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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [322r] (191/192)
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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191 . 9 - 1920 .] ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION—STATIONERY— 159
PRINTING MISCELLANEOUS.
3.—Printing.
1.—Government Central Press, Bombay.
The cost of production rose from Bs. 2,98,209 to Ks. 3,64,037. Expenditure,
including depreciation and a book charge for rent, increased by Bs. 69,861 to
Bs. 3 93 ,did. The total value of work done for Government officers and
departments was Bs. 5,06,441.
2.—Yeravda Prison Press, Poona.
The cost of production rose from Bs. 71,140 to Bs. 89,603. Expenditure
increased from Bs. 1,41,672 to Bs. 1,68,768. The total value of work done
for Government officers and departments rose from Bs. 3,39,023 to Bs. 4,49,195.
Chapter IX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
3.— Government Printing Press, Karachi.
The cost of production rose from Bs. 68,834 to Bs. 69,298. The total
earnings fell from Bs. 1,97,654 to Bs. 1,77,703 and the expenditure rose from
Bs. 79 612 to Bs. 81,539. The total value of work done for Government officers
and departments fell from Bs. 1,45,310 to Bs. 1,40,168.
4.— Government Book Depot, Poona.
The total cash receipts rose from Bs. 12,890 to Bs. 15,903, and the amounts
paid into treasuries fell from Bs. 5,279 to Bs. 4,586.. The value of official
publications supplied to agents was Bs. 11,299 against Bs. 10,517 in the
preceding year. The commission allowed to them increased from Bs. 3,398
to Es. 3,674.
5.—Government Photozincographic Department, Poona.
The work turned out by the department during the financial year ending
31st March 1920 consisted of 235,444 machine pulls costing Bs. 12,114 and
21,470 hand pulls costing Bs. 6,141.
4 —General Miscellaneous.
1. —The War Belief Funds.
The necessity of further war relief funds ceased on the cessation of
lostilities in October 1918 and the balances of the fluids alrea y co ec e y
he 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.
Branch of the Indian War Belief Fund and by the
Women’s Branch of it, were diverted {a) to objects connected with the relief
)f those who had taken an active part in the great struggle an o e p'Up ^
)f those who had laid down their lives for the restoration o P e ^ e ^ ^
he grant of gifts and mementos. From the residue of the fun s, s. > ;
-vere sent to the Viceroy’s Fund, Bs. 6,000 to the Bombay Presi e ^°y
Relief Fund and the remainder about Bs. 3,70,000 retained m an
2. —Troops Beception Fund.
The Troops Beception Fund was inaugurated in November 1918 for
velcoming returning Indian troops from service overseas an 9. ,. mBp
British troops.oh their way to the United Kingdom or ® in0 ’ p
vork was carried out by a committee with the help o a y rsonal
communities. British and Indian soldiers received parting gifts and pe ■
welcome from Bombay ladies on behalf of the who^e o n ia. ^
he Committee amounted to about three
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, of whic e , Viceroy
Var and Belief Fund contributed Bs. 2,10,000, His Excellency the Vicmroy
Rs. 30,000, Madras Post-War Fund Bs. 30,000 and the
Mmy Department, Bs. 30,000. The Women s Branch o e ^ ffifts.
War and Belief Fund also contributed ip n p P 0 f Bs 75 000
Ihe expenditure amounted to about Bs. 2,25,000, the balance of ^ re ^ urn#
being set apart for the entertainment of Indian uni s w ic aviated
A-sum of Bs. 25,000 was set aside for the entertaiDinent of P troops
prisoners of war. The numbers of men dealt with were 80,000 British troops
90,000 Indian troops.
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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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