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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [226v] (36/150)
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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XXX
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
9U.
, • nf the whole ; poetry accounts for i e
nublications, forming 17 psr cent. f £. . • 1 ... 5 per cent.
and next in order, at some interval, come works of fic .on and publ.cat.ons deali n ’
with language, the latter being mainly of an educat.onal character. Works ,
Gujarat, considerably outnumber those in Marath. and have also shown a greater
proportionate increase. There was a larger output of publications dealing with
biography, drama, fiction, poetry and religion, while a noticeable decrease occu rs
in works of a purely political character, only eight of which were registered.
Native Press. 63. The number of newspapers and periodicals treating of current topi cs
was 162 at the close of the year under review. Forty-four ceased to exist during
the year and 33 were newly started. Of purely vernacular newspapers Marathi
papers outnumber Gujarati in the proportion of nearly three to one. The fig ures
of circulation show that the Par si and the Venkateskwar Samdchdr have
appealed to a wider public, while the popularity of the Kesan, the Mahrdtta, the
Gujarati and the Karnatak Vritt underwent a marked diminution. The Press
Act of February 1910 has already had a marked effect in purging the extremist
journals of sedition, and under its provisions the Rdshtramat, the Kdl, the Shakti,
the Bhdla, and the Hindu Punch have been compelled to cease publication.
Archaeology. 64. A new Superintendent having taken charge of the circle, the year was
chiefly spent in visiting the more important monuments and places where con
servation work is already in progress. Original research was confined to Rajputana,
where the Assistant Superintendent collected further material for a systematic
review of the chief antiquities of the province. The outlay during the year
amounted to nearly Rs. 32,000. The principal items of expenditure consisted
of repairs to the caves at Elephanta and at Junnar in the Poona district and
conservation work in connection with the ancient buildings at Bijdpur.
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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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