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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [291v] (130/192)
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 IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
TERRITORIAL
CHANGES:
Northern Division.
106 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
9.—Public Works.
For details see the Administration Report of the Public Works Department for the year Iqio on
Irrigation printed in Part III of the Statistics of British India ^ an< * ta ^ es
under
1 .—Administration .
The “ Ahmedabad Water Works sub-division ” in the Ahmedabad ,iv
was continued up to 30th September 1920 and a new temporary snh lv" Ci
called the “ Bandra sub-division ” was opened in the Thana district fw m! i 0t
of two years. apeno1
The temporary “ Deolali sub-division ” in the Nasik district was in
tion during the year and two new' sub-divisions (temporary) were formed if!
Poona district for two years.
Sanction was given to the continuance of the three construction distri t
viz., Malsiras, Lonand and Lake Whiting of the Nira Eight Bank Canal Jl
31st December 1922.
The u Malsiras” and “Natepute” sub-divisions of the Malsiras district
the Andheri, Tadavali and Nimblak sub-divisions of the Lonand district and tk
Bhatghar and the Lime sub-divisions of the Lake Whiting district which are all
construction charges were in operation as well as the Pravara Head, Pravarn
Right Bank, Pravara Left Bank and Pravara Distributary sub-divisions in
Pravara Canals district.
A new sub-division (temporary) called the a Project sub-division” was
sanctioned for seven months from 1st August 1919 in the Malsiras district; one
called the “ Block revision ” was sanctioned on the Nira Left Bank Canal; and
the “ Bandhara sub-division ” of the Nasik Irrigation district which was !
temporarily closed was re-opened from 1st December 1919.
About 700 small irrigation tanks hitherto in charge of the Executive
Engineer, Belgaum district, w r ere transferred to that of the Executive Engineer,
Dharwar Irrigation district.
The “ Henjam Pier sub-division ” in the Karachi Buildings district was
continued up to 12th May 1919 and the u Karachi sub-division ” was split up
into three sub-divisions, viz., Repairs and Minor Works (permanent); Construc
tion sub-division (permanent) and Roads sub-division (for two years).
A a New loop bund ” sub-division was temporarily formed in the Karachi
Canals district.
The “ Poona Water Works ” sub-division was converted into a regular
district called the Poona Water Works district, for a period of two years in the
first instance.
2 .—Roads and Buildings.
A.—Civil Buildings.
During the year under review, the Roads and Buildings Branch of the
Public Works Department of 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.
incurred an expenditure on won
of Rs. 2,15,12,184, the more important details of which are given uner
various heads below :—•
Under this head the expenditure was :—
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works
On repairs
Bs.
2,03,164
17,710
Total
2 , 20,894
The outhouses, the compound roads and the compound wall T,
with the new Custom House, Bombay, were completed during tn } ^ jy
unfinished work in the interior of the buildings on account of its occ P
the War Purposes Board, the Munitions Board, etc., was also came ^
The construction of the new Custom House at Karachi was
progress.
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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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