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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1879-80’ [214v] (435/752)
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.
Preventive
Operations.
312
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1879.
80 ,
Thus, there remained at the end of the year 187Q
heads of articles chargeable^ with duty under the Imn t t ^ 36
bj cotton twist,
2 per
arms and ammunition at 10 per cent., cotton twist
cent., iron at 1 per cent., liquors, opium, salt and 31
c ^iu.ux, salt and salt n
at special rates leviable on quantities, and the rest at t lea
and a single article, rice, under the Export Tariff. ^ QV ceilt '
330 cases were adjudicated by Customs officers und
Customs Act during the year as against 508 cases in^Q^
Fines imposed as penalty amounted to Rs. 2,954, Furth - fi
amounting to Rs. 1,365, were realized for redemption of ^ fi 8 '
ted property, while goods to the value of Rs. 4,774 were
and disposed of. Only eleven appeals were made : in five
the original order was confirmed and in six it was modified Ca N S
case
i was sent up before a Magistrate under the Sea Cast
Act; but under the Registry Act a single case was sent S ^
trial and the offender was convicted.
up for
Thirteen vessels were found carrying passengers in excess of tl
limit prescribed by the Native Passenger Ships Act. Ni ne W ere
prosecuted and fined, and the remaining four were warned
Two cases were decided by the Commissioner of Customs
under the Transport of Salt Act and nominal penalties imposed
The amount of fees levied for extra work on Sundays and holn
days amounted to Rs. 15,213 against Rs. 11,326 in the previous
year.. The increase shows the greater importance attached to
celerity in discharge and shipment, and indicates the renewed
activity of trade during the year.
Sind Ports.
The total gross amount of customs revenue for the year under
review amounted to Rs. 4,65,929 against Rs. 3,03,518 in the pre
vious year, an increase of over
63 per cent. The marginal
table gives details. The in
crease is chiefly attributable
to the revival of trade and
to the operations in Sind and
Affghanistan in connection with
the war and the Kandahar
State Railway. The import
duties are realized in great
part from liquors. The export
duties are swollen by a large
revenue from indigo, the
charge on which was not re
mitted until near the close of the year. The only article now
remaining dutiable on export is rice husked and unhusked, which
this year chiefly found its way to Kurrachee and thence to the
ports of the Arabian and Persian Gfulfs. The duties collected at
the two subordinate ports fell off very much. The receipts for
warehousing^ and (( transhipment” decreased very considera
bly, while those for a wharfage” and <( cranage” nearly doubled.
Item.
1878-79.
1879-80.
Rs.
Rs.
Import duties ...
Export duties ...
Miscellaneous ...
2,56,207
35,668
12,142
4,21,290
37,982
7,509
Total ...
3,04,017
4,66,781
Deduct — Refund s
and Drawbacks.
499
852
Net receipts
3,03,518
4,65,929
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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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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 432; 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 1879-80’
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