'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎221r] (25/150)

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1-1911-]
SUMMARY.
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todf amounlin^t^f f ° f ' Wheat ’ takin S 8 3 cent, of a total
£X p 0 rt trade amounting to i 9s mtllton cwts. and valued at Rs q'86 crores
Exports of raw cotton to foreign countries show a decrease of 2S per cent Tn
quan tity and tt per cent, in value, but this contraction was nearly counter
balanced by tncreased exports coastwise to Bombay. The coasting trade of
Kardch, expanded m aggregate value from 8 to 9 crores of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . The subordi
nate port of Keti Bandar in Sind has been subject to much erosion from the river
Indus, and its abandonment has now been decided on. A new site has been
selected at Hambus.
The private trade of Aden was valued at io| crores, or r8 per cent, more Aden,
than in the previous year. Trade with India accounted for i| crores and showed
an increase of 7 per cent, due chiefly to larger imports of Indian merchandise
The greatest expansion appears in imports of cotton manufactures, the value of
which from all sources rose by 13I Idkhs to a total of just under one crore Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees). . Next
to cotton goods the chief staples of commerce are skins and coffee, both of
which show a decrease in value attributable mainly to the lower prices prevailing
during the year. The share of the British Empire amounted to 38 per cent,
of the total sea-borne trade. The land trade of Aden with the mainland of
Arabia increased in aggregate value from 42 to 46J ikkhs.
37. . A detailed account of the works in progress or completed during the year p ublic w ^
is given in Chapter IV. The total expenditure incurred by the Roads and Build
ings Branch of the Public Works Department amounted to one crore Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees). and 10 Idkhs.
Items under the head Imperial include the construction of the concrete dome
over the central hall of the new General Post Office in Bombay and the
completion at Ratnagiri of the residence for His Highness the ex-King Thebaw
of Burmah. Under the Provincial head the expenditure on Land Revenue
buildings amounted to 5^ Hkhs, on Schools and Colleges to 4^ Hkhs, on Police
buildings to 7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and on Medical institutions to 6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Progress was made
with the central block of offices at Poona which is intended to accommodate all
the Government departments at present occupying hired buildings. The
expenditure on communications amounted to i8| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , out of which the sum
devoted to new works and alterations was 6J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The principal works in
progress are the bridges over the Kadwa near Konkangaon and over the Krishna
at Mdhuli. Miscellaneous Public Improvements accounted for 5I- lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Considerable progress was made in connection with the Bijapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri
and Hyderabad water-works, and preliminary arrangements in connection with
the Poona water-supply are now completed.
38. The expenditure upon irrigation was 71^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 1^- lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees less than irrigation:
in the previous year. Works accounted for 26]- lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , repairs for 29 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and General,
establishment for 15 Idkhs. Capital expenditure included 22 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees spent on
protective, ij lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on productive and ij lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on minor works, while the
expenditure from revenue included I2| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees spent on productive works, about
a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on protective works, iof lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on minor works and navigation and
^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on agricultural works. Of the total expenditure about 38J- Ukhs
w ere absorbed by Sind and the rest by the Deccan and Gujarat. There was no
eutlay upon irrigation works for famine relief. The net revenue derived from all
Casses of works was 48j- lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
The total area irrigated from the Deccan and Gujarat Works for which
Capital and Revenue Accounts are kept was 123,356 acres against 145,155 in the
Pevious year and the gross assessed revenue on them was Rs. 10,95,369 against
s - II ) 22,9i6 for the year 1909-1910.