'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎155v] (42/148)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. I-
POLITICAL.
Tributary States.
Falanpur Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
<i,nd Mahi Kdntha
Chief events.
Relations with other
States.
Season and ciops.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Prisons.
Civil justice.
Registration.
Municipalities.
Public Works.
Revenue and
finance.
Local funds.
Vital statistics.
Medical.
Education.
General.
Principal events.
Season and crops.
Frontier questions.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [1909-I9 l0(
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Governor of Bombay to Palanpur on the 29tb y
3. The Government of India has declined to re-open the boundary dispute between the
Pdlanpur and Sirohi States. , _ • ,
4. RaWall was sufficient months Te^.^The 0 ^^
yfeld o£ the^moMoon crop was from 8 *YtioHuhe peopKaTltisftctor^. * labl fl ° m 10 to
12 annas ; wages were high, and the condition of the people w y
5. The total length of t^eS^ ^
o^roS-ortifTr^O 6 reported as stolen the percentage of recoveries was 4d5. L ast
year’s figures were Rs. 25,788 and 47-3 respectively.
m n i. „ c onrl fihp number of persons convicted 954 against 933
last y 6 ea, T 0£ n a7ot e J of 42 were confirmed, 2d modified, 18 reversed and 6 otherwise
disposed of.
7. In the 21 jails and lock-ups there were 1,264 inmates against 1,1/6 last year. The
cost of maintenance was Rs. 12,4^7.
8 Out of a total of 5,125 suits, 3,707 were decided agamst 3,557 last year. The number
of civil appeals received was 192. One hundred and four were disposed of compared with 108
last year.
9. The number of documents registered was 414, an increase of 9, the fees being Rs. 1,073
against Rs. 1,174 last year.
10. There were to municipalities under the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. jurisdiction There were 4 mimici-
palities under the Palfinpur and Rddhanpur States with an aggregate income of Rs. 9,9/0
supplemented by the State grants and expenditure oi Rs.
11. The outlay on Public Works was Rs. 74,743 agamst Rs. 57,805 last year.
12. The gross revenue of Pdlanpur, Radhanpur, Tharad and W4o amounted to
Rs. 13,42,453 against Rs. 14,74,081 and the gross expenditure to Rs. 12,50,915 against
Rs. 12,71,953 of last year.
13. There was an opening balance of Rs. 1,17,763. Receipts totalled Rs. 1,94,697 and
expenditure Rs. 2,08,547.
14. The number of births (10,255) shews a decrease of 839 and the number of deaths
6,744, a decrease of 1,418.
15. The number of dispensaries was 15. The number of patients decreased fiom
53,193 to 52,861 and the expenditure increased from 29,631 to Rs. 30,533. Eighteen lousan
two hundred and forty-one persons were vaccinated by 12 Vaccinators at a cost ot Rs. o,
16. At the 84 schools in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. there was a daily attendance of 2,806 against
2,536 last year.
4.—MAHI KA'NTHA.
Pr
incipal Bulinq Chief —His Highness Major-General MahiraJja Dhiraj Sir Pratab Singh
G.C.S.L, K.C.B., LL.D., A.-D.-C. to H. M. the King, Maharaja of Idar ; Ahme
nagar; Caste —Rathod Rajput, Hindu; Age —65 years; Educated privately ; Heir a r
Imr.
1.
Area —3,124 square miles; Population —361,545 ; Gross Bevenue based on five Vfi 1 ™ , w0
Es. 14,59,708 ; 'to His Highness the Gailcwar of Baroda — Idar Es. 30,o4O, s A ^
small States Es. S6,469 ; Principal Articles of Production —Wheat, gram, co on
common grains, marble and chalk ; Manufactures —Dyed clott.
The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. consists of the first class State of Idar tnd sixty-two smaller States.
2. The Bhatianiji and Chavdiji, widows of the late Mahardja Sir Kcsrisinhji ;
died in the first week of April 1909. Baijilal Nandkunverjilal, daughter of the late J ’
was married to the eldest son of the Thakor Saheb of Limbdi on 18th May 1910.
The Bhatianiji, widow of the late Mahar4na Jasvatsinhji of Ddnta, died on 8th April 19-^
3. This year the rainfall was seasonable all over the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the kharif and
crops turned out to be good, being estimated at 12 to 14 annas in a rupee.
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4. Peace on the frontier was preserved throughout the year. No border court
the number of cases to be dealt with being small.
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5. The total strength of Police was 1,351, of whom 460 were kept up by l? a Q^gSO.
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and 376 by the smaller States. The total cost of up-keep was R s > > ’
Police.