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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [294r] (135/192)
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 -li
107 Chapter IV.
Salt.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
On repairs
60,537
Total ... 1 , 70,260
The SarkarkmTs and karkuns’ quarters at Bai, the buildings in connection
with the salt works at Bhandup, the works of providing water supply to the salt
works at Bhandup and the new salt pan area at Kharaghoda were in progress.
The extensions and improvements to the salt works at Maurypur were
completed.
An expenditure of Bs. 1,035 only was incurred under this head, of which Opium.
Rs. 954 was on works and Bs. 81 on repairs.
An expenditure of Bs. 8,886 was incurred under this head, of which Mint.
Rs. 1,928 was on works and Bs. 6,958 on repairs.
Under this head the expenditure was:— Post offices.
Ks.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 83,930
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 39,391
Total ... 1 , 23,321
A temporary aviation ground was prepared at Juhu in the Thana district
for the landing of the Bombay Karachi Aerial Mails. The combined post and
telegraph office at Chikodi, with'quarters for the sub-postmaster and quarters
for the postmaster and signaller at Bijapur, were completed. The combined
post and telegraph office at Chachro was in progress.
No works of importance were carried out under this head, the expenditure Telegraphs,
being as under :—
Bs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 24,740
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 24,464
Total
49,204
An expenditure of Bs. 3,033 was incurred under this head, of which Treasur y and
Rs. 1,464 was on additions and alterations and the balance on repairs. Currency bmidmgs
An expenditure of Bs. 27,273 was incurred under this head, of which Poi.ticai Agencies.
Rs. 11,192 was on new works and additions and alterations and the balance on
repairs.
An expenditure of Bs. 1,035 was incurred under this head, of which Bs. 21 Miscellaneous,
was on new works and the balance on repairs.
An expenditure of Bs. 133 was incurred on repairs under this head. Educational.
No important new works were carried out under this head, the expenditure Ecclesiastical.
Educational.
being as under :—
Rs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works...
On repairs ... ...
IS ,292
Total ... 18,460
The work of constructing the police lines at Baroda Camp was in progress Police,
and an expenditure of Bs. 17,070 was incurred thereon during the year.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ...
On repairs
13,521
3,986
Total
17,507
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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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