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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’ [63v] (131/589)
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.
Sa'ngli.
Criminal
Justice,
0 a Is.
Civil Justice.
Registration.
Municipali
ties.
Weather and
Crops.
Forests.
60
BOMBAY ADMINISTBATION BEPOKT. [1881-82.
Rs 18 063, of which Ks. 6,231, or 34 per cent, was recovered.
borders 0 n half a dozen other jurisdictions, and it is a
difficult matter to trace stolen property.
The total number of persons dealt with by the criminal courts
1 141 536 or 47 per cent, were convicted, and 28 were
awaiting trial at the end of the year 40 appeals as compared
with 30 were presented. Of these in 25 cases the sentences were
ronfirmed in 2 modified, in 8 reversed, and m 1 enhanced, and
4 were pending at the close of the year. 92 persons were
committed for trial to the Sessions Court: of these 61 were
convicted. Although there was a decrease in the number of
offences generally, the number of serious offences, such as murder
A dcipmfv wpre fWiV.tinns were obtained in all the
dacoity cases.
The number of jails (8) was the same as last year and cost
Rs. 8,396. Inclusive of untried and civil prisoners 653 persons
were 'sent to jail. The daily average was 138.
The 5 civil courts disposed of 1,256 suits, leaving 447 in
arrears; 299 suits were contested and but 85 related to immove
able property. The number of fresh appeals was 77 ; 83 were
disposed of, leaving arrears of 20. 26 special appeals were also
decided.
993 documents were registered. The balance in favour of
the department was Rs. 3,395.
There are two regularly constituted municipalities at Shapur
and Sangli, and the funds were chiefly applied to the improve
ment of roads.
The rainfall was below the average, and the kharif crops
were, as a rule, failures. The “ rabi ” crops were fairly good,
but in Shirhatti on the Tungbhadra they were poor. In spite
of the indifferent crops the prices of agricultural produce con
tinued very low, and added to the difficulties of the rayat. The
result has been a decrease in the revenue, as revenue collections
had to be postponed. Fodder was scarce and dear, and the
water-supply soon ran short in many places. Cattle-disease also
declared itself.
The area set apart for forests was slightly increased during
the year, and is now over 91 square miles. Rs. 5,846 were realised
from this source of revenue.
Owing to necessity of postponing revenue collections in con
sequence of the bad harvests the administration had to curtai
e amount it would have otherwise spent on works of publu
u 1 1 y. As compared with last year the sum spent, Rs. 41>32l
was small ; besides this, Rs. 1,172 was spent in Mhaisal. Th<
main wor s were the maintenance and improvement of existing
roa s, e completion of three school-buildings, a kacheri, «
arL ^i ?°^ Ce ^ nes Kavtha, the construction of >
thp imrn»^ aS ^ c ^ avr b Ike completion and deepening of wells
The and many other petty works
SiLb wfff ° f the gatewa y iri front of the Divankhana a
sangii was also continued.
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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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The report contains a table of contents listing headings and sub-headings.
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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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’
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