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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [227r] (37/150)
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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF BOMBAY, 1910-1911.
CHAPTER I.—PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY.
For—
AREA, ASPECT, CLIMATE. PRODUCTS
HISTORICAL SUMMARY.
FORM OF ADMINISTRATION.
CHARACTER OF LAND TENURES ; SYSTEM 01 -
S ETTLEM ENTS.
CIVIL DIVISIONS OF BRITISH TERRITORY
DETAILS OF THE LAST CENSUS.
SURVEYS AND
See
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR I9 oi-ig 0 2 PART H
PAGES t—78. '
Tributary States.
I.
•• I (L f °M mgreVleW T theadmmistrationoftheNative St ates under the political
supervision 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.
the States are arranged in groups according to their
.geograph,cal pos.hon. The States of Kathiawar and North GujS P formTng the mosl
t0 - tl!e n c rth ° f the Narbada and comprise an area more than twice
0 hTL ? ° f a he remalmn ? States - The South Gujarat States, which lie to the south
North L a ?Y r L C T P r tIVely unlm P ortant - The Maratha States fall into four groups. The
resoectivelv S °Th n 0nka " b «° W . ^ ghatS t0 the n0rth and south of Bombay
Tud eastern Southe , rn Maratha Country States are situated in the southern
Settlemeni 10nS °, 6 ^S ( ccan P]^f eau - The province of Sind contains one State. The
also included in this’review!^ Penm ’ dlreCtly administer ed by 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.
, is
census r.fU?r!°^ ar ? a du ' Se States is 62,939 square miles ; the population according to the
census of 1911 ls 7,262,430 ; and the gross revenue is Rs. 4,92,33,674
I.—NORTH GUJARAT
1 .—CUTCH.
H ‘ 8h R e . SS Ma i ldr fo S T hr ! Alirza
Raja
King
Savai Sir Khengarji Bahadur, G.C.I.E., Rao of
male heirs U ’ ^ aste J^deja Rajput ; Age — 44 years ; Educated privately at Bhuj ; Has
*' e ^ c ^ us ^ ve t ^ ie Runn which is about 9,000 square miles); Population
Government—N\} ^ T Z™ years ' av erage—^. 23,68,606 ; Tribute to British
Manufarturp* Q-j r ncipal Articles of Production —Wheat, bajri, inferior cereals and cotton ;
Manufactures Silver articles, coarse cotton cloth, silk-stuffs, alum and saltpetre.
^'H. avera gi n g 18-32 inches compared with a quinquennial average Season and crops,
adversely th^ lof ai ?, cr0 P s wer e satisfactory, but absence of rain in October affected
y f-iie later cotton crops.
ex penditure wa^R 86 °^-^ e 7 ear number of the Police force was 720, and the total Police.
Wer e sent for trial tiv ^ . ^^ ences reported to the Police numbered 937, and 786 cases
"' as valued at Rs 5 6 accu ^ ec *P er cent, of the cases being convicted. Stolen property
^previous year l ^ l ^ , w ^ lc ^ 4 1 P er cent, was recovered, compared with 63 per cent, in
3 ' The
2 d 96 last vear^H^rw^ CI ^ m ^ a ^ courts remained 43. They tried 2,615 cases against Criminal justice,
^nvicted. There e number of persons dealt with was 4,020,0! whom 1,471 were
; versed Were ^ a PP ea ^ s ^ the sentences in 37 cases being confirmed, in 19 modified
and
ln reversed.
B 963 .
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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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