'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎234r] (51/150)

RELAX IONS WllH 1 RIBLTARY STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS.
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Char). I
POLITICAL.
[ 2 . ^ ve h Lin< ^ rec ^ an d ninety-five births and 402 deaths were registered ao-afnct bcc xnA Tributary State
4i2 respectively during the preceding year. The number of persL vacated wfl 760
against 7 4 , Vital statistics.
The State supports 17 schools, including an Anglo Vernacular
average attendance was 927 against 8S0, the total number of pupils being
The exp enditlire incurred was Rs - 9470 against Rs. 8,935.
School. 1 he daily Education.
i j 2 45 against 1,257.
VII -SIND
KHAIRPUR.
Ruling Chief His Highness Mir Imambuksh Khan Talpur; Residence —Kote Deii; Caste Talnur
Baluch, Muhammadan ; Age —51 years ; Educated privately ; Has male issue. ' *
Jmz—6,050 square miles; Population (1911)—223, 822; Average Gross Revenue—Rs 16 07 61 v Military
Force—\22-, Principal Articles of Production—FuWer's earth, carbonate of soda, cotton wool erain
seeds, ghee, hides, tobacco, and indigo ; Manufactures-C\o\h leather, ivory work, swords’ metal work
cutlery, cotton, silk and wollen work, lacquered wood work, glazed pottery and carpets.
1 . The season was unfavourable and crops were below the average c
1 • oeason and crops.
2. The regular troops rose in number from 210 to 225 ; there are besides 4 artillery men. Military
The Imperial Service Camel Corps consists of 5 officers, 37 rank and file, 10 followers,
Scamelmen and 40 camels. The Transport Corps comprises 3 officers, 18 non-commissioned
officers, 90 sarwans and 240 baggage camels.
3. The strength of the Police force remained 255, and the cost was Rs. 56,222 Police,
against Rs. 48,783 in the previous year. In 240 reported offences, 292 persons were
arrested and sent for trial. The percentage of convictions was 72-91 compared with 64-96
in the preceding year. The value of property stolen was Rs. 18,770, an increase of Rs. 3,826,
while the percentage of recoveries rose from 45-93 to 54-98.
4. In the 12 criminal couiis, 872 offences were reported, a decrease of <54 from the Criminal justice,
previous year: 1,631 persons were tried, the percentage of convictions being 25-26 compared
with 22-77 i n th 0 previous year. Criminal appeals numbered 36, sentences being confirmed in
26 cases, modified in 2 and reversed in 2, while 6 were otherwise disposed of.
5. In the two jails at Khairpur and Kote Deji the inmates numbered 428, an increase of Prisons.
58 from the previous year. The cost of maintenance was Rs. 10,581 against Rs. 9,285.
6. The number of civil courts was 13. The number of civil suits filed decreased from Civil justice.
1,971 to 1,492. Including arrears there were 2,441 suits for disposal, of which 1,654 were
disposed of compared with i,933 in the previous year. There were 240 appeals of which 171
were disposed of.
7. The number of documents registered was 260 compared with 248 in the.past year, Registration,
the amount of fees realized being Rs. 2,012 compared with Rs. 1,502.
8. Ihe forest revenue was Rs. 15,276, showing a decrease of Rs. 15,553 compared with Forests,
the previous year.
9. The total amount spent on Public Works was Rs. 4,10,733 against Rs. 2,69,648 in the Public Works
preceding year.
10 . I he gross revenue of the State excluding jagirs was Rs. 14,38,881, showing a Revenue and
decrease of Rs. 2,32,307, due to the fact that there has been a large decrease in land and other finance,
sources ol revenue during the year under report. The expenditure amounted to Rs. 19,40,496
against Rs. 16,57,831 in the previous vear, the increase beingf larafelv due to Greater expendi
ture on Public Works. S * , * P
,. IL There are 3 hospitals and 4 dispensaries in the State. The number of outdoor Medical relief
paaents was 158,903 against 147,000 in the previous year. The cost was Rs. 23,301 against
s - 16,122. Seven thousand six hundred and fifty-nine animals were treated at the veterinary
spital, compared wdth 7,442 in the previous year. The number of vaccinations was 6,220
s Wing a decrease of 197
!2. The number of births increased from 1,117 to 1,531 and the number of deaths from Vital statistics.
,2 53 1,362. The birth and death rates were 6-84 and 6-09 respectively.
i 3 - The number of schools rose from 98 to 109, and the number of pupils from 3,458 to Education.
’ 5 • The daily average attendance was 3,111 against 2,714.
VIII -ADEN
Area (inclusive of Perim)—80 square miles; Population (1911)—46,165 ; Gross Revenue based on
jive year's average —Rs. 53,09,174.
en rou f Excellency Lord Charles Hardinge, P.C., G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). , G.C.V.Q., landed at Aden 1 mportant events.
kesi(j en ° r nd ^ a October 1910 and received the visits of al IForeign Consuls at the
Prin ce p^ e ^ r Ro y a ^ Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Crown
an Princess of Germany also visited Aden during the year.