'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎228r] (39/150)

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RELATIONS WITH TRIBUTARY STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS.
g. The total expenditure under this head was Rs. 49^36,633, showing an increase of
Rs. I 9 J I >° 7 8 011 % ures of the Previous year. Works costing Rs. 1,84,640 were carried
out by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Engineer.
10. The gross revenue is two crores approximately. The total amount recovered on
account of Government loans was Rs. 7,37,203 and the total balance outstanding was
Rs. 34,34, 7 1 3 -
U. The receipts and expenditure of the Consolidated Local Fund were respectivelv
Rs. 2,65,217 a ? d T Rs ; M 8 ,623 against Rs. 2,09,229 and Rs. 2,31,243 in the preceding-
year. Excluded Local Fund accounts show Rs. 4 , 35, 6 35 and Rs. 3,66,445 as receipts ond
expenditure respectively.
12. Exports by sea, which amount in value to Rs. 2,27,59,093, show a decrease of
Rs. 70,76,923 on the figures for 1909-1910. Imports by sea were valued at Rs. 2,99,64,876,
being an increase of Rs. 2,73,538 on the previous year. On the other hand rail-borne foreign
trade shows an increase 111 exports and a decrease in imports, the value of exports bein°-
Rs. 3 , 65,397 compared with Rs. 2,94,928 in 1909-1910 and of imports Rs. 2,29,358 compared
with Rs. 2,36,265 in 1909-1910. Rail-borne local trade amounts to Rs. 7,31,583 and shows an
increase of Rs. 92,598 on the preceding year.
!3’ There were 78,874 births and 53,964 deaths against 77,291 and 47,877 last year.
The rates />er mille were respectively 33-98 and 22-34. The deaths from plague were 2,590,
an increase of 1,200 on the figure for last year.
14. The number of hospitals and dispensaries in the province was increased from 116 to
121. Nineteen of these are under the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon. Seven thousand and seventy
indoor and 773,417 outdoor patients were treated in these institutions during the year
compared with 7,285 and 740,796 respectively in 1909-1910. The expenditure involved was
Rs. 3,00,114. In the Rasulkhanji Hospital for women 177 in-patients and 1,851 out-patients
were treated during the year at a cost of Rs. 15,638. Vaccinations and re-vaccinations
numbered 85,683 against 83,581 last year. The total expenditure under this head was
Rs. 37,232, an increase of Rs. 5,546.
15. There was ^n increase of 41 schools and 2,302 pupils during the year. The total
number of schools is 1,455 and of pupils 95,140 (boys 76,939, girls 18,201). The expenditure
on education was Rs. 9,33,222, an increase of Rs. 15,122.
16. There were 34 Kumars on the roll of the College at the end of the year, a decrease
of 7. The receipts including the Government grant amounted to Rs. 62,672 and the expendi
ture was Rs. 72,320. The deficit was made good from the interest on the Endowment Fund.
17. There were 8 States of Classes I to IV under Government management, 5 on
account of minority of Chiefs, 2 on account of debt and 1 owing to powers being temporarily
withheld from the Chief. Petty managed estates numbered 496 at the end of the year.
Ninety-one estates were released from attachment and 6 were newly taken under
management.
Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Tributary States
Kathiawar and
Palanpur Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
Public Works.
Revenue and
finance.
Local funds.
Trade.
Vital statistics
Medical.
Education.
Rajkumar College.
Managed estates.
3.—PA'LANPUR AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
Residence.
Ruling Chiefs.
{First Class.)
His Highness Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Sir Sher Palanpur
Muhammad Khan Zorawar
Khan, G.C.I.E., Divan of
Palanpur.
His Highness Jalaludin Khanji, Radhanpur ... Babi
Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Radhanpur. madan.
Caste.
Lohani Pathan,
Muhammadan.
Age. Where educated.
59 Privately
Heirs.
Has male heir,
Muham- 22
Rajkumar
Rajkot.
College, Has no heir.
Area —6,392. square miles; Population (1911)—506,832 ; Gross Revenue based on five years' average
(approximately)—Rs. 12,33,881 ; Tribute to His Highness the Gaikzvar of Baroda —Rs. 44,052; Military
Fore*?—824; Principal Articles, of Production —Wheat, rice, jowari, bajri, cotton, gram, sarsav and mug"
1. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. comprises two first class States, Palanpur and Radhanpur, and certain General,
minor States and petty talukas.
. 2 - The installation of His Highness Jalaludin Khanji as Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Radhanpur took place Chief events,
m November 1910. In the same month the sanad of Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. was bestowed by His Excellencv
me Governor of Bombay on His Highness Sir Sher Muhammad Khan, G.C.I.E., Dewan of
alaupur. The death occurred of Thakor Abhesingji of Tharad on 2nd September 1910,
nnd Ihakor Dolatsingji was installed as his successor on 23rd January 1911.
3. The maximum rainfall was 30-57 and the minimum was 12-89. Though there was Season and crops,
^f actory rain in June, July and August 1910 the failure of the rains in September and
ober damaged the monsoon crops, and the average outturn was from 6 to 8 annas.
e ate crops, which suffered from frost in February, yielded a harvest of about 8 annas.
cost Police.
Out
Last
g s 4 - The total strength of the States and Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Police was 1,247 and the
0 r ‘ 2 ,ii ) 965. Offences reported to the Police numbered 1,016 against 1,640 last year.
yea r ’ 0 ^fi er ^ wor ^ Rs - 54*683 reported as stolen the percentage of recoveries was 49-2.
rs hgures were Rs. 35,490 and 40-5 respectively.
954 in n . um ^ er COur t s was 39, and the number of persons convicted was 701 against Criminal justice.
12 re P rev ^ 0us year. As a result of 68 appeals 30 sentences were confirmed, 14 modified
Verse d and 7 otherwise disposed of.