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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [258r] (63/192)
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1919-1920.] POLICE. gg Chapter III.
PROTECTION.
was, however, a decrease of 3 in the number of educated petty officers and
an increase of 845 in the number of men as compared with the figures for
1918. The increase in the number of educated men is satisfactory. The
Central Division and Sind showed the greatest progress. Special efforts are
being made to encourage literate recruits by the grant of literacy allowances
and the opening of schools for the children of policemen.
3. In the
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.
proper, a total of 5,282 armed police, foot and Musketry,
mounted, went through the annual musketry course against 5,269 in 1918.
The number who secured marksmen’s badges was 2,015 as against 2,276 in
1918. In Sind the number of marksmen rose from 651 to 808. In the
revolver shooting competition for officers, 414 inspectors, sub-inspectors and
sergeants took part, of whom 85 were adjudged marksmen. Prizes to the
value of Rs. 1,200 were awarded to the winners of different competitions.
4. There was an increase of 233 in the number of officers and men Punishments,
punished departmentally and by the courts, the total number punished being
2,258 against 2,025 in 1918. The percentage of punishments to the actual
strength of the force was 9*52 against 8*73 in 1918. Of the 2,258 punish
ments, 2,114 were inflicted departmentally and 144 by the courts as against
1,931 and 94, respectively, in the preceding year.
5. Rewards by promotion, good service tickets and money grants num-Rewards,
bered 13,663 against 14,551 in 1918. Special promotion by way of rewards
stood at 15 against 28 in the preceding year. The percentage of officers and
men rewarded to the actual force stood at 57*6 against 62*77 in 1918.
6 . The total number of cognizable and non-cognizable offences reported Sported crime,
during the year was 126,334 against 109,867 in 1918—an increase of 16,467
cases under all classes. Taking Indian Penal Code and class VI (Miscel
laneous) cases separately, both cognizable and non-cognizable, there was an
increase of 9,787 under the former and an increase of 6,680 under the latter.
Cognizable crime showed an increase of 8,609 and non-cognizable crime of
7,858. The figure of cognizable and non-cognizable crime for the *year under
report was the highest during the quinquennium while that for the year
previous was the lowest.
7. The number of reported cognizable cases of all classes increased Cognizable cases,
from 39,311 to 47,069. The record for 1919 exceeded any figure previously
registered. The-increase, amounting to 7,758, consisted of 7,293 cases under
the Indian Penal Code and of 465 cases under class VI.
8 . Inclusive of cases pending from the previous year, the total number investigation of
of cases for disposal rose from 44,380 to 53,900. The number of cases complamts *
in which the police refused investigation under section 157 ( 1 ) ( 6 ), Criminal
Procedure Code, was 3,240 against 3,110 in 1918, leaving 50,660 cases for
investigation against 41,270 in the preceding year. The percentage of cases
dealt with under section 157 (1) (£), Criminal Procedure Code, was 6*01 as
against 7 in 1918.
9. The number of cases excluded as false or due to mistake of law or Excluded cases,
fact, was 9,469 as against 8,434 in 1918. The percentage of cases excluded
to cases for disposal again showed an improvement, the percentage being 17*57
in 1919, 19*0 in 1918 and 21*60 in 1917. Excepting Bind where the percentage
rose slightly, all the Divisions and railways share the improvement.
10. Out of the excluded cases, 1,784 cases were classed as being mali-R ^ 186 cases *
ciously false, against 1,496 in 1918 or an increase of 288 cases.. Prosecutions
were undertaken in 374 cases, of which 146 resulted in conviction, while 144
were pending at the end of the year. The percentage of prosecutions under
sea to the total number of maliciously false cases was 20*96 against 24*79
m 1918.
H. Coincident with the increase in the number of cognizable cases for Pending cases,
disposal, there was an increase in pending cases from 6,453 to 7,244. The
IS *!^ 11 ^ 68 cases P en ding to cases for disposal decreased from 14*54 to
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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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