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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [179v] (90/148)
The record is made up of 1 item (73 folios). It was created in 1910. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Chap IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Impoi'ts.
Exports.
Treasure,
Stores.
Shipping.
Imports and
exports.
Shipping.
Imports and
exports.
Treasure.
Government
transactions.
Shipping.
General.
Imports.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [I909-19 1o<
The falling off in imports from Burma and Sind has been counterbalanced by increased rec e ; pta
from Goa and Kathiawar.
2 The total value of imports was 1,522
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, a slight increase of 4 Idkhs Other British
Provinces, Kilth.Awar and Goa oon/ributed 85 per down b » ,h e
llKXe latZb^ Ukhs to
98 jdkhs. Increases are most marked in imports or jiw ^acniawar ; the
former increased by 57
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 152
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and the latter by 32 lakbs to 188
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. £e „^
Tea improved by 1 Idkh to 16
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
3. Increase in exports was chiefly due to Cotton Piece-goods^ which advanced by ] 0 8
Idkhs to 645
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, of which Smd took 377
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Exports to uima improved by 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 28 l&khs; those to Bengal and Madras were stationary, vw., - kh 0 and 43 Idkhs respect-
ively. The total increase^in the export trade was 1^3 crores.
4. Private transactions, chiefly in Government of India
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, rose to 9*97
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
against
A’S'S Ipkhs last vear Government transactions shew an impiovement in imports from 5'12
Ukl s o 7-8 tkC and a decline in exports from 105 Ukhs to SS-W Ukhs RemitUneesoE
Government of India
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
decliued from 101-94
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 33-97
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and those of sovereign
increased from 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 51'67 Mkhs, chrefly to Rangoon (45 lakbs).
5. The aggregate value of imports and exports of stores fell from 26'82
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 19
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
6. The number of vessels increased by 1,402 to 84,706 while the tonnage decreased by
179,372 to 4,553,357 tons.
B.—Subordinate Ports.
(i) Foreign Trade.
1. The total value of the trade declined from Ks. 3,03,880 to Rs. 2,17,856. Imports
declined from 2*17
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 1’84
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, chiefly due to smaller shipments of Fates from Bassorah
to Broach and Honavar.
2. Exports (consisting chiefly of Myralolams of Rs. 32,152 in value from Trombay
to the United Kingdom) declined from Rs. 86,916 to Rs. 34,179. The number of native
craft declined by 70 to 55 and the tonnage by 3,903 tons to 3,805 tons.
(n) Coasting Trade.
1. The total value of Merchandise advanced by 11 per cent, from 620
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to 691
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, an improvement which is distributed over all the ranges and most marked in the
Ratnagiri, Uran and Surat ranges.
2. The value of Treasure declined from 2*43 Idkhs to IBS
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
3. Transactions in Treasure improved from Rs. 17,061 to Rs. 59,931. The value of
Stores fell from Rs. 2,49,797 to Rs. 1,66,470.
4. The number of vessels declined by 18,730 to 141,727 but tonnage increased by 21,226
tons to 3,525,934 tons.
Land Trade or 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.
1. Compared with the preceding year the total traffic of the year by rail including the
local Trade advanced in volume from 1,257 to 1,450 Mkhs of maunds or by 15‘3 per cent, and
in value from 94*3 to 114-7 crores of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
or by 21-7 per cent. Contrasted with the average
of the past 5 years it shewed an increase of 215
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds in volume and of 20’2 crores
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in value.
(i) External Trade.
1. The total quantity of Merchandise imported from the external blocks was 655 lakbs
of maunds against 503 Idkhs of maunds during the previous year and 549
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds the
average of the preceding 5 years. The value of the Merchandise as compared with the last
year and the average advanced by 12*3 and 8'9 crores of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
respectively. The increase
was chiefly noticeable in the imports of Cotton ( +32B
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds), chiefly R 0II J
Central Provinces and Berars, Rajputana, Central India and Nizam’s territory; of flw
( + 37-2 Idkhs of maunds), principally from United Provinces, Punjab, Central Provinces, Berans
R&jputana and Central India; Other Food-grains (+11-5 Idkhs of maunds); Meta*
( + 5-2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds) and (+69B Mkhs of maunds). The improvement und 0r
the last was chiefly contributed by Sesamum ( + 21-2 Idkhs of maunds) from Central Provinces
an erars, Rajput^na, Central India, Nizam’s territory and United Provinces; by
y r> uuuunuuuuu uy ocsimum laiius or maunds) trom uentrai
\ Berars, Rajput^na, Central India, Nizam’s territory and United Provinces ; by
ui-seeds, chiefly Cotton Seeds from Central Provinces and Berdrs, Rajnutana; Centm
^ndmand tlmtei Provinces; by Linseed (+9-7 Hkhs of maunds) from Central Provjy
xlajputana, Central India and Nizam’s territory; and by Rape and Mustard (+ 5'8 14khso
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Annual administration report of the Bombay 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. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. during the financial year 1909-10.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 139-153). Part II (ff 154-208) is comprised of chapters I-IX.
Part II is divided into the following chapters, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 154-162), consisting of: North Gujarat; South Gujarat; North Konkan, Nasik and Khandesh; South Konkan; Deccan; Kolhapur, Southern Maratha Country States and Dharwar; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; Condition of the People
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 163-165), consisting of: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 166-172), consisting of: Legislative Authority; Course of Legislation; Police; Wild animals and venomous snakes; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons – Civil and Criminal; Civil Justice; Registration; Local Boards’ Administration; Municipal Administration; Military (Volunteering); Marine; Cooperative Credit Societies
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 173-195), consisting of: Power Industries and Handicrafts; Agriculture; Weather and crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures and Industries; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation; Railways; Tramways
- ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 196-203), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Irrigation Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Sea Customs; Land Customs; Opium; Salt, Excise; Cotton Duties; Stamps; Income Tax; Forests; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS’ (ff 204-205), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 206-207), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 207), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India.
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 208), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 138. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling, phrasing or inclusion of sub-headings between the table of contents and the body of the report. In these cases the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.
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