'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [260v] (104/150)
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Ecclesiastical.
Law and Justice.
Jails.
Police.
Medical.
64
[ 1910 .
*911,
School of Industry at Ratndgin.-ffKs building is mtended to provide a suihk,
workshop and remove the congestion due to; want of sufficient accommodation ^
existing school.
No works of importance were carried out under this head. The expenditure duri
year was
n g the
New works ••• . . ••• .
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :
New works ... . •••
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
:::}
Rs.
7459
I2 -938
Total
20
397
Total
Rs.
2 , 8 c
48,755
1 , 61,649
* I 1 , 12,894
The District Court-house for the District Judge at Surat, referred to in the last year’s
report, was nearly completed and a bungalow was purchased for the residence of the District
Judge at Dhulia. The Resident Magistrate’s Court-house at Sujawal was completed during
the year.
The expenditure during the year was :—
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
”*j- 1,08,009
Total ... U53,533
Quarters for 18 warders in connection with the Central Prison, Ahmedabad, for five
additional warders at the District Prison, Rajkot, and for 12 additional warders in the Jail at
Karachi were completed. An additional block with eight sets of quarters for the extra estab*
lishment lately sanctioned for the District Jail at Bijapur was also completed. Quarters^ were
also constructed for the Head Clerk of the District Judge at Sukkur.
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
Rs.
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs ... ... ... ... 1 , 19,398
Total ... 7 , 10,230
An upper storey was added to the building accommodating the office of the Protector of
Pilgrims in the compound of the Head Quarters Police Office, Bombay. The bungalow for the
District Superintendent of Police at Dhulia, referred to in the last year’s report, was com
pleted. The other works undertaken or carried out consisted mainly of the construction of,
or additions and alterations to, Police Lines at different places in the
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.
.
The expenditure on Medical works was :—•
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
5,°U545
95,95 r
Total ... 5,97496
I he Out-patient Department and the block containing three Mortuaries and a P° s j >
Mortem Room in the compound of the Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Bombay, described w
the last year’s report, were completed. A block of quarters for 20 Nurses of the hospital w^s
also completed during the year. Quarters for two Assistant Surgeons and Steward ia ®
compound of the J. J. Hospital, Bombay, were constructed. The construction of
Delirium Tremens ward at the St. George’s Hospital, Bombay, was in progress. Ihisbui i n &
is to contain 3 wards, each iG'x 12 ' with a 7 ' wide verandah all round enclosed by. expaa
metal in wooden framing. The superstructure is of reinforced brick w r ork 4 ^ // wide res ., ,
on a plinth and foundation of stone in lime masonry. Electric lights and fans are P 10 ^ 1 .
and the walls of the central ward are protected by removable pads. The construction 0
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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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