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'ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF ADEN FOR 1892-93' [29r] (53/97)
The record is made up of 1 item (49 folios). It was created in 1893?. 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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45
The balance to the credit of the Port Fund on 31st March 1S<M
Es. 80,649-9-11. ro “ lb9j was
320. In order to provide funds for carrying on the work of deepening
Tolls and Wharfage fees. (d'nuvhlf/l'ni'^+ \ a )'°' V Ve ' S f t; ' s °f a h sizes
, , i, . , , ,, ^7 g , P * „ 26 feet ) to enter and lea '’e the inner
harbour at all states ot the tide, a levy of tolls on all goods landed or shipped
anywhere and for wharfage charges on goods landed or shipped on the Trusts’
wharves, was contemplated by the Port Trust Act, and this lew has hem,
commenced as recorded in paragraph 341. 7 beLn
Dredging—Progress of. , • f 32 }- The dodging has proceeded in a fairly
g ° . . satisfactory manner. The work done and remainino-
,to be done is detailed below :— &
From 29fch December 1890 to 31st March 1891
„ 1st April 1891 to 31st March 1892
„ „ 1892 to „ 1893
The work for the completed scheme...
Rs.
... 59^850
4,05,000
... 4,68,000
Total ... 9;32,850
... 23,48,546
Balance remaining... 14,15,696
It is considered that when the basin in the inner harbour is completely
dredged according to the present scheme, it will be capable of accommodating
vessels as follows :—
.9 yessels of the largest class.
4 „ of a small class, such as the Men-of-War usually on the
station, Royal Indian Marine vessels, &c.
322. The following public works have been ex.
ru ic or s, ecuted under the orders of the Board of Trustees:—
Residence for Port Engineer^
Do. for Secretary Port Trust.
Do. for one Pilot.
New shed on Boat slip, Port Department quarantine quarters for
Europeans and Natives on Flint Island.
Offices for Port Engineer and Secretary Goods’ sheds on Maala Pier
with various other minor works.
Port Engineer.
Number of vessels called
during the decade.
Year.
1883- 84
1884- 85
1885- 86
1886- 87
1887- 88
1888- 89
1889.90
1890- 91
1891- 92
1892- 93
323. Mr. W. S. Child, A.M.I.C.E., was ap
pointed Port Engineer and joined at Aden on the 2nd
April 1891.
324. The vessels which have called at the Port
of Aden during the decade have been as follows,
excluding a few sailing ships ;—
Total.
Steam Trading
Vessels.
British Steam
Trading Vessels.
1,806
1,657
1,210
1,633
1,352
870
1,704
1,433
965
1,594
1,407
921
1,628
1,476
1,005
1,726
1,577
1,104
1,615
1,461
970
1,550
1,425
955
1,669
1,572
1,090
1,463
1,359
892
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Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1892-93.
The main body of the report is headed 'PART II'. The first part is not present. Part II of the report is divided into the following sections, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- 'I.–PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY, AREA, CLIMATE AND CHIEF STAPLES' (f 8)
- 'II.–POLITICAL' (ff 8-16), consisting of: Historical Summary; Form of Administration; Character of Land Tenures; Civil Divisions of British Territory; Details of Census; Changes in Administration; Relations with the Representatives of other Powers and with Tributary States and Foreign Affairs
- 'III.–PROTECTION' (ff 16-31), consisting of: Legislating Authority; Jurisdiction; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine
- 'IV.–PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION' (ff 31-37), consisting of: Weather; Trade; Public Works; Telegraph; Post Office
- 'V.–REVENUE AND FINANCE' (ff 37-42), consisting of: Imperial Revenue and Finance; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial
- 'VI.–VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES' (ff 42-45), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Medical Relief
- 'VII.–INSTRUCTION' (ff 45-46), consisting of: General Remarks; Education; Literature and Press.
The report includes appendices (ff 46-47) and a 'STATEMENT' (ff 48-51), the latter consisting of reports and statistics on weather, health, and sanitation.
An index listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 4-6. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling or phrasing of sub-headings between the index 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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