'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎240r] (63/150)

POLICE.
27 Chap. III.
PROTECTION.
12 . There -were 1,521 motor-vehicles registered in Bombay including 226 registered Motor-vehicles Act
, trin ^ the year. The number of driving licenses granted was 1,361 and the accidents numbered
C of which 12 proved fatal. _ Two hundred and eighteen persons were prosecuted and 168
nvicted against 66 convicted in 1909.
13 . During the year 1910 twelve theatre licenses were renewed. Theatrical companies Theatre and perform-
re only permitted to perform such plays as were endorsed upon their licenses after being ance licenses.
W r utiniz e d by the Criminal Investigation Department, which examined 297 plays and rejected 6.
V rious structural alterations were made in the different theatres by request of the Commis
sioner of Police.
!4 Pilgrims numbering 18,023 left Bombay for the Hedjaz with passports, compared Pilgrims.
w ith I9T48 in the previous year.
1 C. There were 121 fires compared with 104 in the year before. The loss in each year Fires
was estimated at over 10 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
16. Forty-eight persons were killed and 907 injured in conveyance accidents compared street accidents
with 48 and 1,037 respectively in 1909. ,
V.—Aden Police.
Information concerning Aden Police will be found in Chapter I of this report.
VI.— Vagrants.
1. The total number of inmates was 199 compared with 187 in the previous year Government Male
Fifteen remained at the close of the year ; and out of the other 184 employment was found for 40, Workhouse,
n deserted and were not re-captured, 17 were deported, 42 were discharged having means,
47 were handed over to various homes or to the care of friends or relatives, 2 were handed
over to the police and 25 were sentenced to imprisonment under the provisions of the Vagrancy
Act. The total cost was Rs. 9,094 compared with Rs. 9,068 for the previous year. The
estimated average yearly cost for each inmate was reduced from Rs. 349 to Rs. 303, the
decrease being due to the higher daily average number of inmates.
2. There was one inmate who resided in the workhouse for 131 days at a total cost of Government Female
Rs. 108 and an average cost calculated for the year of Rs. 270. She was still an inmate at Workhouse,
the close of the year.
3 . The total cost to Government on account of the Vagrancy Act, including deportation Expenditure,
charges, was Rs. 9,410 against Rs. 9,518 in the preceding year.
3. Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes.
For details s*?*? tables under Wild Animals and Snakes printed in Part V of the Statistics of British India.
1. The number of persons killed by wild animals during the year fell from 36 to 22 and Damages,
deaths from snake-bite from 1,345 to 1,247. Tta greatest mortality from snake-bite occurred
in Ratnagiri, where 243 deaths were reported. The number of cattle killed by wild animals
and snakes was 8,735, compared with 9,104 in the previous year. In the Hyderabad and Thar
and Parkar districts wolves are reported to have destroyed 5,348 animals. The Brunton lancet
is reported to have been used in the case of 106 persons bitten by snakes, of wdiom 79 recovered.
The snakes were identified as venomous in 37 of the latter cases, but great reliance cannot
always be placed upon the identification.
2. Rewards amounting to Rs. 4,618 were paid for the destruction of wild animals and Revvards -
snakes, compared with Rs. 3,588 in the previous year. The number of wild animals killed rose
from 1,573 t° 2,257 an d snakes from 33,770 to 36,319. Nearly 20,000 snakes were killed
in Ratnagiri district.
3 - The number of gun licenses issued for the destruction of wild animals or the protection Licenses,
crops was 3,798 compared with 3,093 in the previous year. The total number of licenses
*n force during the year fell, however, from 15,941 to i 5 > 537 -
4. Chemical Analysis.
details see the Annual Report of the Chemical Analyser to Government and the tables under Medico-legal
Investigations printed in Part VI of the Statistics of British India.J
, . l - The number of analyses of all kinds carried out fell from 5,364 to 4,746, the decrease General.
ei ng in great part due to the smaller number of naphthas and methylated spirit forwarded
0r examination.
The number of medico-legal cases investigated was 603 compared with 611 in the Medico-legal
Fevmus year. Out of 243 suspected cases of human poisoning and 93 of animal poisoning analysis.
e existence of poison was proved in 100 and 31 cases respectively. Bloodstains were found
und' 1 ^ articles forwarded in 104 out of 136 suspected cases. Miscellaneous examinations
er this head included 33 for explosive materials.