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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’ [127r] (258/589)
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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TRADE,.
1881-82.3
185 Chap. IV.
The number o! vessels engaged in the coasting trade which
watered and cleared with cargoes from Bombay Harbour increased
to 57 73^ with a tonnage of 15,96,806 tons. Besides these, 29,770
essels entered or cleared in ballast.
PRODUCTION
AND DISTRI
BUTION.
Coasting
Shipping
The entire trade of the port of Bombay will be seen from the
following table
Imports.
Rs.
Rs.
Merchandise ...
Treasure
Government Stores
„ Treasure
• Vo
• • •
• • •
• Vo
27,86,«6,190
9,18,63,994
58,25,828
87,27,180
—8,58,875
+2,40,04,299
—10,76,231
+ 80,37,698
Total
Exports.
• • •
38,50,83,192
+ 3,20,41,997
—19,35,106
Merchandise . ..
Treasure
Government Stores
„ Treasure
• « •
• • •
• oo
• Vo
37,99,02,893
1,30,28,338
13,12,604
13,65,500
+4,60,71,267
—23,82,736
+ 2,19,879
—1,02,72,942
Total
Total.
too
39,56,69,335
+ 4,62,91,146
—1,26,55,678
Merchandise •••
Treasure
Government Stores
„ Treasure
• • •
• • •
65,85,69,083
10,48,92,332
71,38,432
1,00,92,680
+4,52,12,392
+ 2,16,21,563
—8,56,352
—22,35,244
78,06,92,527
+ 6,68,33,955
—30,91,596
Port ol
Bombay
entire Trade,
Subordinate Ports.
The trade of tlie continental ports 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.
declined by over 38
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. The total trade was reduced to
&s. 7^30^52^566, or by about 5 per cent. In 1880-81 the trade
^ad increased by 4f per cent.
There was a small increase of Rs. 30,530 in foreign imports,
almost entirely due to wet and dry dates from Bnssora landed
Kumta in K&nara. The trade in Bussora dates has rapidly
developed in the last two years and has injured the trade in
Arabian dates. Foreign exports have declined by Rs. 41,883.
o the United Kingdom cotton and linseed were not sent direct
mm Uarwar as they had been in 1880-81, and the exports of
grain to Arabia from Gujarat fell oh in consequence of the bad
Some Bulsar merchants exported paddy, rice and ghee
0 Madagascar as an experiment.
The number of ships which entered and cleared from subor
dinate ports with cargoes fell to 62 with a tonnage of 3,572.
0 er vessels entered and cleared in ballast.
coasting trade there was a decrease of nearly 8 14khs
whi ^P 01 ^ 8 from British ports in 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.
,
muob i Were re 4 uced to 212 Mkhs. Into Ratnagiri and Thana
css grain was imported, but into the Grujardt ports much
b 716—24
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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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