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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [222r] (27/150)
The record is made up of 1 item (75 folios). It was created in 1911. 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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SUMMARY.
XXI
Railway, on two extensions of ‘the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagadh-Porbandar
Railway from Bantwa and Dhasa, on the extension from Kadi of the Gaikwar’s
Ralol-Kadi Railway and on five extensions of the Gaikwar’s Dabhoi Railway.
Important works completed during the year include the renewal of weak girders
on bridges between Mehsana and Sabarmati on the Bombay, Baroda and Central
India Railway; the relaying with 6o-lb. rails of a length of 14 miles on the
Rudchi section of the Madras and Southern Maratha Railway ; and the relaying
wi th 50-lb. rails of part of the main line on the Bhavnagar-Wadhwan section
0 f the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagadh-Porbandar Railway system. The first and
second class fares on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India, Great
Indian Peninsula and Madras and Southern Maratha Railway systems were
raised with effect from the 1st January 1910. Discussions were held with
regard to the future working of the Kathiawar Railways, and the decision was
finally reached that the railways should be separately worked, subject to certain
conditions, by the various propnetaiy States. Applications for the construction
0 f several light railways were under consideration during the year.
40. The gross Imperial and Provincial revenue amounted to 16J crores of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. Compared with the previous year there was an increase of 73]?
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
out of which nearly 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
appear under the head Imperial and 71^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under
the head Provincial The gross expenditure decreased by 17J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and
amounted to nearly 8 crores 19
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. A decrease amounting to nearly 30
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in Imperial expenditure was partly counterbalanced by an increase in Provincial
expenditure of more than 12
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
The Imperial revenue amounted to 9 crores 16
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. More than half of
this was contributed by customs receipts, which expanded by no less than
crores as a result of favourable trade conditions and the enhanced duties levied
on certain articles of import. The general prosperity of the season is also
reflected in a rise of 7
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
from excise duties and of 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
from assessed
taxes. An expansion of 41’
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in stamp revenue is chiefly due to increased
litigation arising out of the Limitation Act of 1908. Receipts from the Mint
increased by nearly 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, mainly on account of the larger output of nickel coinage.
On the other hand the restrictions on the opium trade caused a decrease of
10)
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the revenue under this head ; and the special contributions made by
the Imperial Government of 5°
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
towards the Bombay City Improvement-
Trust and of 11
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and 4J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
respectively for expenditure on education
and sanitation caused a decrease amounting to 65!-
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the receipts
credited to Land Revenue. Collections of Salt revenue also fell by 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on
account of advance payment of dues in the previous year. Imperial expenditure
amounted to 1
crore
Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees).
79
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. The chief variation appears in a decrease of
s - 33 ¥
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
under the head Refunds and Drawbacks, due to the fact that
e xpenditure in 1909-1910 was swollen by opium refunds and by certain
a d]ustments of cash allowances.
The expansion in Provincial revenues is accounted for by the special grants
amT ^ re ^ erre d to and by the additional income realized from stamps, excise
assessed taxes. Apart from these there was no marked variation under
_ n > 0 the main heads. On the side of expenditure there was an increase of 4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
thel UCa ^ 0n c ^ ar ^ es an( ^ a r ^ se 5i ITkhs in charges on account of civil works,
0 j a ^ er ^ em being chiefly due to the grants contributed by Government in aid
est W Kr er ' SUPply an< ^ sanitar y improvement in large towns. Increased cost of
re ls ^ men t caused to a large extent by the carrying out of schemes of
Q e ^ aniza ^ on bas led to greater expenditure under Registration, Jails, Police and
^ ra Administration. The outlay under Law and Justice was swollen bv
B 963-^6 s ^
Finance
General.
Imperial.
Provincial.
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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 1910-11.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 212-226). Part II (ff 227-283) comprises chapters I-IX.
PART II is divided into the following chapters, some of which are further divided into the following sub-headings:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 227-235), 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 236-238), consisting of: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 239-245), 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 246-269), 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 270-278), 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 279-280), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 281-282), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 283), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 283v), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Established Church of England; Established Church of Scotland; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 211. 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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- 'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911'
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