‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎241v] (30/192)

Chapter I.
PHYSICAL
AND
POLITICAL.
Tributary States.
MaM Kdntha.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
t 1 9l9-192o,.
appellate powers of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Mahi Kantha and ih
powers of the Commissioner, Northern Division, in respect of cert' re T si( ®al
offences and of all civil cases decided by the Chiefs of Malpur and Kh 0ri ' llina,
mark of personal distinction during their life time. A fifth Kmn ■ iVH OSan as a
the Eaolji’s Saylawala Thakrani. The Thakor of Ilol contract r T aS ' 30rn to
marriage with the daughter of the Thakor of Karchha a Jadein rvV 0111 *
the Idar State. A Kumar was horn to his Lawadwala Thakrani ' r ni6 mider
raised the Thakor’s jurisdictional powers from the 4th to the 3rd °J ,emmeilli
personal distinction. Government withdrew the appellate powe^f M 4
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and the revisional powers of the Commissioner 1 'N°n, tlle
Division, in respect of certain criminal offences and of all civil ’.wTT? 1 ’
the Thakor of Sudasna as a mark of personal distinction The sEi
taluka has been raised from the 5th to the 4th Class as a mark of rem t
of the meritorious administration and the good services rendered hv 11 , 1 . tu , 1011
during the late war. The Pethapur and Yalasana talukas were transit 1
the charge of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Mahi Kantha. The son and heh I™
of the Thakor of Ambahara died of fever. The designation of the talukST
Punadra, Khadal, Rarnas and Dabha has been changed from u MiVan ” f
“Thakor”. The minor Kumar Natwarsingji of Vadagam having died Bhav?
Gopalsmgji Kesarismgji was installed in his place, and invested witkT
powers of a 3rd class magistrate and to hear civil suits up to the vaW!(
Es. 25(h The Dabha taluka was released from Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. management Thahr
Vakhatsmgji of Hapa, who belongs to the 6th Class, was invested' with th
powers of a 5th Class talukdar, as a mark of personal distinction. Kumar
Mulsingji, the heir apparent, died on the 8th March 1920. Government
sanctioned the grant of powers of a 3rd class magistrate to Takhatsineii of
batlasna and authorized him to hear certain civil suits as a personal distinction
Kumar Fatesmghji of Khadal married the daughter of a Bhayat of Mandva
under Baroda. Minor Thakor Harisinghji of Prempur having attained
majority, the taluka was released from Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. management.
3. The rainfall was timely and sufficient and the year was one of agricul
tural prosperity. The maximum and minimum rainfall measured was 59*75 at
j a P ur an d 30 64 at Warsoda. In some places the winter crop was slightly
damaged by frost. The_ outturn of monsoon crops varied from 8 to 14 annas
W A: • ? W1 ^® r cro P s yielded from 6 to 14 annas in the rupee. Podder was
sufficient. Cold and heat were normal. The highest and lowest temperatures
recorded m the civil hospital at Sadra were 109 and 44 against 111 and 52,
respectively, in the previous year. There was no rain during the winter.
4. Quiet was preserved on the frontier throughout the year. No border
court was held.
i QTcf* rfr? 16 length of the police in Mahi Kantha was 1,397 against
1,648. Ihe cost increased from Bs. 2,28,891 to Rs. 2,54,022. The number of
otiences reported decreased from 601 to 576. The percentage of convictions
obtained by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. police was 88*13 against 75*8 in the previous year, that
obtained by the State police other than Idar was 60*6 against 72*7 while that
o amed by the Idar State police was 33*04 against 35*5. The percentage of
s l°^ en P ro P e rty by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. police was 46*2 against 68*27 and
a y the State police, other than Idar, was 32*2 against 30*71. The
percentage of recoveries by the Idar State police was 11T against 7*3.
6. In o56 cases the magistracy dealt with 1,856 persons, of whom 632
were convicted. The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and the Idar State decided 10 and 11
appeals, respectively.
I* * t} 1 ^ i nc l U( dmg 5 thana lock-ups, 575 prisoners were detained at
a cost o± Rs. 9,755. The 23 jails of the Idar State held 211 prisoners main
tained at a cost of Rs. 5,432.
i 3' £ ^ 0usan ^ seven hundred and ten suits were disposed of at the
close ol the year, leaving a balance of 230. Out of 25 appeals 19 were
disposed of.
9. In the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 509 and in Idar 366 documents were registered. The
ees rea ized amounted to Rs. 3,198 and Rs. 1,381, respectively.