‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1879-80’ [211v] (429/752)
The record is made up of 1 volume (430 folios). It was created in 1880. 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. V.
revenue
AND
finance.
Gross
Ee venue,
Deductions,
30G
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT,
[^ 79 . 80 ,
Land Revenue
The gross land revenue for
Rs.
Northern Division ...
—1,85,396
Central do.
—74,834
Southern do.
4-62,366
Sind ...
—7,21,577
Total ...
—9,19,411
-r> o 7fi fin p?o“ 80 am °™ted to
Rs. 3^76^60^923 as compared wim
Rs, 3,85,80,364 for the previous
year,_ anetdecreaseofRs. 9,19,441
distributed as shown in the mar!
ginal table. The only increase
occurred in the Southern Division
The bulk of the decrease occurred
in Sind where scanty rainfall and
limited inundations restricted cultivation.^ In 1878-79 this
Province showed a large increase of Rs. 10,85,158, and therefore
the receipts for the present year still exceed those for 1877-78.
The Northern Division also shows a very considerable decrease,
which occurred chiefly in the Surat Collectorate under the head of
“ miscellaneous/'’ The decrease in the Central Division occurred
almost exclusively in the Ahmednagar and Sholapur Collectorates,
and is due to much land having been thrown out of cultivation in
consequence of the famine.
The total amount of remissions was Rs. 2,76,988 against
Rs. 4 64 522 in 1878 - 79 ,but in these totalsareincludedRs. 1,08,935
and Rs. ’ 1,13,345, respectively, for an item in Kanara which is
annually to be reduced until adjusted on the survey of that collee-
torate being completed. Excluding this item the remissions for the
year under review amounted to Rs. 92,029 on account of introduc
tion of revised rates and Rs. 76,024 for all other causes. The
former amount is distributed over five collectorates, but the bill s
of it was remitted in Hyderabad and Kanara. The latter amount
is insignificant and calls for no special remark.
The amount of land revenue alienated is shown
net increase
for tlie year
is Rs, 30,702.
The total
amounts to 18
per cent, of the
entire gross
land revenue.
More than 50
per cent, ol
the aliena
tions are per
sonal and 7 2
.. . i rnpp amount
>er cent, are on charitable or religious grounds. ■ 0 |
lienated for service is Rs. 20,09,220, equivalent to 3 p ei
Vm wVinlfi
Grounds.
1878-79.
1879-80.
Variations
in 1879-80.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Political.. .. •.
Personal
Religious
4,03,792
34,05,116
4,86,827
4,01,479
33,98,481
4,90,355
—2,313
—6,635
4-3,528
Service—
Hereditary TdluLa Officers .. ..
Subordinate Village{Commh-
Officers useful to ( _° m “
Other Hereditary Officers ..
Others
Add—Totals for Sind, details not "being
available
29,477
11,69,013
1,78,984
5,94,715
4,342
4,24,924
28,817
11,92,291
1,80,745
6,07,367
4,851
4,23,506
—660
+ 23,278
+ 1,761
+ 12,652
+ 509
—1,418
Total ..
66,97,190
67,27,892
+ 30,702
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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 1879-80. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1880.
The report is divided into three parts. Part I comprises a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 9-55). Part II (ff 56-265) comprises chapters I-IX. Part III comprises ‘Statistical Returns’ pertaining to chapters I-VII and IX (ff 266-429).
Part II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. POLITICAL. Tributary States’ (ff 57-86), consisting of: : Gujarát [Gujarat] States; Southern Gujarát; Marátha [Maratha] States; Southern Marátha States; Sind [Sindh] State; Aden
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 86-116), consisting of: Civil Divisions; Surveys; and Settlements; Waste Lands; Government Estates; Wards’ Estates
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 117-146), consisting of: Course of Legislation; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 146-200), consisting of: Agriculture; Weather and Crops; Horticulture; Forest; Mines and Quarries; Manufacture; Trade; Public works; Irrigation. Folios 153-154 comprise tables of graphs showing ‘Monthly abnormal variations of the meteorological elements in 1879’ and ‘Abnormal variations of barometric pressure’ covering 1876-79
- ‘CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 201-237), consisting of: Imperial Revenue and Finance; Land Revenue; Sources of Imperial Revenue other than Land; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES’ (ff 237-247), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration; Medical Relief; Sanitation; Vaccination
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTIONS’ (ff 248-262), consisting of: Education; Literature and the Press; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 263)
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (ff 263-265), consisting of: Ecclesiastical; 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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