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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’ [99v] (203/589)
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. HI*
protection.
130
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1881-82.
Strength of
the Army,
Expenditure.
Artillery.
Sanitary.
Military.
Ai rtp close of tlie year the strength of the Army was 668
English officers, 607 Native officers, 1,196 English, 3,006 Native
non commissioned officers and 8,9o2 English^ and 22,562 Native
and 2,074 Natives had left the Army from all other causes,
including 3,512 Europeans transferred to other Presidencies, 735
transferred to England, 644 sent to the Army Reserve and Depot,
and 304 limited service men. In the Native Army 1,316 men
were transferred from one regiment to another m 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.
,
561 discharged, and 197 deserted.
The cost was
Eg,
For the English Army ... *.. 56,10,947
The Native Army ... ••• ... 75,24,766
1,31,35,714
Add the cost of the Staff, Commissariat,
Medical and all other necessary establish
ments ... - ... .. ... 2,16,32,855
And the payments for pensions, rewards, &c... 13,68,144
The t otal cost of the Army was ...
3,61,36,714
This shows a decrease, as compared with the previous year,
of Rs. 1,81,92,853, which is explained by the cessation of active
operations in Afghanistan, on which account Rs. 3,00,74,562 were
spent in 1880-81, whereas during the year under review only
Rs. 1,19,40,389 were charged to the late war. These figures
are not quite accurate, as a large proportion of extraordinary
charges have been classed as ordinary, and the accounts had not
been closed when the statement was prepared. For details see
Appendix G.
The strength of this arm in this
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.
has been reduced
y one battery of Horse Artillery and two garrison batteries,
wMe one Native Mountain Battery has been placed on the peace
es a ishment and the number of its guns reduced from six to
Arrangements have been made for remounting the British
Cavalry and Artillery under the orders of the Director of Army
coTmitfees asTerZfore" ° f by P urcliase thr0U ^
Officer e ^P reventl0 ^ sickness the attention of General
necessitv ^ ie . ® u ^ es ^ 1 . on Government, been drawn to the
y providing a light meal for European troops of all
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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.
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