‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎240r] (27/192)

1919 - 1920 .] RELATIONS WITH TRIBUTARY STATES AND FRONTIER AFFAIRS.
his brother Abderahemankhanji as guardian. Management on the sixth class —
jurisdictional Estate of Sanala terminated and was replaced by the investiture ^ R1, ^ 11ARY ^ TATES
of Vala Giga Hipa. Management was withdrawn from the estate of minor uttndwdr '
Vala Deva Odha of Bilkha and the estate was handed over to Bai Raibai, his
mother, as guardian. The ialukdari Thana of Jhinjhuvada was converted into
a regular Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. _ Thana. Foundation stone was laid of the “ Wood
Dispensary ” at Rajpur and opening ceremony was performed of Mrs. Strip
Memorial Hall attached to the Talukdari Girassia School. On the death of
Azam Balsinhji, Talukdar of Khirasra, his son Azam Sursinhji succeeded. On
the death of Yala Bhima Yalera of Khijadia, a joint manager was appointed
by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. pending partition. On the death of Yala Ram Ala of Bilkha a
Sarkari Kamdar was appointed during the successor’s minority. On the death
of Yala Unad Godad, a fifth class talukdar, the estates of the two minor
successors were taken under management. On the death of Azam Sursinhji,
Talukdar of Jalia Dewani, a manager was appointed during the minority of his
grandson.
3. The early monsoon was fairly evenly distributed over the whole of Season and crops.
Kathiawar. The untimely rains, however, in November and January damaged
the Pachhtar crops, especially cotton and wheat. The outturn of crops was 8
to 12 annas in the rupee.
4. The last famine was more or less a fodder famine. The villagers have Famine,
realised the value of a grass reserve and the Thanas, States and Talukas have
generally taken up the work of storing grass and kadbi. Prant storage schemes
have been set on foot in Jhalawad and Halar and are expected appreciably to
relieve the situation in future.
5. The total strength of the State and Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. police was 7,715 and the Police,
cost Rs. 15,79,704. The percentage of convictions of accused persons sent for
trial was 66‘25 for State police and 63T3 for the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. police. The percent
age of stolen property recovered was 38T4 and 34*79, respectively.
6. There were 21 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. courts as against 26 in the previous year. The Criminal justice,
decrease of 5 was due to the fact that third class magisterial powers conferred
on the Aval karkuns during the last year were withdrawn as famine conditions
no longer prevailed. During the year 1,070 offences were reported in the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and 16,720 in the State courts, involving 1,701 and 18,874 persons,
respectively. Of these, 481 or 28*21 per cent, were convicted by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and 6,681 or 35*32 by the State courts. Twenty-eight criminal appeals and
21 revision applications were decided in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and 567 criminal appeals
m the State courts. The Chief Court of criminal justice disposed of 28 sessions
cases as against 30 in the preceding year.
7. There are 14 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and 123 State prisons. The total number of Prisons -
prisoners remaining in jails at the end of the year was 994. The total cost was
hs. 1,95,628, and the daily average of prisoner was 1,029.
8. In the original courts the total number of cases disposed of was 1,369 civil justice,
lor the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. courts and 18,192 for the State courts. Cases pending
numbered 497 and 3,063, respectively. Fifteen thousand one-hundred and
ninety-five applications for execution of civil decrees were disposed of, leaving
a balance of 7,865 at the end of the year. Thirty-three civil appeals were
disposed of in the court of the Agent to the Governor, Kathiawar, leaving
H pending at the close of the year. In the State courts 1,159 appeals were
disposed of, 590 remaining for hearing. The Agent to the Governor, Kathiawar,
disposed of 74 political appeals as against 88 during the previous year.
9- In the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. courts, 723 deeds and in the State courts 7,841 deeds Registration,
were registered. The combined value was Rs. 73,31,320.
10. The total expenditure under this head was Rs. 36,17,706, of which Public works,
works costing Rs. 1,96,967 were carried out by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Engineer.
11. The gross revenue of the province is estimated at considerably over Revenue and finance,
crores of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . Of loans already granted by Government chiefly to meet
arQ ine and administrative charges, Rs. 13,55,890 were outstanding. The
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