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‘BOMBAY – 1924-25. A Review of the Administration of the Presidency’ [619r] (169/316)
The record is made up of 1 item (156 folios). It was created in 1926. 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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been sent by the United States of America and Germany. The trade in
builders’ hardware showed a partial recovery chiefly in transactions with
Sweden and Germany.
Machinery.—Imports under this head showed noticeable progress.
The aggregate value amounted to Rs. 121*47
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, and showed an excess
of Rs. 19*23
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
or 19 per cent, over the imports in 1923-24.
With the exception of prime-movers, all the different descriptions of
machinery increased in value. The contraction under prime-movers
occurred chiefly in the value of oil engines, though the number imported
was larger than in the previous year. The anamoly is explained by the
fact that a large number of cheap second-hand rebuilt oil engines were
imported for the Punjab instead of new ones. The value of electrical
machinery doubled itself owing to the arrivals of large consignments for
the completion of the electric supply scheme in the Punjab. The value
of mining machinery maintained the level of the imports last year, but the
only noticeable change in the trade was an increase in receipts from the
United States of America and a decrease in the supplies from the United
Kingdom. Large importations from the United Kingdom of cotton
ginning machinery due to the recent activities of the British cotton-growing
association at Khanewal (Punjab) were responsible for the increase in
the value of textile machinery. The notable expansion in imports of
sewing machines is due to the extensive use and the consequent ever-
growing demand both in the Province and the Punjab. No less than
23,091 machines valued at Rs. 23 * 52
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
came from the United Kingdom
as against 12,965 valued at Rs. 12*60
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, while Germany supplied 6,765
machines valued at Rs. 4* 10
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
as against 3,301 valued at Rs. 2’ 11
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
It is noteworthy that German machines are now again being placed in
larger numbers on the market and are becoming more popular on account
of their cheapness. A feature of the trade in other sorts of machinery was
the importation of match-making plants for the Punjab.
Metals.—Imports under metal and metal manufactures rose by 17,382
tons in quantity and by Rs. 273
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in value.
It is noteworthy that despite the imposition of the protective duties
the import trade in iron and steel showed a marked improvement, the total
quantity imported, viz. 86,035 tons, having exceeded the previous year’s
imports by 17,188 tons or 25 per cent, and the value by Rs. 25*18
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
or 17 per cent. Large imports were made in response to a keen demand
to meet the requirements of the several new constructional works taken in
hand in the province as well as in the Punjab and also for replacing damages
caused by heavy rains and floods during the year. The relatively low prices
at which foreign steel could be brought into the country in consequence
of a reduction in prices both at home and on the continent backed
by a favourable exchange made it difficult for the indigenous material
to compete favourably.
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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 1924-25. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai], in 1926.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I (ff 541-554) comprises a report ‘GENERAL SUMMARY’, consisting of: [Political]; Finance; Trade and Commerce; Agriculture; Department of Agriculture; Instruction; Law and Justice; Police and Crime; Bombay City Police; Public Health; Salt; Excise; Forests; Co-operative Movement; Public Works; Bombay Development Department.
PART II (ff 555-683) comprises the following headings, which are further divided into sub-headings:
- CHAPTER I ‘INDIAN STATES.’ (ff 555-560), 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; Condition of the people
- CHAPTER II ‘ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.’ (ff 560-565), consisting of: Land Records; Revenue Surveys; the Record of Rights; Remissions of Revenue; System of Land Tenure; Gujarat Talukdars’ Act; Sind Incumbered Estates Act; the Court of Wards Act; Department of Land Records; Routine Measurement Work; Revenue Surveys; City Surveys; Revision Settlements
- CHAPTER III ‘LAW AND JUSTICE.’ (ff 565-572), consisting of: the Budget; Resolutions and Questions; Course of Legislation; Administration of Justice; Civil Justice; Criminal Justice; Registration; Joint Stock Companies
- CHAPTER IV ‘POLICE AND CRIME’ (ff 573-580), consisting of: Mofussil and Sind Police; Bombay City Police; Village Police; Aden Police; Government Male and Female Workhouses; Bombay Jails; Criminal Tribes
- CHAPTER V ‘AGRICULTURE, WEATHER AND CROPS’ (ff 582-602), consisting of: Nature of the Crops; Outturn of the Crops; Agricultural Stock; Condition of the Agricultural Population; Department of Agriculture; Note on the Weather; Prices; Labour and Wages; Forests; Co-operative Movement; Horticulture
- CHAPTER VI ‘TRADE AND COMMERCE’ (ff 603-624), consisting of: Industries; Department of Industries; the Factories Act; Sea-borne Trade; Foreign Trade; Foreign Merchandise; Indian Produce and Manufactures; Trade According to Countries; Shipping; Coasting Trade; Subordinate Ports of 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. ; the Trade of Sind; Shipping Offices; Labour Office
- CHAPTER VII ‘PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT’ (ff 624-634), consisting of: Irrigation; Sind; Deccan and Gujarat; Railways
- CHAPTER VIII ‘VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF’ (ff 634-649), consisting of: [Births and Deaths]; Epidemic Diseases; Hospitals and Dispensaries; Sanitation; Vaccination; the Haffkine Institute; Veterinary; Chemical Analysers; Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes; Mental [psychiatric] Hospitals; Acworth Leper Asylum [hospital for people affected by leprosy or Hansen’s Disease], Matunga
- CHAPTER IX ‘LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT’ (ff 650-656), consisting of: District Municipalities; Bombay Municipality; Local Board Administration; Village Panchayats; Bombay Improvement Trust; Bombay Port Trust; Karachi Port Trust; Aden Port Trust; Working of the Rent Acts
- CHAPTER X ‘COLLECTION OF REVENUE AND FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 656-670), consisting of: the Budget for 1924-25; Loan Accounts; No Revenue from Income Tax; Land Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Customs Administration; Salt Department; Excise; Cotton Duties Act; Stamps; Taxes on Income
- CHAPTER XI ‘INSTRUCTION’ (ff 671-676), consisting of: Education; Yeravda [Yerwada or Yerawada] Reformatory; Books and Publications; Newspapers; Royal Asiatic Society, Bombay; Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay; Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay; Natural History Section; Victoria Museum, Karachi
- CHAPTER XII ‘ARCHAEOLOGY’ (ff 677-678), consisting of: [Archaeological Survey of India, Western Circle]
- CHAPTER XIII ‘MISCELLANEOUS’ (ff 679-683), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; the Established Church of England; the Established Church of Scotland; Stationary; Printing; Bombay Development Department; Back Bay Reclamation; Industrial Housing in Bombay; Suburban Industrial Schemes; Suburban Development; Water Supply in Salsette; Railway Schemes; Advisory Committee; Organization of the Directorate; Military (Indian Auxiliary and Territorial Forces); Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Advances to Cultivators.
The report includes the following photographs:
- ‘Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Bombay.’ (f 540)
- ‘Large Hand Sizing Machine (suitable for a hand-loom factory An East India Company trading post. )’ (f 606)
- ‘Group of castings made at the P. W. D. Workshops, Dapuri, Poona [Pune]. The large roller rim weighs over a ton.’ (f 625)
- ‘Dragline Excavators for the three Right Bank Canals ex Indus at Sukkur. Ruston and Hornby’s Model No. 300, crossing the North-Western Railway line at Bagerji [Bagarji].’ (f 627)
- ‘Dragline Excavators crossing Sukkur Canal on a bank 16 feet high, pierced with 6 ‘armco’ pipes 36” in diameter to carry the canal discharge.’ (f 629)
- ‘Four machines ready to start on their journey to the site of work.’ (f 631)
- ‘Lake Arthur Hill, Bhandardara Dam. Downsteam full view from south Bank.’ (f 633)
- ‘Lloyd Barrage Circle. View of the Barrage Township at Sukkur.’ (f 635)
- ‘Another view of the Barrage Township.’ (f 637)
- ‘Alandi Fair–Pilgrims taking baths in the ‘Chakratirtha’’ (f 644)
- ‘Alandi Fair–View of the pilgrims encamped on the river side from the bridge over the Indrayani River.’ (f 646)
- ‘Alandi Fair–Lady Volunteers from the Seva Sadan, Poona, assisting the pilgrims in securing a darshan.’ (f 648)
- ‘Salt Department. West wall of wharf at Dabhol. S. S. “Jayanti” alongside wharf, south side.’ (f 664)
- ‘East end of wharf at Dabhol, showing landing steps and Indian Company’s office at far side.’ (f 666)
- ‘Mohenjo-Daro (District Larkana, Sind). Well and paved baths.’ (f 676)
- ‘Mohenjo-Daro (District Larkana, Sind). Seals with pictographic writings.’ (f 678).
There are also diagrams showing the following: ‘WAGES AND COST OF LIVING’ (f 597); ‘Chart I DEATHS IN 1924 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.’ (f 639); ‘DEATH-RATE AT AGE-PERIOD’ (f 640); ‘CHART VI - ANNUAL INCIDENCE OF DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES.’ (f 641); ‘CHART VII MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES’ (f 642); ‘DISTRIBUTION OF PRINCIPAL HEADS OF REVENUE FOR THE YEAR 1924-25.’ (f 657); ‘DISTRIBUTION OF PRINCIPAL HEADS OF EXPENDITURE MET FROM REVENUE FOR THE YEAR 1924-25.’ (f 659); ‘TOTAL EXPENDITURE CHARGED TO REVENUE [1913-14 to 1924-25]’ (f 661).
There are appendices on folios 684-686, and an index on folios 687-689. 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 690.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 538-539. In a small number of instances, there are discrepancies in the 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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