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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [296v] (140/192)
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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110
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[ 1919 - 1920 ,
The work of extension of St. Sepulchre’s cemetery at Wanowrie ‘
was in progress. 111 ^ 001 ia
The expenditure under this head was :•—
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works
On repairs
Rs.
2,74,342
65,209
lotaI - 3,39,551
The Honorary
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.
Magistrates’ Court, Girgaon, Bombay tl
Sub-Judge’s Court at Gokak in the Belgaum district and the Small C ^
Court, Karachi, were in progress. Most of the furniture required for^tT
new Small Causes Court, Bombay, was supplied during the year. 16
Under this head the expenditure was :—
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works
On repairs
Rs.
2,57,440
72,016
Total ... 3 , 29,456
Land was acquired for a jail at Chembur in the Thana district. Cells for
condemned prisoners^and warders’quarters in the Central Jail at Ahmedabadand
the Central Jail at Hindalgi in the Belgaum district were in progress, while the
quarters for the head warder and additional warders in the Central Prison at
Hyderabad were completed.
The expenditure under this head was :•—
Rs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 30 , 73 , 015 *
On repairs ... ... ... ... ... 1 , 72,070
Total ... 32 , 45,085
* Includes Rs. 10 , 66,720 outlay spent from contributions.
The buildings in connection with the Police Accommodation Schemes at
Chinch Bandar Boad, Sandhurst Koad (west), Palton Road, Mazagaon and
Mahim, Bombay, the bungalows for the Inspector General of Police and the
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Criminal Investigation Department) at
Yeravda, Poona, and the office and quarters for the Deputy Superintendent of
Police, Steamer Point, Aden, were in progress, while the buildings in connection
with the Police Accommodation Scheme at Lamington Road, Bombay, were
completed. The other works undertaken or carried out consisted mainly of the
construction of, or additions and alterations to, police lines at different places in
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.
.
Under this head the expenditure was :•—
Rs.
On new works and additions and alterations to existing works ... 9 , 09,562
On repairs ... ... ... * ... ... 1 , 85,900
Total ... 10,95,462
The following important works were in progress :—
(1) Quarters for the Hospital establishment in the compound of the
J. J. Hospital, Bombay.
(2) The Out-patients’ Department in the compound of the J. J*
Hospital, Bombay.
(3) Additional quarters for nurses in the compound of the Cama and
Albless Hospitals, Bombay.
(4) Bungalow for the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Central
Registration district, Poona.
(5) The King Edward Memorial Hospital at Sholapur.
(6) Bungalows for the Civil Surgeon and the Deputy Sanitary Com
missioner, Western Registration district, Nasik.
(7) Maternity Ward in the compound of the Civil Hospital at Bijapur-
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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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