'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎102v] (66/132)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. III.
PROTECTION.
Chawls.
Police Accommoda
tion.
Leasing of Plots.
Finance.
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Camps of exercise.
Grants.
Miscellaneous.
Seamen shipped and
discharged.
Seamen left and
relieved.
Receipts and
expenditure.
Marine Courts of
Inquiry.
Shipping Office.
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chawl in Princess Street } and two additional blocks o£ cbawls at Imamvada. The most im
ant schemesr emaining incomplete were Sandhurst Road, Dadar-Matunga, Sion-Hatunp-a
Nowroji Hill, the estimated future expenditure being 23*2, 48*4, 68*2 and
respectively. Four ne’tt schemes were sanctioned by Goveiumeut during tbe year, and 4 ofh
were notified. Sanction was refused to the East AgripMa Improvement scheme and its w • s
was ordered. eVlSl011
4. The chawl completed in Princess Street accommodates 224 persons. The two addif
blocks at Imamvada contain in all 283 rooms and provide for 990 persons. New chawls
commenced at Mandvi Kolivada and 6 new blocks at Agripdda, the former to accommodatp sqq
and the latter 1,728 persons. The number of persons occupying the chawls of the Board S
from 10,175 to 12,145, among whom the death-rate varied from 20*83 per mill e i n T
Nagpada chawls to 63*48 in the newly-occupied semi-permanent sheds at Paltan Road. the
5. The two completed Police Accommodation schemes provided for 2 officers and 36 m
with their families. The schemes in Agripada and Princess Street made progress which ensuM
their completion in 1909-1910. Plans and estimates for 3 other schemes were prepared but th
works were not taken in hand before the close of the year.
6. During the year 37 building plots were leased at an annual rental of R s . 6089]
bringing the total number of plots leased to 312 with a present annual rental of Rs. 5,05 900 ’
7. In September 1908 a 4 per cent. 60 years’ loan of 30 Mkhs was raised. The t <• 1
borrowings thus reached 315 Mkhs, involving interest and Sinking Fund charges of 14*05 lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees !
per annum on net receipts of 312*28 Idkhs. The receipts and expenditure of the oener 1
account were 15*62 and 16*88 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees respectively, while including the Capital account the total
receipts were 47*14 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and the total expenditure 71*45 ffikhs. The opening balance of both
accounts was 45*6 Mkhs and the closing balance 21*29 Idkhs. The year was the last of the
period of 10 years during which under section 79 (5) of tbe Act tbe profits of the Trust were
allowed to accumulate before being distributed between the Grovernment and the Municipality
and the accounts kept under the Act showed a net 10 years’ surplus of 17*76 Mkhs due for
distribution.
11. Military (Volunteering).
1. Camps of exercise were held by the Bombay Light Horse, Bombay Volunteer Artillery
(Bombay and Kirkee), Bombay Volunteer Rifles, 1st Battalion G. I. P. Railway Volunteer
Rifles, 1st and 2nd Battalions B. B. & C. I. Railway Volunteer Rifles, Poona Volunteer Rifles
and Southern Maratha Railway Volunteer Rifles.
2. ^ The total amount sanctioned in grants for camps and field days was Rs. 12,900 against
Rs. 13,720 in the previous year.
3 The Bombay Light Horse, Bombay Volunteer Artillery, G. I. P. Railway Rifles,
B. B. & C. I. Railway Rifles and Bombay Volunteer Rifles rendered good service during the
disturbances at Bombay in July 1908.
12. Marine-
For details see Annual Reports on Port Trusts and Shipping Offices for 1908-1909 and tables under Port Trusts
printed m Part IX of the Statistics of British India.
1 .—Bombay.
1. The total number of seamen shipped was 36,326 and of those discharged 34,943, the
ecrease being 2,0,. 0 and I,7h7 respectively. Among those shipped, European seamen decreased
by 303 to 2,1 do and natives decreased by 1,787 to 34,173. European and native seamen
discharged numbered 2,128 and 32,815, decreasing by 287 and 1,470 respectively.
o i . 2 : Am0I1 g Europeans, deserters numbered 31 against 20. Deaths increased from 6 to 9.
nbsistenee was given to 12, and 28 were sent home distressed, against 13 and 22 respectively
in the previous year. Among natives there were 171 deaths against 202.
3 '. The total receipts were _Rs. 77,123, a decrease of Rs. 5,011 which is attributed to
depletion in trade. The expenditure increased by Rs. 1,111 to Rs. 35,182, owing to the grant
o gram compensation and of acting allowances and bonus to clerks. The net profit of Rs. 41,941
thus showed a decrease of Rs. 6,122. F
4 Three Marine Courts of Inquiry were held. In the first, the Court found a justifiable
ofthe^S^fT 114 ^ ^ f the ma 1 Ster ; “ tlie secolll3 > the ehief offieer and the mste t
.i s,S S |«£“CS;3gf “ J “ "» fc certificate of the
2 .—Aden.
i fo 0 ^ e ^ undred and sixty-one European seamen
loy ana 140 respectively in the year 1907-1908.
were engaged and 178 discharged^ agak Sj
Native seamen numbering 3,511 were eug^S 6