"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨١-١٨٨٢" [ظ‎‎٨‎٠] (٥٨٩/١٦٥)

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Chap. HI.
protection.
Arms.
Conduct,
Education,
Caste,
Accidental
Deaths.
Superin
tendents.
94 BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT. [1881-82.
,1 a crime is committed, and not having;
being on f ^village police must have, are far less
the loc ?J k ^ e e f for the detection of crime. An Act has lately
belHassed to remedy this defect and to provide for the appoint
ment of village officers m Sind.
8 928 men of this force were armed chiefly with sapper carbines
And 9 120 were provided with batons and swords. 26 officers and
430 men were dismissed the service, largest number (14 officers
and 214 men) being dismissed m Sind. 464 officers and 2,308
men were punished departmentally by magistrates. In Belgaum
one-third of the force was punished; they had become very lax m
discipline, and it was necessary to treat them somewhat severely.
On the other hand a large number of men were rewarded by promo
tion or by money rewards; but it is believed that the former
include in many cases promotions in the ordinary course without
any special service. It is often found impracticable to reward
men by promotion if vacancies are not available, and the Commis
sioner,!^. D., suggests a system of good-conduct stripes carrying
a small addition to the pay of the rank.
Education made very little progress in the force. In Ahmed-
abad, Surat and Broach the percentage is high and also in
Batnagiri, but in other districts it continues low, especially in Sind,
where only 14 per cent, are able to read and write. In the other
divisions the proportion is about one-third of the force who are
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The bulk of the force consists of Mahomedans, who greatly
preponderate in Sind and the Northern Division, but in the Central
and Southern Divisions they are employed in about an equal
number as the Marathas. In all there were 7,717 Mahomedans
employed in the police including 1,207 officers. The Marathas
numbered 4,471, including 708 officers. There were 1,028 Bhils
employed almost exclusively in the Northern and Central Divi
sions and 537 Kolis employed exclusively in the Northern Division.
Besides these there was a number of Brahmans and Rajputs and
Hindus of other castes, but who were numerically not very strong.
The Commissioner, C. D., recommends the enlistment of a larger
number of Ramosis, Bhils and Mangs to give employment to men
who for want of it are apt to give trouble by occasionally disturb
ing the public peace.
ere were 705 cases of suicide; the mode most in favo
appears to be by drowning, but in Sind death by hanging
apparently preferred. There were 1,958 accidental deaths
iowning, and the Commissioner, C. D., proposes to float a gou
^ * ac ^ 1 attached by ropes to the sides. If a person fell
ff 0 a 7 W011 ld be able to clutch the rope and support hims
np(-nrvi^° Ur i assistance could be given. Death by snake-bil
dental ^ cases and by wild beasts in 84 cases. Ac
a s from other causes were reported as 1,375 in numb
scene o/n!? 6 nil . ln ^ er cases the superintendents visited t
but in mo ^ seri °as crime immediately on receiving the repo
n y cases this duty has been omitted, especially wh