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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’ [45v] (95/589)
The record is made up of 1 volume (345 folios). It was created in 1882. 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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Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Ka'thia'-
wa'b.
Stamps.
Opium,
Local Funds.
Births and
Deaths.
Hospitals.
Vaccination.
Education.
24
UOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1881-82.
The stamp revenue is small, Es. 133 from general stamp and
Pa ft from court-fees.
^ t ^nrmonted to allow tlie Chiefs Jrd instead of only
Governmen the eX p ec t a tion that they would loyally
co-operate for the suppression of illicit traffic, and the Chiefs have
accepted the terms. - .
Tlnere are 15 funds accounted for by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
such as
the Koad Fund, Infanticide Fund, Civil Station Fund, theEajasthd-
nik Court Fund, General Fund, Education Fund, &c., the receipts
of severalof which arerather large. The Education Fund receipts,
for instance, are Rs. 1,65,800 and the cash balance Rs. 3,60,000.
No particulars, but cholera appeared in Rajkot, Gondal, Morvi
and other large towns in September, and when suppressed again
re-appeared in the same localities; though not of a virulent type
there was collectively considerable moitality.
The number of hospitals and dispensaries is 56 in addition to
the Civil Hospital at Rajkot. Particulars regarding attendance
80^814 persons were primarily vaccinated and 1,709 re-vacci-
nated, or an increase of over 29 per cent, in total operations.
The success was 92*93 per cent, as compared with 90‘59. The
cost was Rs. 29,000 against Rs. 27,700. Small-pox was prevalent
in many of the large towns, but did not assume the proportions
of an epidemic.
Education is making good progress. There are 630 schools
and 36,448 scholars. The average number of square miles to each
school is 32*60. There is a very satisfactory increase in the number
of schools both in fund and private schools, the net increase being
29 schools and 3,847 scholars. Not less satisfactory is the progress
that has been made in the efficiency of the schools, 20 boys having
passed the Matriculation Examination, while 146 boys and girls
passed the highest standard examination in primary schools. The
cost for inspection was Rs. 15,950. The progress in ten years
is an increase in schools from 387 to 630 and of scholars from
19,500 to 36,400.
The Rajkumar College is separately noticed under the chapter
on instruction.
The Girasia school at Wadhwan was opened on the 20 th June
1881 with 12 boys and the number soon increased to 20 , but then
fell oh owing to the prejudices of the parents. They yielded
however to persuasion and the boys soon numbered 33 , who have
made good progress in their lessons and gymnastics and have
earnt good manners. The Thakor of Limbdi has promised to
provide the school with a good turret clock.
• CAMBAY,
Area, 350 square miles; Population (1881), 86,073 ;
Revenue, Rs. 3,82,000.
Except in the payment of a yearly tribute the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
of
am ay is a most uncontrolled in the management of his State
w ic roug y resembles that in force in British territory.
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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 1881-82. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai], in 1882.
The report is divided into three parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 9-32). Part II (ff 33-186) comprises chapters I-IX. Part III comprises ‘Statistical Returns’ pertaining to chapters I-VII and IX (ff 187-344). PART II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. POLITICAL’ (ff 34-68), consisting of: Gujarát States; Southern Gujarát; Marátha States; Sátára Jágirs [Satara Jagir States]; Southern Marátha States; Sind [Sindh] State; Aden
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND. Surveys (ff 69-76), consisting of:; Topographical Survey; Revenue Survey; Wards’ Estates; Incumbered Estates; Ahmedbad [Ahmedabad] Tálukdárs
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION. Registration’ (ff 77-109), consisting of: Course of Legislation; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; The Dekkhan [Deccan] Agriculturist’s Relief Act; Bombay Court of Small Causes; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine; Bombay Port Trust
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 109-141), consisting of: Agriculture; Weather and Crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation.
- ‘CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 141-153), consisting of: Civil Imperial Transactions; Debt and Remittances; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Canal Revenue; Sources of Imperial Revenue other than Land; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISITICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES’ (ff 153-167), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Death-rate according to Districts; Cholera; Small-pox; Fever; Bowel Complaints; Injuries; Emigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 167-184), consisting of: Education; Literature and the Press; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 184)
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (ff 185-186), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 5-8. 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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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 347; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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