‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎253v] (54/192)

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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’

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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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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chapter II.
ADMINISTRATION
OF THE LAND.
30 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[ 1919 .i 920i
well. Four men were examined in revenue matters all of whom
the 1,756 hissas measured by the men of the class usual pot hissa f ^ 0r
charged from the occupants of the hissas and so the net cost to Gove ^ Were
training these 17 men was only Rs. 65. In the Southern Division a m ? ent ^
opened at Belgaum for three weeks for theoretical course and for th ^ Was
the candidates did independent work. Twenty-three candidates and o reewee ^
inspector from Kurundwad State appeared when the class opened Q 6
illness and other reasons only 16 held out till the final examination of wt ln ^°
passed ; also the circle inspector from Kurundwad. The cost of the f
was Rs. 561 which had to be borne wholly by Government as there w^ 1
new pot hissas or original survey work which could be given to the candYl l
and for which survey fees could be charged. Rs. 45 were recovered fr 1 if
Kurundwad State for training their circle inspector. As now all r f &
measurement is to be done by Special Measurer Circle Inspectors the by
of village accountants in survey has been finally abandoned. This will cosHl!^
public more: but with the watan system, all hope of getting disciplined work I
of Village Officers or at least distasteful out-door work has to be abandoned
and the taxpayer pays more, as he does for most vested monopolies.
Record of Rights. 3. re - writing of the record of rights had to be postponed in th
following cases:—In all the villages of the Jhalod and Dohad talukas of the
Ranch Mahals district, in 86 villages of the Akola taluka of the Ahmednaea'
district, in all talukas and mahals of Junnar, Khed, Ambegaon and Dhond
talukas of Poona district and in all villages of the Khed taluka of the Katnagiri
district pending measurement of sub-divisions; in all villages of the Hansot
taluka of the Broach district owing to the work connected with the preparation
of electroral rolls; in all villages of the Erandol taluka of East Khandesh
district pending second revision settlement; in all villages of the Dindori talnka
of the Nasik district pending preparation of irrigation record of rights; in all
villages of the Belgaum and Khanapur talukas of the Belgaum district owing to
the work connected with census and the preparation of electoral rolls; and in all
villages of the Karmala, Pandharpur, Malsiras and Sholapur talukas of Sholapur
district and in all villages of the Alibag, Mahad, Mangaon and Roha (part) talukas
of the Kolaba district for other reasons. The progress of re-writing of the
record of rights was as follows :—
Thana
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Kaira
Do.
Panch Mahals
Do.
Do.
Surat
Sholapur
Do.
East Khandesh
Ahmednagar
Do.
West Khandesh
Do.
Do.
Satara
Do.
Nasik
Belgaum ...
Do.
Dharwar ...
Do.
Ratnagiri .‘..
Do.
Kolaba ...
Do.
Do.
Kalyan
Murbad
Bassein
Mahim
Bhiwndi ...
Do.
Do.
Nadiad ...
Borsad
Godhra
Kalol
Halol
Madha
Sangola
Bhadgaon Peta
Sangamner
Akola.
Shirpur
Shahda
Taloda
Wai
Karad
Niphad
Gokak
Hukeri
Hangal
Kod
Malvan
Rajapur
Khalapur ...
Roha
Mahad
Titvala and Dahesar Circles.
82 .
Sopara and Manitpur Circles.
Sopale and Boisar Circles.
46 villages of Bhiwndi Circle.
46 Do. Padgha Circle.
2 Do. Angaon Circle.
^ All Narvadari villages.
^ Whole talukas.
Land on Hunda tenure in Sarbhon and Puni.
89 }
> Rough copy.
75 )
5 Inam villages.
152 .
71 .
119 }
116 £ Verification of mutation entries.
124 )
84 }
> Preliminary work of rewriting.
85 )
4 .
Whole taluka.
Whole in progress.
| Whole talukas.
Do.
12 villages.
93 Do.
28 Do.
26 Khoti villages.

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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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Reference: IOR/V/10/316/4
Title: ‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’
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