'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎187v] (106/148)

Chap. IV. 62 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
PRODUCTION -
and p The expenditure was distributed under different heads as under •
DISTRIBUTION. ’ r
[1909-
l9lo.
Heads.
Amount,
Capital—
Major Works—
Protective Works ... •••
Productive Works •••
Rs.
(a)23,7l,I08
(5) 1,99,352
Rs.
25,70,460
2,01,774
10,49,428
14, ZR Cl Q
Minor Works and Navigation—
Works for which Capital and Revenue Accounts are kept
Revenue —
Major Works—
Protective Works ... ••• ***
Productive Works ••• **•
?8,07l
9,61,357
Minor Works and Navigation—
Works for which Capital and Revenue Accounts are kept
Works for which only Revenue Accounts are kept
4,60,062
9,96,551
Agricultural Works— - t .
Works for which neither Capital nor Revenue Accounts are Kept.
Contribution Works ••• ••• •••
18,33,907
39,321
18,73,228
1,26,986
Construction of Protective Works—
Works for which neither Capital nor Revenue Accounts are kept.
Famine Relief Outlay on Irrigation Works
••••••
Grand Total ...
72,78,489
1 ark s .
Imperial,
* J m p per5 ?l and
2 Provincial,
do.
Do. do.
Deposits contribu
tions.
Imperial.
(a) Inclusive of expenditure in England
(5) Do. do.
Rs. 1,08,732
„ 357
3. The total is classified as under :■
Works ...
Repairs
Establishment ...
Tools and Plant ...
Refunds of Revenue ...
Suspense Account
Receipts on Capital Accounts
Total ...
Deccan and
Gujarat.
Sind.
Total.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
22,90,908
3,68.899
26,59,807
4,33,268
24,50,678
28,83,946
6,49,707
8,97,634
15,47,341
1,05,618
55,968
1,61,586
1,583
1,583
48,610
-24,020
24,590
-364
-364
35,29,330
37,49,159
72,78,489
DECCAN AND GUJARA'T.
Northern Division.
During' the year, the accounts of both the canals were amalgamated with effect from
1st April 1909, and the combined project bas been classed under Irrigation Major
Works, under tbe orders of the Government of India.
. The rainfall gauged at Ahmedabad and Parantij was 3133 and 40-33 inches, respectively,
against an average of 29-29 and 31‘00 inches for the past 30 years including that under report-
There was a sufficient supply throughout the monsoon in the Hdthmati River for this small
canal up to the 15th October. At the end of the rabi season, i.e., 15th February 1910, the
discharge fell to 48 cusecs and it then gradually diminished and was only 16 cusecs on t ^
^R ril 1910 ‘ HeaN h v rain fel1 in the catchment of the Hdthmati River on the 2nd August
0 (7 at Ahmednagar and 10^ at Bhiloda in 14 hours), and there was a large 111
the river, the water rose to 12*5 feet above the weir crest.
The Sfibarmati River was also in flood about the same time, but no appreciable damage
was caused except in a few places in the Dholka Tdluka where an overflow occurred ana
breached the bunds of some tanks. There were also two large floods in the Khari River, one on
the 27th and the other on the 3rd August, the depth of water being 5*25 and 10’50 tee
respectively over the weir crest at Raipur.
f T ^ e ( J andol a Tank which is a small regulating tank in the Khari Cut system suppl^
trom the Raipur Weir on the Khari River was filled on the 30th July 1909, again on
£th September, and lor the third time partially on the 9th December 1909.