Officers and men rewarded Conduct and health.
• various ways totalled 1,104. The number of admissions into hospital was 2,633 against
1920 in the preceding year.
g. Among 136 casualties there were 31 resignations, 7 dismissals, 38 deaths and 43 retire- Casualties and
^ts* Eight deaths were due to plague, Recruits numbered 165 against 164 in 1907. recruiting.
4, During the year 198 officers and 596 men were able to read and write against 198 and Education.
576 respectively in the preceding year.
5 . The number of cognizable offences was 47,557, of which 40,824 were reported to the Cognizable offences.
1 ? oii ee . The corresponding figures for 1907 were 50,724 and 44,979. Cases reported to
Magistrates increased from 5,745 to 6,733. Convictions were obtained in 37,923 cases, or a
rcentage of 92-88 against 94*47 in the previous year. Excluded cases numbered 1,369
against 1,226. Of these, 22 were declared to be false, against 61 last year. Of 39,386 cases
classed as true, 96*28 per cent, ended in conviction, against 97’26 in 1907.
6 . Non-cognizable cases for disposal totalled 9,474 against 9,354 in the previous year. Non- cognizable
The percentage of convictions was 32*51 against 35*56. cases.
7 . The number of undetected cases fell from 644 to 604, the percentage being 1*47 against Undetected crime.
143 last year.
8 . The value of property alleged to have been stolen amounted to Rs. 3,48,530, against Property stolen and
p St 3,07,088 in 1907. The percentage of recoveries was 56*38 against 62-53, covering 85*44 recovered.
per cent, of the cases against 83*73.
9. The number of finger impressions received was s 4,018, an increase of 628, and the Criminal Identifica-
number of prisoners identified rose from 794 to 992. tl0n department.
10. The licenses of the 36 firms dealing in arms and ammunition were renewed. The Arms, Petroleum
number of licenses and permits issued under the Arms Act was 3,900, showing an increase of and Explosives Acts.
229. Under the Explosives Act 208 licenses were issued, a decrease of 2, and under the
Petroleum Act 141 or an increase of 7.
11. The cars registered during the year numbered 195, and 12 numbers were cancelled. Motor-vehicles Act.
Porty-seven prosecutions and 41 convictions took place under the Act.
12. Pilgrims numbering 16,111 left Bombay for the Hedjaz, and 18,230 returned and Pilgrims,
were sent to their homes. A Haj Committee was appointed by Government in September
1908.
13. Nineteen foreigners including 8 Arabs were deported. Deportations.
14. The number of fires rose from 97 to 103 and the damages were estimated at 35 l&khs Fn-es.
against 21 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
15. During the year the police had to deal with disturbances accompanying the Mohorium General,
festival, the trial of B. G. Tilak and strikes of mill-hands, and the manner in which the_y acquitted
themselves received the commendation of Government. The author of a series Oi. thefts on
Malabar Hill was also successfully brought to justice.
Y.— Aden Police.
Information concerning Aden Police will be found in Chapter I
of this report.
YI.-—Yagrants.
1. The total number of inmates was 193, an increase of 18 as compared wit i as year.
Of these, 40 obtained employment, 22 deserted, 15 were deported, 3b discharged having means,
4 sent to the Strangers* Home, 13 handed over to friends, 2 sent to the Lunaijic sy um an
3o convicted. The number remaining in the Workhouse at the end of the ^ ear w as . e
total cost to Government was Rs. 8,550 against Rs. 7,977 in the preceding year.
2 . There was only one inmate, who was discharged on obtaining employment. The total
c ost was Rs. 94 against Rs. 129 in 1907.
3. The total cost to Government on account of the Yagrancy Act was Rs. 9,841 against
8,028 in the preceding year.
Government Male
Workhouse.
Government Female
Workhouse.
Expenditure.
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Y/ild Animals and Venomous Snakes.
Eor details
1.
see tables under Wild Animals and Snakes printed in Part V of the Statistics of Liitish India.
1* The number of persons killed by wild animals fell from 66 to 32. g
3 increased from 1,171 to 1,248, of which 230 occurred in Ratnagiri and 16b m
j tle killed by wild animals and snakes totalled 7^832 against 7,282 m ■j 3 ; 11 1
ll 7 5,000 animals killed by wolves in the Hyderabad and Thar and P5jkar Dis nc s.
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