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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [245v] (38/192)
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.
II! 1 ■
Tributary States. f rom 3J32 fo) 3,925 of wllOHl 582. Were girls. The 1 1116 P u pi
Sdvantvadi. Es. 37,130 to Rs. 41,193, of which Es. 3,028 were spent on n U | e rose ^ ro Qi
ication. technical education. ^ ro e8si0l ial and
Education
Municipalities.
18. The three municipalities had an aggregate incomp qnri
of Es. 12,928 and Es. 9,684 as against Es. 12,543 and Es. 10 ex P en ^re
in the preceding year. ’ ’ res P ec tivelv.
Season and crops.
Police.
'
Criminal justice
Prison,
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
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17. The number of schools rose from 76 to 79 and tW
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2.—Sa'vantya'di.
Ruling Chief—Khem Savant Bhonsle alias Bapu Saheb Rdje Bahadur Sar Desai • o,
Mardtha, Hindu; Age — 22 years; Is unmarried. ’ Sdvantvddi; Caste-.
Area— 925 square miles : Population ( 1911 )— 217,240 ; Gross revenue based on five nears' aver *
Military force—Nil ; Principal articles of production—Rice, ndchni, vari and cocoamaf 7 r S ' 5 > 6i . 22 ?'
Khuskhus, hosiery articles, gold-thread and beetle-wing embroidery, born works, toys, lacquered
1. The rainfall was 135*48 inches as against 119*99 in the precedin
It was timely and sufficient throughout the State. The outturn of ^ ^
ndchni was annas 12 in both cases as against annas 6 and 5 resDerP
last year. ’ P ctlvel y>
2. The strength of the police force was the same as last year viz m f
all ranks, but its cost rose from Es. 55,363 to Es. 62,558. The numbe °
persons sent up for trial in connection with 141 offences investigated was 71
of whom 78 were convicted. Property valued at Es. 3,370 Was reported
stolen, of which 73*61 per cent, was recovered as against 64*32 in 1918-19
3 - The ten criminal-courts in the State dealt with 289 offences involvino-
473 persons. Of these, 152 or 56*09 were convicted and sentenced. Of the
16 appeals available for disposal, 13 were disposed of during the vear and tlm*
remained pending at the close of the year.
4. The number of prisoners confined in the State Jail was 61 and the daily
average 11*90. The cost amounted to Es. 2,835 as against Rs. 2,430 last year.
5. Of the 3,029 suits for disposal, 2,390 were decided and 639 remained
pending at the end of the. year. Out of the 174 appeals before the first
appellate court, 133 were decided. Out of the 67 second appeals, including 13
from last year, 46 were disposed of, leaving a balance of 21 undisposed of at
the close of the year.
6. Out of the 2,157 documents presented, 2,156 were registered, the value
of fche property affected being Es. 6,03,263. The total fee realizations
amounted to Es. 4,529 and the expenditure to Es. 1,654.
7. The total area under forest was 34,856 acres. The receipts amounted
to Es. 63,885 and the expenditure to Es. 20,421 as against Rs. 53,240 and
Es. 17,597, respectively, in the preceding year.
8. The total expenditure on public works amounted to Rs. 88,788 as
against Es. 98,740.
9. The receipts amounted to Es. 6,16,247 as against Rs. 5,12,392 and the
expenditure to Es. 5,36,108 as against Es. 5,61,706. The closing balance was
Es. 8,89,621, out of which Es. 20,380 belonged to the State Provident Fund.
10 ; The receipts amounted to Es. 72,739 as against Rs. 70,208 and the
expenditure to Es. 76,582 as against Es. 71,888. The closing balance was
Rs. 33,018.
11. The total number of births registered was 5,103 and that of deaths
6,031. The birth-rate gave a ratio of 23*4 and the death-rate 27*7 per milk as
compared with 32*4 and 49*9 per mille, respectively.
12. At the 8 medical institutions 33,123 patients were treated at a total
cost of Es. 19,620 as against 32,710 patients at a total cost of Rs. 21,535.
During the year 5,130 persons were vaccinated as against 5,267 in the preced
ing year.
13. The total number of schools was 135 or 5 more than last ysar and
that of pupils was 10,237 or 721 more in the preceding year. The increase in
the number of schools as well as in pupils was chiefly due to the opening 0
12 new schools in the different villages of the State during the year. 1 e
total cost of the department amounted to Es. 60,251 as against Rs. 55,894.
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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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