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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1878-79’ [‎206v] (417/759)

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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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C&ap. Tf. 302
REVENUE
AND
FINANCE.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[ 1878 - 79 .
Operations.
Year.
Inland orders,
The number of mint certificates issued and of new coins
received are shown rnargi.
nally foi the last tliree years.
The gain on coinage operation
was Rs. 1,01,102, and the loss
to be set against it amounted
to Rs. 54,641. The net gain,
therefore, was Rs. 46,461.
Money Oedees.
The number of offices open during the year was 28, as in
the year before. The number and value of the inland transac
tions of 1878-79
1876- 77
1877- 78
1878- 79
Certificates
issued.
New coins
received.
45,819,200
102,867,687
51,457,947
42,818,313
107,401,548
48,150,892
1877-78.
1878-79.
In 1878-79, more
or less.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
Issues
Payments ...
Commission...
25,740
24,277
Rs.
12,05,190
9,99,478
13,939
21,153
22,897
Rs.
9,18,954
8,73,362
11,061
—4,587
—1,380
Rs.
—2,86,236
—1,26,116
—2,878
Foreign
orders.
are shown in the
margin. The de
crease is attri
buted to general
slackness of trade
and to the com-
. petition of the
recently introduced postal insurance system. The average value of
each order issued and paid was Rs. 43'7 and Rs. 38'2 respectively,
as compared with Rs. 46-13 and Rs. 41-2 last year. The net profit
from the aggregate of these transactions was Rs. 2,903.
Foreign^ and Tr ansactions with the United Kingdom and Canada were more
numerous than
in the previous
year, as. shown in
the margin, and
it may be noted
that in 1877-78
they improved
greatly over
4 those of 1876-77.
i he number of orders that lapsed out of those drawn on India
was 9, and of those drawn on Engdand 12. The greatest
number of orders issued on account of any one Province was from
the North-West and Ouclh, and, after that, from the Panjab.
I he largest^ number paid was by the Government of India and
Bombay offices. The transactions with Foreign countries, other
than the United Kingdom, are given below :
1877-78.
'
1878-79.
In 1878-79, more
or less.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
£.
£.
£.
Issues
Payments ...
Commission..,
11,414
1,452
63,882
4,970
Rs.
14,617
11,836
1,579
64,405
4,656
Rs.
14,850
+ 422
+ 127
+ 523
— 313
Rs.
+ 233
Country.
Orders drawn by India.
Orders paid by India.
1877-78.
1878-79.
1877-78.
1878-79.
No.
Amount.
No.
Amount.
No.
Amount.
No.
Amount.
£
■
£
£
£
Germany
96
629
98
542
113
838
37
205
N etherlands
2
2
3
15
»,,
Switzerland
9
16
11
22
4
9
Italy
17
69
64
465
5
19
4
29
Denmark
8
75 '
6
54
10
94
12
109
Australia
...
...
8
47
14
27
Total ...
130
789
181
1,085
139
1,013
71
370

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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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1 volume (436 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 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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