‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎266v] (80/192)

Chapter III.
PROTECTION.
Progress of schemes.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
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In the 162 cases disposed of, awards amounting to Ks. 29,99 387 Wpr
for land aggregating 326,609 square yards. Excluding 19,448 SQ M l e “ a f (
for which nominal compensation of Es. 503 was paid, the average rate f «
remaining area was Rs. 9'76 per square yard as against
previous year. About 31 per cent, of the cases, absorbing 65 per mIm
the total award, were settled amicably. Besides these, 46 cases aggre»atin''
area 104,246 square yards and involving awards amounting to Rs. 17 94 q}!
were settled before the close of the year but no awards were made ’ 41
was no reference pending at the close of the year. Out of 15 references?!
revision of awards 2 were contested, 1 was dismissed with costs, 1 wasmtMram
and 11 were pending. The cost of the Special Collector was tome entirely!
the Trust. The cost of the Land Acquisition Officer will be apportioned amon«
the bodies for whom land will be acquired. The cost of the Tribunal fell f t ™
Es. 10,822 to Es. 7,381.
2. The expenditure on capital account works rose from Rs. 7'43 1^4
Es. 16'7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Es. 2,12,037 were spent on general works. Progress w
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during the year in the Sandhurst Bead, Gamdevi, Dadar-Matunga-Sion
Nowroji Hill, Parel and East Agripada Estates.
3. The work of constructing chawls on the East Agripada Estate and on
the Foras Boad was commenced during the year. The Century Mills Chads
were also taken in hand. The Kohinoor Mills Company propose to provide
about 500 double-room tenements for their mill-hands under the supervisionof
the Trust Engineer.
4. The Worli, Dharavi, Sewri, Wadala, Worli Extension, Sewri Koliwada
Improvement, Naigaum, Eergusson Boad and Love Lane scheme were
sanctioned during the year. The area comprised in the first four schemes cover
1,450 acres, about one-tenth of the whole area of Bombay City. The new areas
are being laid out on town-planning lines and the work is estimated to cost over
Bs. 9 crores spread over five years.
5. The area of developed land permanently leased increased from 1,4G1,000
to 2,085,000 square yards and the rental from Bs. 18*4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Es. 21'3lakhs,
The area of unleased developoed land increased from 190,000 square yards to
231,000 square yards, exclusive of 952,000 square yards under roads, open
spaces, etc. The area of undeveloped land decreased from 4,397,000 square
yards to 3,789,000 square yards.
6. During the year 1919-20 completion certificates were granted for
42 new buildings including 31 incomplete buildings for which permission to
occupy was granted. The new accommodation made available comprise
222 shops, 61 godowns, 16 garages, 1 coach-house, 2 show-rooms, 1 work-shop,
2 store-rooms, 14 horse-stalls and one soap factory An East India Company trading post. with 1 ,033 tenements or
families. During the ye„ar 148 tenements were demolished, while 2,14 nev
tenements were made available for residential purposes, thus further m ucm c
the excess of tenements demolished over new tenements by 1,994 to 4,5- ■ ■
7. The average population of the Board’s chawls and semi-p e ®J®
camps throughout the year was 20,122. The death rate fell bom
25*20 as against the municipal death rate of from 59*61 to 70 04. e
rental of the 4,800 rooms in the Trust’s chawls rose . ^ rom p* o’vq’mBor
Bs. 2,79,906, while the revenue actually collected amounted to Es. > > ^
99*50 per cent, of the total recoverable. Becoveries on account °i ren . | 0
permanent sheds amounted to Bs. 44,708. The percentage ” e0I i
gross revenue in permanent chawls was 37*23. The net annua i ^
these chawls works out at 4*1 percent, on the cost of the ^ 0 fthe
paying interest and sinking fund charges at 4*61 per cent, on ie
land and the value of the chawls built thereon, the Trust sufieiec a
Bs. 22,569. _
8. The number of plots disposed of by the Trust on i eas ^^ e yards
253 to 551, the area leased from 296,701 square yards to 652,9^ ^ re nt
and their capital value from Bs. 50*57 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Bs. 68*28 ‘, aC quired
advanced from Bs. 2,25,098 to Bs. 3,05,718. The rent reahzea ^ |o
buildings and other temporary rents increased from Es. J
Bs. 16*14 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .