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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1878-79’ [262r] (528/759)
The record is made up of 1 volume (436 folios). It was created in 1879. 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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CHAPTER Till.—ARCHEOLOGY.
The operations of the Archaeological Survey during the season
1878-79 were chiefly directed to the completion of the survey
of the cave-temples 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.
. The work was begun
early in November at S'ailarvadi near Talegaon-Dabhada with the
survey of the Bauddha caves in the Garodi hill there ; then those
at Nanoli, Devagarh, Walak and Bhamchandra were examined.
The party then went to Junnar, Nanaghat and Harischandragadh,
surveying both the caves and temples at the latter place. They
then proceeded to Sinnar, where some old temples of about the 11th
century were examined, and plans, photographs and drawings
of sculptures made. Next, the Pandu Lena and Chamar Lena
Oaves—the former Bauddha and the latter Jaina—near Nasik
were visited, and impressions taken of all the inscriptions, together
with some additional drawings. The Jaina and Brahmanical caves
at Ankai-Tankai, and the early Bauddha caves at Pilalkhora, near
Patna, with the temples and inscriptions at that village, were also
examined. The staff were then sent to Bhamer and Balsane in
Khandesh, where a large number of valuable drawings and photo
graphs were made, while Mr. Burgess proceeded to Madras to
examine personally the monolithic Rathas and caves at Mamalaip-
puram. The staff afterwards joined him at Ajanta, where large
additions were made to the collection of drawings and photographs
previously taken. Mr. Burgess, also, drew up notes on all the
caves, with a detailed account of the sculptures and paintings,
which have been printed by order of Government. In this work
Mr. Burgess has pointed out that the fragments left in Cave X,
and a scene or two on the front wall of Cave IX, are by far the
oldest paintings. The injury done by cutting out pieces is attri
butable to a native official at Ajanta, and the Arclueological Sur
veyor strongly supports the suggestion made by Mr. Griffiths that
doors and shutters should be put on the caves that contain frescoes
to preserve the latter from further damage, indicating, at the same
time, certain scenes that it would be desirable to have copied
first. He visited the cave at Ghatotkach, and with the help of
Pandit Bhagwanlal Indraji had a careful copy made of the inscrip
tion in it, so far as it is legible,—as also was done with regard
to the Ajanta inscriptions.
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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 1878-79. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1879.
The report is divided into three parts. Part I comprises a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 9-53). Part II (ff 54-265) comprises chapters I-IX. Part III comprises ‘Statistical Returns’ pertaining to chapters I-VII and IX (ff 266-435).
Part II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. POLITICAL. Tributary States’ (ff 55-83), consisting of: Gujarát [Gujarat] States; Southern Gujarát; Marátha [Maratha] States; Southern Marátha States; Sind [Sindh] State; Aden
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 84-114), consisting of: Civil Divisions; Surveys; and Settlements; Waste Lands; and Government Estates, Wards’ Estates
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 115-145), consisting of: Course of Legislation; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 145-198), consisting of: Agriculture; Weather and Crops; Horticulture; Forest; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation. Folio 151 comprises a table of graphs showing ‘Abnormal variations of the meteorological elements in 1878’
- ‘CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 199-236), consisting of: Imperial Revenue and Finance; Land Revenue; Canal Revenue; Sources of Imperial Revenue other than Land; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES’ (ff 236-246), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration; Medical Relief; Sanitation; Vaccination
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 247-261), consisting of: Education; Literature and the Press; Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 262)
- ‘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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The report contains a table of contents listing headings and sub-headings.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 438; 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.
Pagination: A printed pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-435.
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- 'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1878-79’
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