'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎237v] (58/150)

Chap. II*
administra
tion OF THE
LAND.
Execution of
decrees.
Talukdars’ estates.
Leases.
Debt settlement.
Loans,
Partition cases.
Survey and
settlement.
Estates managed
by District
Officers.
Estates under
the Manager,
Incumbered
Estates.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
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1911
Incumbered estates.
2 There were 23 estates under management which, though released under Bo mbav A ,
VI of i 862 by the operation of the rule wh.ch limits management to 20 years, are con[ in ^
VI ot 150^! y P recovery of debts due to Government. The balance of Gov^r ed
toduTfrom the estates of Kinara Valji Modji, Khokhernesh Jivubhai Desubhai and" S
iXTasta being paid off, the estates were released from the operation of the Act
repayments made by the Takhatsing Ajubhai estate of Khoda having amounted to more £
double the original loan, the balance of Government loan due by the estate was ordered to K,
treated as extinguished and the estate was restored to its owners free of encumbrance
During the year Rs. 2., 9 59 were repaid the balance of Government advance at the end“ f
jjunng T ^ T?* Rnofi/i includinpf Rs. ^282 of interest. None of ^
Rs f 5>*®* of interest. None S %
rhe^a^fThe^^ls^
in the Kaira District. During the year Rs 12,420 were repaid the balance of Government
advance at the end of the year amounting to Rs. 30,303 which includes Rs. 1,784 of i„t eres
The balance due to private creditors at the end of the year amounted to Rs 3,646. There
was one estate under management under Act XXI of 1881 in the Broach District on account
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of debts due to private creditors. Debts amounting to Rs. 1,000 were repaid, and the balanu
of debt due at the end of the year was Rs. 739. There were 62 estates 44 in Ahmedabad
1 s in Kaira and 3 in Broach—under management under the Guardians and Wards and
cxf «rV,i^L 6 wptp released durinp- the vear. There were
IS in Kaira and 3 in broacti— under managcu cm. ^ unmans ana wards and
Court of Wards Acts, of which 6 were released during the year. There were 78 estates
under management under paragraph 7 of the third schedule and 2 under Order 40, Rule 50 [
the New Civil Procedure Code.
3 The total number of decrees and darkhasts under execution and enquiry at the
commencement of the year was 233, and 19 were received during the year. Of these 85 were
a rVmH-c a a arf> under enauirv and 123 are being - satisfied bv management nf
commencement of the year was 233 , and 19 were icceiveu uuimg tnc year, ui mese 85 were
returned to the Courts, 44 are under enquiry and 123 are being satished by management of the
defendants’ property. In all Rs. 32,215 were ordered to be paid to judgment creditors in part
payment of their claims, Rs. 27,609 from the balances of estates and Rs. 4,606 from the
Government debt settlement loan. The total decretal debt remaining unpaid at the end of the
year amounted to Rs. 4 , 10 , 745 -
4. There were 360 estates under the management of this Department during the year
under sections 26 and 28 of the Gujarat Talukdars’ Act and for recovery of takdvi and
loans due from Talukdars and their tenants.
5. At the end of the year there were 370 leases in existence against 376 on the same
date last year. The Gangad estate in Dholka Taluka and Gamph in Dhandhuka were
leased during the year to the Thakors for sums of Rs. 34,500 and 34,000 respectively.
6. During the year under report 1,037 claims for Rs. 6,20,872 were settled by agreement
for Rs. 1,57,437, t. e., at the average rate of 25 per cent. The amount of Government loan
advanced for debt settlement amounted to Rs. 18,581 in Ahmedabad, Rs. 4,717 in Kaira and
Rs. 11,302 in Broach. Total recoveries under this head amounted to Rs. 38,102 in Ahmedabad,
Rs. 2,360 in Kaira and Rs. 6,861 in Broach.
7. Applications for permission to borrow money under section 31 of the Gujarat
Talukdars’ Act were granted to the extent of Rs. 1,82,914.
8. At the beginning of the year there was one partition case pending and during the
year six new applications were received. Out of these three were disposed of.
9. The field work in the Ahmedabad District is nearly completed ; only two wantas remain
to be measured. Measurement work in the Panch Mahals is completed and classification
work remains.
2 .—Incumbered Estates, Sind.
1. There was only one estate under the management of the Collector of Karachi during
the year. The receipts amounted to Rs. 11,832 and the balance to the credit of the estate at
4-u^ 4 , 4-1 ,1 • -j 4. 4 -u^ Krmirhfinn or
uiic _yccu. -Laic icceipis amounted to ixs. 11,032 ana me oaiance to me cj.cuil cl luc
the commencement of the year was Rs. 3,759. Nothing was paid towards the liquidation
—:—4 -~ j„u4 .- r r"'i • ’i tx • i - j: — ~ maintenance
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private debts. The miscellaneous expenditure amounted to Rs. 9,533 including a
allowance of Rs. 8 , 400 , leaving a balance of Rs. 6,059 d 086 y ear ‘ There was
one estate under the management of the Collector of Larkana. The receipts amounted 0
Rs. 5 , 004 , and the balance remaining at the end of the previous year was Rs. 1 , 568 - y 0 *\ in f
was paid towards the liquidation of debts. The expenditure amounted to Rs. 5 > 2 68 , of w ^
Rs. 3,000 were paid for maintenance allowance and Rs. 1,815 for Government assessme
The balance left in favour of the estate at the close of the year was Rs. 1,304
~. The number of estates under the Manager, Incumbered Estates in Sind, at t
commencement of the year was 302. Twenty-six new estates were taken under rna ' na ^ n £ 0
and 56 were relinquished, leaving 272 at the close of the year. The receipts amounte ount
and 5b were relinquished, leaving 272 at the close of the year. The receipts am0unLC Ilt
s -7,92,812 and the opening balance of the year was Rs. 1,34,662. Out of the tota aal .
of Rs. 0.21. aha a Po q XT AQ _i._ jr’-AAo- , o orW in liquidate
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°f n u a sum of Rs. 8,11,687 was expended, including Rs. 1,85,297 spent in l 1( l al
0 ebt, leaving a balance of Rs. 1,15,787 at the end of the year. The amount due to ^
ment on account of loans at the close of the year was Rs. 7,870 and Rs. 54,800 were au
account of private loans.
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