‘Administration Report of Aden for the year ending 31st March 1927’ [‎214r] (52/74)

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Annual administration report of the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in the administration of the Settlement of Aden and the Island of Perim during the financial year 1926-27. The report was printed at the Government of India Press, Delhi, in 1928.

The report is divided into the following sections, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:

• Letter from the Acting Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden, to the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay, dated 1 September 1927, submitting the report (f 185), and including: Change in Office
• ‘CHAPTER II. GENERAL AND POLITICAL.’ (f 185), consisting of: General; Administrative Machinery
• ‘CHAPTER III. ADMINISTRATION OF LAND.’ (f 185)
• ‘CHAPTER IV. PROTECTION.’ (ff 185-186), consisting of: Legislation; Land Police; Cases taken up by the Police and their results; Conduct of the police; Harbour Police; Deportation of vagrants; Criminal Justice; Cases tried by the Magistrates and their results; Cases tried by Sessions Court; Appeals; Revisional proceedings; Lunatics [people experiencing mental health problems]; Extradition; Inquests; Marine Cases; Civil Justice; Suits dealt with; Execution of decrees; Appeals; Revisions; Administration of Estates; Certificates of heirship, etc.; Receipts and expenditure; Workmen’s compensation; Rent Controller; Prisons; Registration; Bills of exchange; Municipal Administration; Marine
• ‘CHAPTER V. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 187-188), consisting of: Weather and crops; Wages and labour; Prices and Principal grains; Forest and Horticulture; Trade and manufacture; Perim Pearl Fishery; Public Works; Post Office
• ‘CHAPTER VI. REVENUE AND FINANCE.’ (ff 188-189), consisting of: Receipts and Payments; Local Funds; Currency Notes; Sovereigns; Supply Bills; Cash Remittance; the Temporary Currency Chest; Small silver; Nickel coins; Income-tax; Stamps; Abkari [department dealing with fees and duties on alcohol and cannabis]; Opium; Salt; Customs; Non-dangerous petroleum; Dangerous petroleum; Drugs; Explosives; Transhipment; Carbide of calcium; Arms
• ‘CHAPTER VII. MEDICAL.’ (ff 190-191), consisting of: Births and deaths; Hospitals and Dispensaries; Health Department; Vaccinations; Small-pox; Port Health Department
• ‘CHAPTER VIII. EDUCATION.’ (ff 191-192), consisting of: Schools for Males; Institutions for females; Special Institutions
• ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS.’ (f 192), consisting of: Press and Newspaper; Library; Public Conveyance; Public Roads; Lighting; Aden Railways
• General remarks (f 192).

The remainder of the item (ff 193-224) consists of appendices to the report.

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