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‘BOMBAY – 1924-25. A Review of the Administration of the Presidency’ [619v] (170/316)
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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126
BOMBAY, 1924-25
The United Kingdom which, after the unparalleled slump of 1921-22, had
somewhat improved its position last year as the leading exporting country
again lost its hold on the market, and her share in the percentage of the
volume of imports receded from 35 per cent, to 25 per cent, in 1924-25.
The British manufacturers had to face severe foreign competition, and
though much of their productions were sold at or below the actual cost
of manufacture, yet they were undersold by the continental producers.
Oils.—The total value of oils advanced by Rs. 15'67
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to Rs. 109'59
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
as a result of a further increase in receipts of mineral oils.
The total quantity of kerosene oil imported into Karachi from both
foreign countries and Burma decreased slightly to nearly 16} million
gallons but the value rose by Rs. 5’59
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to Rs. 122’16
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Nearly
11 million gallons of foreign oil were imported against 92 million gallons
last year, the expansion occurring under bulk oil from the United States
of America. It is noteworthy that a consignment of 509,675 gallons of
kerosene oil valued at Rs. 3*82
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
came for the first time from Egypt.
This was white oil of a superior quality received from the refineries at
Suez, and was intended to compete with superior American oils.
Following upon a heavy increase of nearly 24 million gallons in 1923-24
imports of fuel oil decreased to 42 million gallons of which nearly
4 million gallons came from Persia.
Piece-goods.—Imports of piece-goods increased by 47 per cent, in
quantity and by 49 per cent, in value over the figures of 1923-24, but as
compared with the pre-war year 1913-14, though the value showed an excess
of 77 per cent, on account of the present high prices, the volume was short
by 22 per cent. An all-round improvement occurred under all the three
main divisions of piece-goods, viz., grey, white and coloured. Grey goods
recorded a considerable advance amounting to 17,576,752 yards or 162
per cent, in yardage and Rs. 65’61
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
or 165 per cent, in value. Large
imports were made both from the United Kingdom and Japan chiefly
in response to a great demand for exports to Afghanistan. The increase in
receipts from Japan was particularly striking, the yardage having risen
by no less than 511 per cent, and the value by 476 per cent. Imports of
white goods also showed a marked expansion of 41 per cent, in quantity
and 46 per cent, in value, the United Kingdom being the principal supplier
as usual. Large imports were made to replenish depleted stocks. A good
business was also done in coloured goods, the figures showing an excess
of 39 per cent, in yardage and 38 per cent, in value over those of
last year.
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lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to
Rs. 5’05
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, the improvement having taken place in arrivals of velvets
from Germany.
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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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