'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎229v] (42/150)

Chap. I- 6
POLITICAL.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
^910.
Tributary States.
Cambay and
Education.
fr 0 lti
9. Receipts rose from Rs. 26,40,740 to Rs. 31,09,621, and expenditure
Rs. 24,56,832 to Rs. 26,53,906.
Revenue and^finance!' I0 . The number of schools was 192, 4 more than in the previous year. The number of
pupils increased from 9,639 to 9 , 943 -
6—CAMBAY.
Ruling Chief —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. Jafar AH Hussein Yawar Khan Saheb Bahadur;
(Shia) \ Age —63 ; Educated at Cambay ; Has male heir. ^a!
Area —350 square miles; Population I G ™ ss * e ™ nue l ase f ° n fi™ years' ave
Rs. 6,16,560; Tribute to British Government- Rs. 21,924; Military Force 2^ Principal Articl es Z
Production —jowar, bajri, kodra, rice, wheat, cotton, pulses, oil-seeds and Manufacture
Cotton and silk cloths, carpets, and articles of agate and cornelian.
Season and crops.
Police.
Criminal justice.
Jail-
Civil courts.
Registration.
Public Works.
Revenue and
finance.
Medical relief.
Vital statistics.
Municipality.
Education.
General.
1. The rainfall for the year was much above the average, and this excess pr 0Ve( i
unfavourable to all crops except cotton. The cotton crop began well but was damaged by
frost in the beginning of February, and thus the net result of the season was unfavourable
to agriculture.
2. The Police numbered 170 and cost Rs. 22,446. Two hundred and nine persons were
arrested and of these 69-85 per cent, were convicted, compared with 79-14 in the previous year.
The value of stolen property was Rs. 12,579 against Rs. 8,619 and the percentage of recovery
was 63-73 against 3i , 74-
3. Five hundred and ninety-six cases came up for disposal against 603 in the previous
year. Of the 1,286 persons involved 343 were convicted, m were acquitted, 831 were dis.
charged and 1 was referred for re-trial. There were 17 appeals all of which were disposed of.
4. The daily average of the jail population was 36-5 against 33-9 in the previous year
and the cost was Rs. 2,645 against Rs. 3,429.
5. The civil courts disposed of 926 out of 1,096 cases, the total of cases last year being
1,132. The appellate courts heard 81 appeals, compared with 48 in the previous year. The
decision of the lower court was confirmed in 46 cases, reversed in 4 and amended in 17,
while 4 appeals were settled by compromise, leaving a balance of 10 appeals at the end of
the year.
6. Seven hundred and eighty-seven documents were presented for registration against
710 in the previous year. The registration fees amounted to Rs. 5,558 against 4,579.
7. The total expenditure on Public Works fell from Rs. 69,782 to Rs. 51,584. The
gross earnings of the Cambay Railway amounted to Rs. 51,709, an increase of Rs. 8,278 from
the previous year.
8. The total receipts and expenditure were Rs. 6,07,002 and Rs. 3,91,623 against
Rs. 6,04,671 and Rs. 4,74,425 last year.
9. The five medical institutions had an average daily attendance of 590-1 against
an attendance of 392-3 in four medical institutions last year. The total expenditure fell from
Rs. 8,827 to Rs. 7,538.
10. The number of births was 2,237 or 3°'35 P er mMe and of deaths 2,220 or 31-22 per
mille against ratios per mille of 28-54 and 31-65 respectively in the previous year.
11. The income of the Cambay Municipality was Rs. 13,991 and its expenditure was
Rs. 17,617 ; the deficit of Rs. 3,626 was made up by the State.
12. The 42 schools in the State had an average attendance of 1,858-1 against an average
of 1,860-3 44 schools last year. The cost of education fell from Rs. 20,747 to Rs. 18,800.
II —SOUTH GUJARAT.
‘ 1.—DHARAMPUR, BA'NSDA AND SACHIN.
Ruling Chiefs.
Maharana Shri Mohan-
devji Narayandevji,
Raja King of Dharampur.
Maharaval Shri Pratap-
sinhji Gulabsinhji,
Raja King of Bansda.
Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Sidi Ibrahim
Muhammad Yakut
Khan Mub azarat
Daula Nasrat Jung
Bahadur, A.-D.-C.
to H. E.the Governor,
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 Sachin.
Area 961 square mile s ; Population (19 1 1)—178490 ; Gross Revenue based on five years' average —R s -
tribute to British Government—Rs. 9,154; Principal Articles of Production—Rice, ndgli, jowari, gram, P u '
sugarcane, molasses ; Manufacture —Cotton cloth.
Sa hin § rou P cons ists of the three second class States of Dharampur, Bansda an
Residence.
Caste.
Age.
Where educated.
Heirs.
Dharampur
... Sisodia Rajput
... 48
Rajkumar
R&jkot.
College,
Has male heirs.
Bansda
... Solanki Rajput
... 47
Do.
...
Do.
Sachin
Suni Mahomedan
... 24
Rajkumar
Rajkot,
College,
Mayo
Do.
and
Cadet
Dehra Dun.
Imperial
Corps,