‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1882-83.’

Content

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 1882-83. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai], in 1884.

The report begins with ‘PART I. SUMMARY.’ (ff 7-23), and ‘PART II.’ (ff 24-178) is then divided into the following chapters, most of which are further divided into sub-headings:

• ‘CHAPTER I. PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY.’ (ff 28-91), consisting of: Physical Features of the Country, Area, Climate, and Chief Staples; Historical Summary; Form of Administration; Character of Land Tenures; system of Survey and Settlement; Civil Divisions of British Territory; Details of the Last Census; Changes in the Administration; Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs
• ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.’ (ff 92-95), consisting of: Surveys; Settlements; Waste Lands; Government Estates; Wards’ Estates and other Estates under Government management
• ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION.’ (ff 96-122), consisting of: Legislating Authority; Course of Legislation; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine
• ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 123-149), consisting of: Agriculture; Weather and Crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation
• ‘CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE.’ (ff 150-158), consisting of: Civil Transactions; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Canal Revenue; Customs; Opium; Salt; Excise; Stamps; License Tax; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues
• ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES.’ (ff 159-162r), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration; Medical Relief; ‘Lunatic Asylums’ [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination
• ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 162v-172), consisting of: General system of Public Instruction; Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences
• ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHÆOLOGY.’ (f 173)
• ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS.’ (ff 174-178), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.

The report includes the following maps, showing hydrology, topography, settlements, roads, railways and administrative boundaries:

• ‘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. Part I. Gujárat and the Tápti Valley’ (ff 25 and 104)
• ‘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. Part II. The Deccan, Konkan and Karnátic [Carnatic]’ (ff 26 and 105)
• ‘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. Part III. Sind and Cutch [Kachchh]’ (ff 27 and 106)
• ‘S. M. RAILWAY’ (f 145)
• ‘WESTERN DECCAN RAILWAY.’ (f 146v)

‘PART III. STATISTICAL RETURNS.’ (ff 179-262) contains tables of information under the following chapters and sub-headings:

• ‘CHAPTER I. STATISTICS OF PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY.’ (ff 181-188r), consisting of: A. – Physical Geography; B. – Political Relations; C. – Civil Divisions of British Territory; D. – Population of British Territory
• ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.’ (f 188v)
• ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION.’ (ff 189-205), consisting of: A. – Legislative; B. – Police; C. – Judicial Statements (Criminal); D. – Prisons; E. – Judicial Statements (Civil) ; F. – Registration; G. – Military
• ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 206-234r), consisting of: A. – Agriculture; B. – Weather and Crops; C. – Manufactures; D. – Trade; E. – Postal; F. – Public Works Department
• ‘CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE.’ (ff 234v-247r), consisting of: A. – Imperial Revenue and Finance; B. – Revenue Other Than Imperial
• ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS.’ (ff 247v-255r), consisting of: A. – Births and Deaths; B. – Medical Services. Civil Hospitals and Dispensaries; C. – ‘Lunatic Asylums’ [psychiatric hospitals]; D. – Vaccination
• ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 255v-261), consisting of: A. – Education; B. – Literature and the Press
• ‘CHAPTER IX [VIII]. MISCELLANEOUS.’ (f 262), consisting of: A. – Ecclesiastical.

A table of contents listing the parts, chapters and sub-headings of the report is on folios 4-6. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the 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.

Extent and format

1 volume (264 folios)

Arrangement

The report contains a table of contents listing headings and sub-headings.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at folio 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 265; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.

Pagination: Multiple additional printed pagination sequences are present in parallel between ff 5-262.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/V/10/294

History of this record

Date(s)

1884 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Annual reportsColonial administration

Places

IndiaSindAdenBombay, Presidency of

People & organisations

Government of Bombay

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