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'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [181v] (94/148)
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-
Imperial Services
Customs.
Salt.
Opium.
Mint.
Post Offices.
Telegraph.
Treasury and
Currency Buildings.
56
BOMBAY ADMLNISiiiATiuJN
8. Public Works
U909-l9 lo
The total expenditure on works of the Roads and Buildings Branch of the Public 'W n i.
Bepartment 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.
during the year amounted to Rs. 87,91,087; details of
under the various heads, are given below :— ' >
1,—CIVIL BUILDINGS.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was
New Works ... ••• ••• 1
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs ... ••• *«•
Total
Rs.
} 36,681
•*« 7,812
... 44,493
The only important work was the bungalow for the Senior Coast Guard Inspector
at Suiat.
The expenditure under this head was :—
New Works
Rs.
;;;} 1 , 22,223
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs ... ...
51,621
Total ... 1,73,844
The important scheme in connection with the location of the Coast Guard Fleet at Sivri
described in last year’s report, was nearly completed. The extensions and improvements to
the Maurypur Salt works to protect them from tidal waves were completed during the year.
No work of importance was undertaken during the year, the expenditure of Rs. 113
being incurred only on repairs.
The expenditure under this head was :—
New Works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
...
• «® • • • .
Rs.
63,218
6,909
Total
70,127
The construction of a ringing room for silver coin and of a packing room for nickel coin in
connection with His Majesty^s Mint, Bombay, . was commenced and the work of extending
and re-roofing th.e General Workshop was completed.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
New Works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
::: :::}
••• «
Rs.
3,25,717
15,354
Total ...
3,41,071
The most important work in progress was New General Post Office, Bombay, a detailed
Hit 01 -!? ?• W 1C '' as s report, and which is now approaching; completion,
the illustration opposite shows the building as it will appear on completion.
New Post Offices were commenced at Colaba (Bombay) and Poona, and the additions and
era ions o e eneral Post Office at Karachi were completed. No other important works
were carried out under this head.
The expenditure during the year was :—
New Works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
- I 31,241
... J
7,S17
Total ... 39,058
tendOTt e of r Td! :lp0I t 0t n" k 2 ir t e ?- 0UtuI!dertWs hesd was a bungalow for the Superin-
one ofoidLwWion? 0n ’ St Ahmedabad - 1116 building is a single storeyed
Rs \m e LZ T L7 aS ™ dertaken ,,! lu ™S the year, the total expenditure
as. Mol, being incurred only on additions and alterations and on repairs.
of the year,
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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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- 'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910'
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- 136r:144v, 144ar:144av, 145r:208v
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