'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎207r] (145/148)

LITERATURE AND THE PRESS— ARTS AND SCIENCES.
1903'
•19100
101 Chap. VII.
INSTRUCTION.
Pupils
ecoc dary
698
Godhra
" ^alp ur
125 ,no.
685.
0 5,020;
Sehool^
e in the
Norther
^ 11,798
136 ^
Central
^ Boards
i * 5 pupils
233 but
fas 1,189
e in the
the year,
.scharged
ment oa
ie end of
ige daily
12 years
missions,
id thrice
,, '.j languages and 29 m various dialects. One hundred and fifty-three of the publications
‘ hi lingual, tl'i-Hngual and polyglot. The total increase of 397 is made up chiefly of an
se of 202 under Miscellaneous and of 100 under Poetry. In Arts the number has riens
lier 66 to 85; in Biography from 21 to 33; m Drama from 39 to 50; in Fiction from 56 to
I in Polities from 20 to 31 ; in Science (Mathematical) from 9 to 23. History, Language
11 Medicine show slight increases while the number of publications under Law, Philosonhv
Beligion and Science (Natural) has fallen.
2.—Newspapers.
j ( At the end of the year there were 150 newspapers and 23 periodicals treating of General,
rrenfc political topics against 165 newspapers and 13 periodicals in the previous year. Thirty-
l ' n e newspapers and periodicals were newly started during the year but 44 publications having
leased to exist there was a net decrease of 5 publications. Out of the total of 173 newspapers
|!d periodicals 59 were published in the city of Bombay, 23 in the Northern Division, 40 in
[fu Central Division^ 19 in the Southern Division, 16 in Sind and 16 in the Native States.
Eubty of these publications were conducted dby Brahmins, of whom 28 were Chitpdvans,
L'peshasthds an ^ 39 were 0 f other sects; 46 were conducted by other Hindus; 22 by Parsis;
12 by Muhammadans and 13 by Christians. Of the 150 newspapers 52 were in Marathi, 27 in
Gujardti and 15 in English, the remainder being dispersed amongst the various other languages
current in 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. .
2. The most noticeable increase in circulation was attained by the Sdnj Vartaman Circulation.
Lliich is stated to have had an increase of 1,800 during the year. The circulation of the Jagad-
fritt rose from 500 copies to 2,000. The Indu PraJcdsh, the Kaiser-i-Hind, the Gujardt Mitra
laLd the Satsang shew an increase of 500 each over the figures for the preceding year. No
iuciease of circulation is noticeable amongst Extremist papers and all papers which shew a
| marked decrease in circulation belong to this school. The Bhdla, the Kdl and the Tudiidri of
Baroda have all decreased in circulation to a considerable extent.
3. During the year the editor of the Kdl was prosecuted under section 124A and other Particular events.
I&ections of the Indian Penal Code and convicted and sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprison-
uent and a fine of Rs. 1,000. The editor of the Pratod was convicted under the same section
and sentenced to 18 months’rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 500. Proceedings were
1 under section 3 of Act VII of 1908 against the Hindu Punch which resulted in the
jeonfiscation of the press at which the paper was printed, and the annulment of the declaration
under Act XXV of 1867 by its printer and publisher.
minor
sel boys
barged in
i engaged
tnd 9 are
35 were
r unsuifc-
n\ license
Owing
ardeningj
lings for
3 Ks. 791
Literary Societies.
$ 00 .
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR 190i-1902, PART II,
PAGES 172-173.
3. Arts and Sciences.
1. The museum was open to the public on 805 days. The total number of visitors was The Victoria and
1^8,951 and the daily average 3,078, against 882,493 and 2,820 last year.
2. The receipts were Rs 1,300 and the expenditure Rs. 1,277. The number of visitors victoria Museum,
96,639. Kar4ch5 ‘
gkt boys
Art and
ing year*
Printing
3 against
820