'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎235v] (54/150)

CHAPTER II.—ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.
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I. Surveys.
-Great Trigonometrical Survey.
Operations in connection with the topographical survey of India were conducted by No
Party in the East Khandesh District. The survey of 555 square miles was completed on the
one inch scale. No. 7 Party surveyed 34 square miles on the same scale in North Kanara.
2 .—Tidal and Levelling Operations, and Observation of
Astronomical Latitudes.
Tidal observations. i. Tidal operations were continued by No. 16 Party at the ports of Aden and Karachi
and at the Apollo Bandar and the Prince’s Dock in Bombay. The observatories were
inspected and the tide gauges were overhauled and adjusted.
2. Branch lines connecting rock-cut bench-marks were run from Igatpuri to Kasara
along the road ; from Kasara to Khardi along the railway ; from the Apollo Bandar to Colaba
along the road ; from Karjat to Palasdari along the railway ; from Khopoli to the bench
mark at Kalyan Seth’s well along the road ; from Khandala to Lonavla along the railway •
and from Kirkee to Poona along the road. Main lines were run along the railway from
Marmagao to Belgaum and along the road from Poona to Ahmednagar, from Belgaum to
Hubli (Revision) and from Belgaum to Bagalkot. The total'distance levelled was 376I miles.
3. Astronomical latitudes were observed by No. 13 Party at the Quetta Telegraphs Office
Khojak, Mach, Dasti, Dumb and Sultan-ka-got stations.
3 .—Revenue Surveys.
Levelling.
Astronomical
latitudes.
Northern Division.
1. Two special establishments continued to be entertained in this division—..(1) afield
party consisting of 6 permanent surveyors and 4 temporary hands ; ( 2 ) a staff of 5 register
writers at the Central Record Office, BroacfcL During the field season the party was engaged
on the following work :—(a) measurement of lands taken up for roads, canals and tanks in the
Dohad Taluka of the Panch Mahals, in the Kapadvanj and Thasra Talukas of the Kaira District
and in the Bulsar Taluka of the Surat District ; (b) measurement of land taken up for roads in
tie Jalalpur Taluka of the Surat District and the Dholka Taluka of the Ahmedabad District;
(c) breaking up of oversized survey numbers in the Godhra Taluka of the Panch Mahals;
(«) measurement of bhatha lands in the Ahmedabad District; (e) classification of certain lands
^ f Surat District; (/) settlement of boundaries in the Ahmedabad and
burat Districts ; theodolite measurement in the Sanand Taluka of the Ahmedabad District
an m t e Ha 0] Mahal of the Panch Mahals; (h) original measurement and classification of
e mam village of Syadla in the Olpad Taluka of the Surat District. In all, 1,843 survey
numbers comprising an area of 2,432 acres were measured and 1,219 survey numbers with an area
2) 57 acres were classed. During the recess period the members of the field party carried out
1 l e re ? ess exa ;riimation of the field w^ork done during the past field season. The temporary staff
L G i v ' riLe j S . " as . chiefly employed in copying akarbands, entering survey numbers in the
kactn books and in miscellaneous indexing work. The Central Record Office at Broach, which
nas charge of the survey records of the five Gujarat Districts, was employed in addition to
us or mary work in preparing statements of reduction of assessment in the Ankleshvar Taluka
p/^ P m m 1 a , wat f- lo ffg ed or washed away, and in compiling lists of survey numbers in the
f r 1 a u a c assed as uttam bagait. The work of preparing kamjasti patraks in respect
“ S T?>; n r bers ^ as com P leted by the Thana District Survey office. The survey of
UZ \ and Wadhwan > alienated villages in the Salsette Taluka, was also completed. There
^tLiTn\r ea Al Unn ?r r ) ieS J an 1 d one class ing party at work on the survey of the Talukddn
2 were em , 6 I ? edabad aad ^he Panch Mahals Districts. Of the four measuring parties
inthe Gorfbr 76 ^ i hC Talukaand Gogha Mahal of the Ahmedabad District and two
emnloved Ka f ° and Ha !° l Mahals of th e Ranch Mahals. One of the measurers was
villapes in the y. erifyln ^ th ^ c b ? unda !L e , s b 7 means of the theodolite between the British
contributinp- to End Sanand Talukas and the Baroda villages adjoining them, this work
parties 'amounted 7 ^ ° f 41 'tl ^ area “ ed ^ ^
the plane table A basic surveying technique using an alidade attached to a horizontally mounted drawing board.  In fk 78,769 acres * r Tbe special feature of the year’s operations was the use of
plane table A basic surveying technique using an alidade attached to a horizontally mounted drawing board.  in the measurement of 6 villages. The operations of the classing party were