"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨١-١٨٨٢" [ظ‎‎٦‎٣] (٥٨٩/١٣١)

Chap. I.
POLITICAL.
Sa'ngli.
Criminal
Justice,
0 a Is.
Civil Justice.
Registration.
Municipali
ties.
Weather and
Crops.
Forests.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTBATION BEPOKT. [1881-82.
Rs 18 063, of which Ks. 6,231, or 34 per cent, was recovered.
borders 0 n half a dozen other jurisdictions, and it is a
difficult matter to trace stolen property.
The total number of persons dealt with by the criminal courts
1 141 536 or 47 per cent, were convicted, and 28 were
awaiting trial at the end of the year 40 appeals as compared
with 30 were presented. Of these in 25 cases the sentences were
ronfirmed in 2 modified, in 8 reversed, and m 1 enhanced, and
4 were pending at the close of the year. 92 persons were
committed for trial to the Sessions Court: of these 61 were
convicted. Although there was a decrease in the number of
offences generally, the number of serious offences, such as murder
A dcipmfv wpre fWiV.tinns were obtained in all the
dacoity cases.
The number of jails (8) was the same as last year and cost
Rs. 8,396. Inclusive of untried and civil prisoners 653 persons
were 'sent to jail. The daily average was 138.
The 5 civil courts disposed of 1,256 suits, leaving 447 in
arrears; 299 suits were contested and but 85 related to immove
able property. The number of fresh appeals was 77 ; 83 were
disposed of, leaving arrears of 20. 26 special appeals were also
decided.
993 documents were registered. The balance in favour of
the department was Rs. 3,395.
There are two regularly constituted municipalities at Shapur
and Sangli, and the funds were chiefly applied to the improve
ment of roads.
The rainfall was below the average, and the kharif crops
were, as a rule, failures. The “ rabi ” crops were fairly good,
but in Shirhatti on the Tungbhadra they were poor. In spite
of the indifferent crops the prices of agricultural produce con
tinued very low, and added to the difficulties of the rayat. The
result has been a decrease in the revenue, as revenue collections
had to be postponed. Fodder was scarce and dear, and the
water-supply soon ran short in many places. Cattle-disease also
declared itself.
The area set apart for forests was slightly increased during
the year, and is now over 91 square miles. Rs. 5,846 were realised
from this source of revenue.
Owing to necessity of postponing revenue collections in con
sequence of the bad harvests the administration had to curtai
e amount it would have otherwise spent on works of publu
u 1 1 y. As compared with last year the sum spent, Rs. 41>32l
was small ; besides this, Rs. 1,172 was spent in Mhaisal. Th<
main wor s were the maintenance and improvement of existing
roa s, e completion of three school-buildings, a kacheri, «
arL ^i ?°^ Ce ^ nes Kavtha, the construction of >
thp imrn»^ aS ^ c ^ avr b Ike completion and deepening of wells
The and many other petty works
SiLb wfff ° f the gatewa y iri front of the Divankhana a
sangii was also continued.