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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [243v] (34/192)
The record is made up of 1 item (95 folios). It was created in 1921. 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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Chapter I.
PHYSICAL
AND
political. n annas j n the rupee. In Bansda the rainfall was sufficient in,.
Tei X™«o™' ES ' rainfal1 was ver y g° od and the outturn of crops would have been py,!ii 1 ^
Bdnsda, Sachin for the untimely rain in January which spoiled the iowari corn an/! j
and Dangs. some extent. and kadab fe
3. The strength of the police was practically the same, viz 409
404 in the previous year, but the cost increased from Rs. 59 705 to E
The number of offences reported decreased from 3325 to 266 and tW
arrested from 376 to 301. Of 292 persons sent for trial 257 were convicH 8008
27 acquitted or discharged. The value of property stolen fell from E
to Rs. 3,117, of which property worth Rs. 859 was recovered against Es* S 9 u!
in the previous year. ‘
4. The number of persons brought to trial was 736, of whom 274
convicted as against 788 and 337, respectively, in the previous year Eiy
involving 34 persons were pending at the close of the year. Five
received, in all of which sentences were modified. ^ eie
5. The number of inmates in the three jails fell from 187 to 178 butth
daily average rose from 31‘4 to 42*0. The total cost also rose from Es. 5 676 tc
Rs. 6,261.
6. Of 248 cases, 207 were disposed of as compared with 204 and 174
respectively, in the preceding year. Forty-one cases were pending at the close
of the year. Four out of 6 appeals were decided.
7. The number of documents registered rose from 469 to 497 while the
income fell from Rs. 2,209 to Rs. 2,129.
8. The expenditure incurred on public works fell from Rs. 3 51 529 to
Rs. 2,80,413. ’ ’
9. The gross income and expenditure of the three States were
Rs. 22,16,529 and Rs. 21,41,546, respectively, as against Rs. 18,82,243 and
Rs. 18,25,199 in the previous year.
10. The number of births and deaths fell from 3,859 and 17,349 to 3,043
and 6,273, respectively.
H; At the 9 dispensaries in the three States 72,972 patients were treated
as against 86,433. The expenditure increased from Rs. 39,169 to Es. 42,482.
But the average daily attendance fell from 610 to 586. There were 79 lepers
in the leper asylum at Dharampur. The cost of maintaining the asylum fell
from Rs. 5,225 to Rs. 2,376. The seven vaccinators performed 4,394 operations,
of which 4,303 were successful. The expenditure on vaccination was Es. 4,651.
12. The number of schools was the same as last year, viz., 64. The
number of pupils fell slightly from 3,868 to 3,814. Expenditure rose from
Rs. 45,461 to Rs. 49,842.
13. Dharampur and Nani Yahial in the Dharampur State and Bansda
town in the Bansda State have municipalities. There is no municipality in
Sachin.
Police.
Criminal justice
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPOKT.
[ 1 9 l 9 -l 920 (
The Dangs.
e—Rs. 28 , 417 .
Aiea 999 square miles ; Population [ 1911 ) 29,353 ; Gross reve7iue based on five years average^
1. The country is divided into 14 States of unequal area, each under the
nominal rule of a Bhil Chief known as
Raja
King
, Naik, Pradhan or Powar.
2. The rainfall at Ahwa was 69 inches and 94 cents. The exceptional!}
heavy rainfall in January greatly spoiled the harvested crop. Field rats am
pig damaged the groundnut crop. '
3* The number of cases tried rose from 49 to 52, of which 45 were undei
the Indian Penal Code.
4. The amount spent on the construction of new roads, including iepah s >
was Rs. 17,039 and that on buildings, including walls, was Rs. 9,573.
5. Revenue collections increased from Rs. 6,162 to Rs. 6,860. Excise
duty realized Rs. 24,389 as against Rs. 24,797 in the previous year.
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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 1919-20. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai], in 1921.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I comprises a report ‘GENERAL SUMMARY’ (ff 231-238).
PART II (ff 239-322) comprises the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- ‘CHAPTER I. – PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL. TRIBUTARY STATES.’ (ff 239-249), consisting of: I. North Gujarat; II. South Gujarat; III. North Konkan; IV. South Konkan; V. The Deccan; VI. Kolhapur and Southern Maratha Country States; VII. Sind [Sindh]; VIII. Aden; IX. Condition of the People
- ‘CHAPTER II. – ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.’ (ff 250-256), consisting of: 1. Surveys; 2. Settlements; 3. Waste Lands; 4. Land Records; 5. Wards’ and other Estates; 6. Revenue and Rent-paying Classes
- ‘CHAPTER III. – PROTECTION.’ (ff 256-269), consisting of: 1. Course of Legislation; 2. Police; 3. Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes; 4. Chemical Analysis; 5. Criminal Justice; 6. Prisons – Civil and Criminal; 7. Civil Justice; 8. Criminal Tribes; 9. Registration; 10. Local Board Administration; 11. Municipal Administration; 12. Rent Acts; 13. Indian Reforms Scheme; 14. Military (Indian Defence Force); 15. Marine
- ‘CHAPTER IV. – PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 270-304), consisting of: 1. Agriculture; 2. Weather and Crops; 3. Co-operative Societies; 4. Horticulture; 5. Forests; 6. Mines and Quarries; 7. Power Industries and Handicrafts; 8. Trade; 9. Public Works; 10. Railways; 11. Tramways
- ‘CHAPTER V. – FINANCIAL REVIEW.’ (ff 305-314), consisting of: 1. Financial Review, 1919-20; 2. Land Revenue; 3. Irrigation Revenue; 4. Public Works Revenue; 5. Customs; 6. Salt; 7. Excise; 8. Cotton Duties Act; 9. Stamps; 10. Income Tax; 11. Local Funds
- ‘CHAPTER VI. – VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF.’ (ff 314-318), consisting of: 1. Births and Deaths; 2. Emigration and Immigration; 3. Medical Relief; 4. Epidemic Diseases; 5. The Bombay Bacteriological Laboratory; 6. Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; 7. Acworth Leper Asylum [hospital for people affected by leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease], Matunga; 8. Sanitation; 9. Vaccination; 10. Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. – INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 318-320), consisting of: 1. Education; 2. Literature and the Press; 3. Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. – ARCHEAOLOGY.’ (f 321), consisting of: Archaeological Survey of India, Western Circle
- ‘CHAPTER IX. – MISCELLANEOUS.’ (ff 321-322), consisting of: 1. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; 2. Stationary; 3. Printing; 4. General Miscellaneous.
There is a map 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. on folio 229. The report also includes the following photographs:
- ‘RESIDENCY SCHOOL. Crater, Aden.’ (f 292)
- ‘POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE SHOLAPUR [Solapur].’ (f 243)
- ‘HOSTEL BUILDING FOR THE NORTHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL SHOLAPUR.’ (f 245)
- ‘BUNGALOW FOR THE SANITARY ENGINEER TO GOVERNMENT, YERAVDA [Yerwada or Yerawada]. (North West Elevation).’ (297).
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 230. 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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