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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1882-83.’ [‎174r] (356/498)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (264 folios). It was created in 1884. 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 II.—MISCELLANEOUS.
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
Theke are three branches of the Christian Church 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. receiving State
assistance—the Established Church of England, the Established Church of Scotland and the
Roman Catholic Church.
THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF EUOLAUD.
By Letters Patent dated at Westminster, 1st October 1837, 7th William IY, it was Creation of Diocese,
ordained that the territories within the limits of the 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. of Bombay should cease to be
part of the Diocese of Calcutta, and should be under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Bishop
of Bombay, who was, at the same time, declared to be Suffragan to the Bishop of Calcutta for
the time being.
The Bishops who have held office under this Act have been as follows : — Bishop.
The Right Reverend Thomas Carr.
The Right Reverend John Harding.
The Right Reverend Henry Alexander Douglas.
The Right Reverend Louis George Mylne, the present incumbent.
The Bishop of Bombay appoints an Archdeacon under the same Act, whose duty it is to Archdeacon and his
be the medium of correspondence between Grovernment and the chaplains, and, generally, to functions -
relieve the Bishop of the purely secular parts of the administrative work of the Diocese. He
also acts as Commissary during the avoidance of the See or the absence of the Bishop.
In 1877 the Piovmce of Sind was transferred from the Diocese of Bombay to that of Diocese.
Lahor. It is difficult to define with exactness the limits of the Diocese of Bombay.
As the Bishop visits Aden, JNeemuch, Ausseerabad, Deesa and Abu, which do not lie within
the 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. , it would not be true to say that the Diocese was co-extensive with the Presi
dency, exclusive of Sind.. And as he does not visit Mhow, it would be equally inaccurate to
say that it includes all stations garrisoned by Bombay troops.
The number of chaplains retained for the Diocese, as diminished in 1877, is 27. In addi- Chaplains,
tion to these the Diocese is served by 27 other priests and 10 deacons, of whom 2 priests and
4 deacons are natives of this country.
The following table indicates the disposition and charges of the chaplains. 5 chaplains
are on furlough or special leave, and 1 is just about to revert to this Diocese from that of
Lahor:—
District.
Stations.
Churches or other places
where Service is held.
Remarks.
Chaplains.
Troops.
Civil Population
Northern Guja
rat.
Ahmadabad
Kaira.
Camp
City.
Railway Station.
Sabarmati.
Kaira.
1
123
171
Southern Guja
rat.
Baroda
Broach
Surat
Baroda
Broach.
Surat.
1
...
Nasik and
Khandesh.
DevlAli
Asirgarh
Dhulia
Devl&li.
Asirgarh.
Dhulia.
Number of troops at
Devlali varies inde
finitely withthe sea
son of the year.
1
...
Ahmadnagar ...
Ahmadnagar ...
Sirur
Dhond
Ahmadnagar
Sirur.
Dhond.
1
615
130
Poona
B 594—7
Poona
Kirkee
Khandala
Lonavli
Purandhar
SholApur
1
St. Mary’s, Poona ...
St. Paul’s, Poona.
Ghorpuri Chapel.
Kirkee.
Yerowda Jail.
Military Prison.
Purandhar.
Shol&pur Camp.
Do. Railway Sta
tion.
Khandula.
Lonavli.
When Ghorpuri bar
racks are fully occu
pied, a third chap
lain resides at Poona.
3
1,416
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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 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:

‘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.

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1 volume (264 folios)
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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 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.

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Title
‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1882-83.’
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front, back, bind-r:bind-v, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:181r, 182v:183r, 184r, 185r, 186r:193r, 194r:206r, 207r, 208r:211r, 212r, 213r, 214r, 215r, 216r, 217r, 218r, 219r, 220r, 221r:222r, 223r, 224r, 225r, 226r, 227r, 228r, 229r, 230r, 231r, 232r:236r, 237r:243r, 244r, 245r, 246r, 247r, 248r:250r, 251r, 252r, 253r, 254r, 255r, 256r:264v, back-i
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