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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Teibutaey States.
Cambay.
Chief events.
Season and rainfall.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Prisons.
Civil justice.
Medical relief.
Revenue and
finance.
Education.
Rainfall.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Jail.
Civil courts.
Registration.
Public Works.
Revenue and
finance.
Medical relief.
Vital statistics.
Municipality.
Education.
g BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [ 1909 - 19 ^
2 Thakor Karansinhji of Sihora died in September 1903. His Highness Makaran a
Shri Chliatrasinbji proceeded on a visit to Europe. In Sana the ctnef event was the bi^
of the heir Kumar Shri Surendrasmhji.
3. Bainfall was seasonable and well-distributed. The maximum fall was 49*5 and the
minimum 25’36. The crops were excellent.
4. ThetotalstrengthofthePolicewasl.SgOagainst 1,388 in the previous y eai .. 0ne
thousand two hundred and seventy-one persons were sent up foi tiial and 907 were convicted.
The value of stolen property amounted to Rs. 20,229 agams s. , in e previous year.
Property valued at Rs 7,250 waa recovered, i. e., a decrease from 41 to 36 per cent.
5. The magistracy dealt with 3,288 persons, an increase of 549 on the figures of ] ast
year.
6. The number of prisons remains 27. The inmates numbered 825, an increase of 203.
7. The number of civil suits entertained including the balance of the previous year was
4,854. Of these, 1,435 remained for disposal at the end of the jeai.
8 The number of dispensaries increased from 23 to 24. The total number of patients
treated was 139,293, an increase of 1,163. The cost mcreased^from Rs. 4,482 to Rs, 36,272,
Yaccinations numbered 21,574, an increase of 377 over last year s figures.
9. The total receipts during the year amounted to Rs. 26,40,740 against Rs. 25,55,335
in the preceding year. The total expenditure decreased from Rs. 25,45,774 to Rs. 24,56,832,
10. The number of schools is 188, an increase of 9. The pupils increased in number from
9,104 to 9,639. The new schools include 3 girls' schools.
'Rulinq Chief—H\$ Highness Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Jafar Ali Hussein Yawar KMn Saheb Bahadur; CWe—Moghal
(Shia); Age—Q2. ; Educated at Cambay ; Has no male issue.
Area 350 square miles; Population (1901)—75,225; Gross Revenue based on five years’average—
Rs. 5,64,906 ; Tribute to British Governnent —Rs. 21,924 ; Military Force —221; Principal Articles
of Production— 3ovi&n, bajri, kodra, rice, wheat, cottcn, pulses, oil-seeds and tobacco ; Manufactures—
cotton and silk cloths, carpets and articles of agate and cornelian.
1. Rainfall was far below the average, but it was seasonable and proved favourable to
cotton. Its absence in the latter part of the season was unfavourable to other crops.
2. The Police numbered 170 and cost Rs. 26,343. One hundred and sixty-three persons were
arrested and of these 79T4 against 68*5 were convicted. The value of stolen property was
Rs. 8,619 against Rs. 5,230, and the percentage of recovery was 31-74 against 46-57.
3. Six hundred and three cases came up for disposal against 576 in the previous year. The
increase was due to minor offences. Of 1,240 persons disposed of, 388 were convicted, 71 were
acquitted and 781 were discharged without trial. There were 15 appeals, all of which were
disposed of.
4. The daily average of jail population was 33-9 against 24 in the previous year, and the
cost was Rs. 3,429 against Rs. 2,244.
5. The Civil Courts disposed of 958 out of 1,132 cases. The Sardar’s Court disposed of
4 cases during the year. The appellate Courts heard 48 appeals. The decisions of the lower
Courts were confirmed in 20, reversed in 8, amended in 13, and 5 were settled by compromise
leaving a balance of 2.
6. Seven hundred and ten documents were presented for registration against 826 in the
previous year. The registration fees amounted to Rs. 4,579 against Rs. 6,805 last year.
7. The total expenditure on Public Works was Rs. 69,782. The gross earnings of the
Cambay Railway amounted to Rs. 43,431.
8. The total receipts and expenditure were Rs. 6,04 671 and Rs. 4 , 74,425 against
Rs. 5,74,012 and Rs. 4,10,289 last year.
9. The four medical institutions had an averageTlaily attendance of 392*3 against 427 2
last year. They cost the State Rs. 8,827.
10. The number of births was 2,130 or 28-54 per mille and of deaths 2,313 or 31-65 pu
mille against ratios per mille of 29-60 and 24-62 respectively in the previous year.
11. The income of the Cambay Municipality was Rs. 11,842 and its expenditure was
Rs. 30,460 ; the deficit of Rs. 18,618 was made up by the State.
12. The 44 schools in the State had an average attendance of 1,860’3 against 1,689 9 la-
year. The cost of education was Rs. 20,747.