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Administration Report of the Settlement of Aden for the year 1878-79 [170r] (23/32)
The record is made up of 1 item (16 folios). It was created in 21 May 1879. 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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117. The following summary exhibits the total value of the whole external
Summary of Value of Trade. trade 0 [ Aden for y ear 1878-79, exclusive of Gov-
0 y ernment stores and treasure:—
Import by
sea
Rs. Rs.
1,51,90,966
Do.
land
26,72,454
Do.
treasure
15,24,501
Export by
sea
1,93,87,921
... 1,13,34,473
Do.
land
11,54,498
Do.
treasure
12,55,190
— 1,37,47,161
Grand Total ... 3,31,33,082
Total for 1877-78 ... 3,30,59,307
Increase ... 73,775
a slight improvement over past year, which is satisfactory considering stagnation
of trade.
118. Merchant steamers aggregating 1,162,966 tons, and sailing vessels
of a total burden of 13,535 tons, visited the port in
Shipping. 1878-79, being a decrease of 54 in the number of
steamers and 11 in sailing vessels.
119. 1,054 country crafts arrived from Foreign ports and ports in British
India during the year under report, showing a
Country Craft. decrease of 120 in number as compared with the
previous year.
(h). —Public Work's.
120. The total expenditure on public works in the
xpen iture. Aden Division for the past year was as follows :—
Expenditure on works, including repairs ... ... Rs. 1,82,687
Expenditure on establishment ... ... ... ... „ 55,445
Grand Total Rs. 2,38,132
Expenditure on new works ... ... ... ... Es. 99,595
Do. repairs ... ... ... ... ... ,, 83,092
Total Rs. 1,82,687
121. Certain additions were made in constructing sheds and store rooms
to the temporary batteries for 9-inch 12 ton guns, at
Fortifications. ^ expenditare of Rs . 4 ;836 .
(2.) The whole of the top of Flint Island has been cut off 35 feet above
high-water mark, and temporary battery removed, that surface may be
ready for future armaments.
(3.) The completion and construction of certain roads at Steamer Point
cost Rs. 4,826. ]
122. The old terrace roof of the European Infantry Barracks, Front Bay,
. , i . . m has been removed, walls rebuilt above verandah roof,
Accommodation of Troops. new roof of ^ and planking on the old gWers ^
concrete and plaster terrace and verandah roof of Taylor’s tiles has been
substituted at a cost of Rs. 14,028.
(2.) No. 6 Government bungalow has been reconstructed at a cost of
Rs. 2,820.
(3.) A voluntary workshop for the Royal Artillery, 20 X 20 X 12 feet,
has been built for Rs. 3,534.
(4.) Rs. 14,620 have been expended for constructing stabling and sick-
horse stabling for the Aden Troop.
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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 1878-79. The report is addressed, in a covering memorandum, by Brigadier-General Francis Loch, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden, to the Secretary to the Government, Bombay, 21 May 1879. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai].
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 AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY’ (f 163), consisting of: (a) Physical Features of the Country, Area, and Climate
- ‘II. – POLITICAL’ (ff 163-164), consisting of: (a) Historical Summary; (b) Form of Administration; (f) Changes in Administration; (g) Relations with Tributary States and Foreign Affairs
- ‘III. – PROTECTION’ (ff 164-169), consisting of: (b) Police; (c) Criminal Justice; (d) Prisons; (e) Civil Justice; (f) Registration; (g) Municipal Administration; (h) Military; (i) Marine
- ‘IV. – PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 169-170), consisting of: (b) Weather; (g) Trade; (h) Public Works
- ‘V. – REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 170-171), consisting of: (a) Imperial Revenue and Finance; (b) Revenue and Finance Other than Imperial
- ‘VI. – VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF’ (ff 171-172), consisting of: (b) Births and Deaths; (d) Medical Relief; (f) Vaccination
- ‘VII. – INSTRUCTION’ (f 172), consisting of: (a) Education; (b) Literature and Press
- ‘IX. – MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 173), consisting of: (a) Ecclesiastical; (c) General Miscellaneous.
The report includes one appendix relating to political relations (with the ‘native states’ and ‘native chiefs’) (ff 173-174).
Tables indicating the number of square miles of the peninsula of Aden under the control 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. , and relating to the civil divisions of Aden and the population is on folio 160. A table of contents listing the Chapter numbers and headings of Part II is on folio 161 (‘chapter’ is not used in the main body of the report). This is followed by a name, place and subject index are on folio 162.
The covering memorandum indicates that a Subsidiary Sanitary Report is also attached, however this is not present in this copy.
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