'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎231r] (45/150)

9II .] RELATIONS WITH TRIBUTARY STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS. 9 Chap. I.
19 - POLITICAL.
g> The forest revenue amounted to Rs. 23,176 and the expenditure to Rs. 6,094, against T q
o. 19,829 and Rs. 6,944 respectively in the previous year. About 132 acres were burnt by and^
forest fir es > the damage being only Rs. 115. A working plan has been prepared and Janjira.
arrangements are being made to effect a forest settlement in the coming fair season. Forests.
10 . The outlay was Rs. 23,156, Rs. 12,379 being spent on buildings and Rs. 1,804 on Public Works,
road repairs. One of the most important works initiated during the year is the Radha-Sager
clam which, when completed, will afford the town of Jawhar a much needed augmentation of its
water-supply-
11. The gross revenue was Rs. 1,86,718, an increase of Rs. 22,215. The ordinarv Pevenu e smd
receipts, exclusive of stock, deposits, advances and loans, showed an increase of Rs. 5,707, finance -
chiefly d ue t0 f° rest revenues. The gross expenditure amounted to Rs. 2,43,429. If the cost
of the census and Rs. 7,678 spent on the extraordinary public work mentioned in paragraph 10
a bove are excluded, the recurring expenditure of the State decreased by Rs. 22,000 owing
chiefly to a decrease of Rs. 15,700 under the head Khangi Department.
12. The birth and death rates were 44 and 25-41 per mille respectively compared with vital statistics.
4 y8i and 23-66 in the preceding year.
13. A second dispensary was opened during the year. The number of patients treated Medica l.
at the two dispensaries rose from 3,212 to 4,239 ; the expenditure was Rs. 2,921. The number
of vaccinations and re-vaccinations was 1,894, an increase of 128.
14. Six new schools were opened, bringing the number up to 17. These new schools are Education,
well attended, mostly by boys drawn from the wild tribes. The number of pupils rose from
389 to 521. There is a State library for the use of the public at Jawhar. A special
Educational Department has been established.
15. The newly established Municipality of Jawhar spent Rs. 1,060 during the year, Municipality,
three-fourths of which was covered by the income from local fund, house tax, marriage
permits and shop licenses and the balance by a grant from the State.
16. Grain advances for seed from State granaries amounting to 2,791 maunds were Miscellaneous,
made to 878 persons, the corresponding figures for the previous year being 2,930 and 885
respectively. Village panchayats have been established. A tagai fund has also been opened
with a sum of Rs. 15,000 from the invested balance of the State to give small loans to poor
cultivators for agricultural purposes.
IV—SOUTH KONKAN.
1.—JANJIRA.
Ruling Chief —His Highness Nawdb Sidi Sir Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan, G.C.I.E.; Residence —
Murud, Janjira; Habsi, Suni Muhammadan; Age —49 years; Educated at the Rajkumar
College, Rajkot; Has no heir, natural or adopted.
Area 377 square miles; Population (1911)—101,090; Gross Revenue based on five years' average —-
Rs 5 . 99 > 9 0 ° > Military Force —233 ; Articles of Production —-Rice, nagli, til, cocoanuts, betelnuts, timber,
myrabolams, hemp, fish, bajri, jowari, sesamum and cotton.
1. The State proper and the dependency are administered by His Highness the General.
Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Saheb, the former under the supervision of the Collector and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kolaba,
and the. latter under that of the Agent to the Governor in Kathiawar. The statistical
information includes both the State proper and Jafrabad.
2. The total rainfall in the State proper was 107 inches against 110 in the previous Season and crop*.
^ ar - The season on the whole w r as good, though standing crops suffered on account of
^ normally heavy late rains. In Jafrabad the rainfall, which was 18 inches compared with
21 m the previous year, was insufficient in the latter part of the season, and the cotton
crop suffered.
3- The strength of the force remained 172. Expenditure increased from Rs. 19,490 to Poli ce.
. 21,449. One hundred and thirty-five cases were dealt with, and of these 24 were committed
or nal, resulting in 17 convictions. Property stolen was valued at Rs. 2,711, out of which
property worth Rs. 756 was recovered.
4 * The criminal courts of original jurisdiction including those of Jafrabad, disposed of Criminal justice.
D? cases involving 509 persons, against 243 cases involving 497 persons in the previous year,
me y-one persons were convicted. Of 9 appeals presented 6 w r ere disposed of.
5 - The number of prisoners was 30 against 44 in the previous year, the total cost being Prisons.
Hs -M63 against Rs. 1,331. ^ ^
mirnlf niim ^ er su ^ s ^ or disposal was 413 against 436 in the previous year, and the Civil justice,
from 66 ^ 1S P ose< ^ was 374 - The number of applications for the execution of decrees fell
20 presei 5^5 were disposed of. Seventeen appeals were disposed of out of
involve ^ le ? umber of documents registered fell from 1,003 to 882, but the value of property Registration
0^ rose from Rs. 3,78,887 to Rs 3,90,330. P P > S
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