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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [268r] (83/192)
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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1919-1920.] INDIAN REFORMS SCHEME—MILITARY (INDIAN DEFENCE FORCE). 59 Chapter III.
PROTECTION.
constitution of th.6 Provincial Logislutivc Council, which, wus in effect a revision
of the scheme appearing in the Appendix to the Southborough Committee’s
Franchise Report, was submitted in the early part of March to the Govern-
rnent of India together with a list of the constituencies proposed. This draft
and list were also circulated to all Commissioners and Collectors for inform
ation and guidance pending final orders. Opinions and remarks were at
the same time invited from these officers as also from the members of the
Advisory Committee, to whom also copies were sent. This scheme formed
the basis on which the local officers set to work immediately in connection
with the preparation of the Electoral Rolls, and as subsequently developed
amplified and settled by the final Electoral Rules and Regulations, it now
forms the law relating to elections under the Government of India Act, 1919.
These final Rules and Regulations received the assent of Parliament’ which
was communicated by the Secretary of State at the end of July and the
preliminary electoral rolls prepared thereunder were published on the 10th of
August 1920. Two important changes were introduced at the last moment,
viz., the enfranchisement of subjects of Native States, which was decided on
by the local Government at the end of July, and the enfranchisement of all
soldiers, instead of those in receipt of pensions only which was directed by
the Secretary of State about the same time. The following figures show the
numbers of voters for the three Legislative bodies as published at the first
publication of 10th August:—
Bombay Legislative Council.
Non-Mahomedan ...
434,391
Mahomedan
96,912
European
3,136
Landholders
1,715
University
4,024
Indian Legislative Assembly.
Non-Mahomedan ...
99,430
Mahomedan
20,990
European
3,136
Landholders
934
Council of State.
Non-Mahomedan
1,993
Mahomedan
588
7. The final settlement of the Rules and Standing Orders as also all the
detailed working out of the arrangements for the nomination of candidates
and the holding of elections occupied the attention of the Reforms Commis
sioner after the close of the period to which this summary relates, and will be
dealt with in his final report.
14.—Military (Indian Defence Force).
1 qqt^ l ^^ le strength of the corps in the Bombay Battalion fell from European section.
,087 to 1,308. The numbers on the books of the several corps in the Bombay
ngade area totalled approximately 3,900 of all ranks, including men on leave
q totally or partially exempted. Following the conclusion of the war with
ermany, a natural reaction set in after four years of strenuous training, with
o-esult that only a minimum of work was performed and that many members
tb var j ous units, officers and men went on leave long overdue. During
oiMf S ^. r ^ es Jan uary 1920 the members of the different corps were called
0 f i° ffipish guards for their armouries and other localities. A limited amount
rainir ’g was carried out, but interest flagged more and more, and even the
a 1 amount of work demanded had to be reduced. In spite of this the 4th
omfcay) Group Garrison Artillery carried out practice from the Coast Defence
fi o T 611 ' vei T ^ a i r success and No. 3 Company Electrical Engineers did
mu w° r k on . Defence Lights. The training consisted almost entirely of
s e try which reached a fairly satisfactory level. No camps of exercise were
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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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