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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎258v] (100/150)

The record is made up of 1 item (75 folios). It was created in 1911. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
distribution.
Treasury
Currency
62
C1910-
*911.
The Forest Ranger’s office and quarters at Mokhada the Range Forest Office aivl
nnarters for the Forest Officer and Forest Guards at Kasekhurd and the Range Forest '
w/i! oil in the Thana District, were in progress The bungalow for the D'
ouarters for the Forest Officer and forest uua.us ut u u tue txange forest Offi
at Vida all in the Thana District, were in progress The bungalow for the Divisional Fon
Officer North Khandesh, referred to in the last year s report, and the additions and alterati'
to the old Civil Hospital, Belgaum, to make it suitable for the accommodation of certain For
Department officers were completed during the year.
Office
■est
and alterations
'est
and
Buildings.
arunciu .1 “
No work of importance was undertaken during the year, the total expenditure
11 H ^ —
Land Revenue
Buildings.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was
New works # ,
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
;;;} 4 . 32,059
— I > 2 5,797
Total
5157,856
Excise Buildings.
The construction of a bungalow for the Collector of Ahmedabad was commenced and the
office for the Commissioner, Northern Division, was practically completed. Mamlatdars’
Kacheries at Raver (East Khandesh) and Dindori (Nasik) were completed and a building to
nrovide additional accommodation for the Mamlatdars Kacheri at Ahmednagar was purchased.
The Revenue Buildings at Jalgaon were completed. The i lusiration annexed shows the build*
ino-s as constructed. The Mamlatdar’s Kacheri at Dharwar, the combined District and Public
Works Department Bungalow at Bagalkot, the Revenue Buildings at Nawabshah, the Revenue
and Judicial offices at Hyderabad, the Collector’s Kacheri and subsidiary buildings at Mirpurkhas
and the new Mukhtiarkar’s Kacheri at Tatta were in progress. The office for the Commissioner,.
Southern Division, and the additional composing rooms in connection with the Commissioner’s
Press at Karachi were completed.
The expenditure during the year was :—
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs ••• ••• , ••• ••• 9, 0 ^9
Total ... 65,123
The bungalow for the A'bkari Inspector at Anand was commenced and completed. The
liquor warehouses at Haveri (Dharwar) and Sirsi (Kanara) were in progress, while the
additions and alterations to the Distillery at Kotri and to the A'bkari Godown at Tawahi (Aden)
and the construction of the warehouse buildings at Bubak were completed.
Residences for Local
Government, Gov
ernment Officers, etc.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
1 , 83,214
56,679
Total .. 2 , 39,893
A block of servants’ quarters providing living accommodation for 36 servants was com
pleted at Government House, Malabar Point, Bombay. The work of alterations an
decorations to the ceiling of the dining room at Government House, Ganeshkhind, was in
progress and the Guest-house at Government House, Mahableshwar, described in the last years
report, was completed.
Political Agencies.
The expenditure during the year was :—
Rs.
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
••• \
9 •• • C 9 J
9 9 9 9 9 9
5°,37^
4,946
Total ...
55,3 22
The additions and alterations to the Assistant Political Agent’s bungalovy at
were completed, and the construction of an office and residence for the Assistant
Agent at Kolhapur was in progress.
Agricultural.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
Rs.
New works ... ... ... ... )
26,264
Additions and alterations to existing works ... ... J
Repairs
1,766
Total ...
28,030

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Annual administration report of the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. during the financial year 1910-11.

The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 212-226). Part II (ff 227-283) comprises chapters I-IX.

PART II is divided into the following chapters, some of which are further divided into the following sub-headings:

  • ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 227-235), consisting of: North Gujarat; South Gujarat; North Konkan, Nasik and Khandesh; South Konkan; Deccan; Kolhapur, Southern Maratha Country States and Dharwar; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; Condition of the People
  • ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 236-238), consisting of: Survey; Settlements Proper; Waste lands; Wards and other Estates under management of Government
  • ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 239-245), consisting of: Legislative Authority; Course of Legislation; Police; Wild animals and venomous snakes; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons – Civil and Criminal; Civil Justice; Registration; Local Boards’ Administration; Municipal Administration; Military (Volunteering); Marine; Cooperative Credit Societies
  • ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 246-269), consisting of: Power Industries and Handicrafts; Agriculture; Weather and crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures and Industries; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation; Railways; Tramways
  • ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 270-278), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Irrigation Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Sea Customs; Land Customs; Opium; Salt, Excise; Cotton Duties; Stamps; Income Tax; Forests; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues
  • ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS’ (ff 279-280), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration and Immigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary
  • ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 281-282), consisting of: General System of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
  • ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 283), consisting of: Archaeological Survey Party of West India
  • ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 283v), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Established Church of England; Established Church of Scotland; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.

A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 211. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling, phrasing or inclusion of sub-headings between the table of contents and the body of the report. In these cases the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.

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