'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎145r] (21/148)

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the receipts of tbe office shew a slight decline. Less than 6 per cent.
out'P ot s ’ , number of seamen shipped were Europeans whose numbers have
of * 6 a ase( i slightly. The number of men who deserted was more than
,g#in ® el f 8 num ber of the previous year. Deaths were less numerous
ji'.iM 8 ope ans but increased among native seamen. The foundering of
0^ b ora ft in cyclonic weather on the "West Coast accounted for
vari°« s 11 j ncre ase in the numbers of distressed -native seamen who were
jCO iisite _ mar ine courts of enquiry were held, in one of which the
jjlierea. and the Chief Officer were suspended. At Aden
(e [tific a ^ European seamen engaged and discharged increased consider-
i.-- feWer native seamen passed through the Shipping Office.
rpba somewhat disappointing returns of the Bombay Port Trust in Port Trusts:
evious year necessitated greater caution in the framing of estimates, Karachi and
1116 ^ order to build up a larger revenue reserve the previous rebate of Aden -
,ni m cent> W as reduced to 12J per cent, with the result that rebate on all
•' r^gept" pilotage, rebate on which was discontinued, amounted to 4| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
^ ,ared with 7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the previous year. Moreover, the gfoss receipts
^considerably owing to the increased volume of trade ; thus the revenue
m fan q W as improved by addition of four lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. compared
'Ih only Rs 80,741 in the previous year. The expenditure chargeable to
Inue increased by If lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 2f per cent., while the expenditure on
«,ital account was 821 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , of which 501 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees were_ expended on the new
locks and 26 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on the Mazagon-Sewri reclamation. Two new loans
amounting in all to 115 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees were raised for these schemes, bringing the total
debt of the Board to 9 crores, one-third of which was due to Government.
The receipts of the Karachi Port Trust constituted a record. The increase
of ?! lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 29 per cent, was attributed entirely to the great volume of
to export trade in grain and seeds. The activity in engineering works
continued and the expenditure on improvements amounting to 31 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees was
almost the same as in the previous year. The length oE wharfage increased
hy 37 per cent. At Aden both receipts and expenditure decreased, while the
dosing balance rose to H lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Here also the outlay on improvements
advanced, the total expenditure of over lg lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees representing an increase of
39 per cent.
27. The annual report ol tlie Registrar reveals the progress made in Generative
nine months only, as the year has been made conterminous with the financial societies,
year. During this period there was a net increase of o9 inthe number of
societies, which brings the total number on the register 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.
proper to 208. Twenty-three of these societies have not yet started operations,
hoe total membership of the societies increased by 35 per cent, and there
was an increase of 2| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in their working capital. The profits of the
Period represent a dividend of about 4 -per cent, on the capital. Only one
s °ciety was in existence in Sind but there were indications that others
w °uld be formed. This single society shewed considerable improvement during
ihe period.
23. Every district of 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. proper shews an increased area under Cropped area
Cl ’ 0 ps which indicates the favourable character of the season and a or s ® V1 en p
^Qre is no exceptional dearth of plough-cattle. The total cropped area in
18 1 residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. proper increased by 6§ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of acres over the area o as yea
an( lis the largest on record since 1S95-1S93. The area cropped more / an onoe
f! se b y about 34 per cent, owing to the retention of moisture left hy tae ample
a ^jf rains in some places while elsewhere the late rains had the sa nm e ec .
uSl adthelow inundation and the deficiency of water-supply resulted in a fall
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