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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’ [169r] (342/589)
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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1S81-82.]
EDUCATION.
267 Chap. VII.
INSTRUCTION.
Comparing the detailed figures for 1881-82 with those for the —
previous year, for the F.E.A. or Previous Examination 71 passed
against 179; for the First B. Sc. 2 against 2; for the B.A. 36
against 34 ; and for the M.A. 3 against 4. There were also 34 can
didates who passed the First B.A. Examination, and 2 who passed
the Second B.Sc. Examination—two tests which now for the first
time appear in the returns. In Law 5 passed against 17 in the
previous year. In Medicine, for the First L.M. & S. 23 passed
against 21, and for the L.M. & S. 14 against 24. In Engineer
ing 15 passed for the First L.C.E. against 26 the year previous
and 16 for the L.C.E. against 17. 9
Arts Colleges,
The Elphinstone College passed 2 men in the First Exami
nation for the Degree of B.Sc., one in the Second Examination
for the Degree of B.Sc., and one in the Examination for the
Degree of M.A. The Free General Assembly passed one man in
the Second Examination for the Degree of B.Sc., and one in
the Examination for the Degree of M.A., and Saint Xavier's
passed one man in the Examination for the Degree of M.A.
The results of the Previous Examination were generally poor
and much below those obtained in the previous year. Bat the
best average is shown by Saint Xayier's, and the Free General
Assembly is about equal to the Elphinstone and ranks above the
Deccan College.
In the new examination—-the first for the degree of B.A.—•
Saint Xavier's again has the best average, but is nearly equalled
by the Deccan^ College, In the remaining examinations—the
nst Examination for the Degree of B.Sc. and the examinations,
tor degrees the figures generally shew a slight improvement
over those of the previous year, and the Elphinstone College
takes the first place.
There is a great falling ofl: in the Gujardt College, which is
a tnbuted to the opening of the Barodn College, where th^ fees,
are said to be lower.
In the Bajdr&m College the fee receipts have doubled, and the
average attendance has risen from 12 to 22,
Special Colleges.
^ ee receipts have risen from Rs. 3,417 to Rs. 4,880, but
ere is a falling off in the number of students on the rolls at the
euct of the year from 152 to 136. 45 out of 65 candidates passed
the J ur i s P ru( I ei:lce Class, and 5out of 27 passed
and^fP rece ^P^ s have advanced from Rs. 13,825 to Rs, 14,125,
the number of students in the University classes is the largest
amber as yet borne on the college rolls.
- students obtained certificates from the college with the
g .°* prosecuting their studies in England. 44 students
th U names for the First L. M. & S. Examination of
6 bay University, and 23 passed, 4 in the first and 19
Law School,
Grant
Medical
College.
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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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- 'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1881-82’
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