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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [296r] (139/192)
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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mrnxBHiiiiiini ii iimifin"'i imgaanagaAJUtfag!
1919-1920.]
PUBLIC WORKS (ROADS AND BUILDINGS).
The work of constructing a bungalow for the District Deputy Political DISTR i EUTI0N -
Agent at Palanpur w^as in progress.
The expenditure under this head was :— Agriculture.
Es.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 25,549
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 7,452
Total ... 33,001
The Bull Breeding Farm at Bankapur (Dharwar district) was in progress,
while the Farm buildings at Kumta (Kanara district) were completed.
An expenditure of Es. 217 only was incurred on works under this head. Miscellaneous.
An expenditure of Es. 6,633 was incurred under this head, out of which Museums.
Rs. 5,933 was on new works and the balance on repairs.
Under this head the expenditure was Monuments and
R antiquities.
5.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works... 86,051
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 64,656
Total ... 1 , 50,707
The reconstruction of the Lodwick Monument at Mahabaleshvar and the
compound wall round the open site of the Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur were
completed. The other works undertaken during the year consisted of repairs
to, and conservation of, archaeological buildings and remains, chiefly those at
Bijapur and at Champaner in the Kaira and Panch Mahals districts.
The expenditure under this head was :— Educational—
colleges.
Es.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 1 , 63 , 958 *
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 81,969
Total ... 2 , 45,927
* Includes Rs. 11,245 outlay spent from contributions.
The George Y Hall in connection with the Gujarat College, Ahmedabad,
was nearly completed, while the work of altering the main building of the
Madras and Southern Mahratta Eailway offices at Dharwar to accommodate
the Karnatak Arts college was in progress. The work of constructing a
temporary hostel for the college referred to was also in progress.
Under this head the expenditure was :— Schools.
Es.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing w’orks ... 1 , 14 , 448 *
On repairs ... ... ... ... ••• 32,339
Total *... 1 , 46,787
* Includes Rs. 25,086 outlay spent from contributions.
The quarters for the staff and servants of the David Sassoon Industrial and
Reformatory Institution at Matunga and the laboratory in connection with the
High School at Dharwar were in progress. The office for the Deputy Educa-
honal Inspector at Alibag and the compound wall round the Eanchhodlal
Chhotalal Technical Institute at Ahmedabad were practically completed.
An expenditure of Es. 1,000 was incurred on repairs under this head. University buildings.
An expenditure of Es. 10,644 was incurred under this head, of which Miscellaneous.
Rs. 8,425 was on additions and alterations and Es. 2,219 on repairs.
Under this head the expenditure was :—
• ✓
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ...
On repairs ... ... ... -
Ecclesiastical.
Es.
23,335
17,649
Total
40,984
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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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