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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [294v] (136/192)
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.
PROVINCIAL
SERVICES:
Forests.
Treasury and
Currency buildings.
Land Revenue
buildings.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Under this head the expenditure was :—
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works
On repairs
Total ... 64,069
Bungalows for the Chief Conservator of Forests and the Conservato
Forests, Central Circle, in the compounds of bungalows Nos. 4 and 5 Qu r ’
Gardens, Poona, respectively, were in progress. Land was acquired fo/u, 8
establishment of a Forest College at Dharwar. e
Bupees 2,174 only were spent under this head, of which Es. 808 represent
expenditure on additions and alterations and Es. 1,366 on repairs.
The expenditure under this head was :—
Rs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existings works... 4,86 550
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... i’ 89 j 06
Total
6 , 75,656
The quarters for the Mahalkari and his establishment at Mokhada (Thana
district), the Revenue buildings at Palghar (Thana district), the Mamlatdar’s
kacheri at Karmala (Sholapur district) and the revenue offices at Karachi were
in progress. The quarters for the Thandars and their establishments at
Satlasna and Dabhoda in the Mahi Kantha
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, the Mamlatdar’s kacheris
at Peint (Nasik district) and Hukeri (Belgaum district), the quarters for the
revenue establishment at Supa (Kanara district) and the Mukhtyarkar’s kacheri
at Jati were completed.
Under this head the expenditure was :—
Rs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 1 , 93,640
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 19,409
Total
2 , 13,049
The Central Excise Lock-up offices and quarters for officers and peons on
Mathew Road, Bombay, the bonded warehouse at Thana, the bungalows for
the Excise Inspectors at Matar (Kaira district), Sirsi and Haliyal (both in the
Kanara district), the quarters for the Distillery Manager at Khanapur (Belgaum
district), the preliminary operations in connection with the construction of the
Distillery buildings at Deolali and additions and alterations to the Distillery at
Kotri were in progress. The Liquor Warehouse at Nandurbar in the
West Khandesh district was completed.
The expenditure under this head was :—
Rs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 2 , 07,508
On repairs ... ... ... ... ••• 1 , 43,203
Total ... 3 , 50,711
Quarters for the Military Secretary and Private Secretary to His
Excellency the Governor at Bombay, additional guest rooms, addition of an
upper floor to His Excellency the Governor’s bungalow and quarters for
two European subordinates and three telephone operators at Government
House, Malabar Point, were in progress. Quarters for two European
dinates and six Christian subordinates at Government House, Ganeshkhm ,
were also in progress. Preliminary arrangements were also made for starting
work on the quarters for the Private Secretary and Military Secretary an
two European and four Christian married subordinates at Government House,
Mahabaleshvar.
Under this head the expenditure was :—
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works
On repairs
Total
Rs.
8,534
18,311
26,845
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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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- ‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’
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