‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1887-88’
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- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1887-88’
- Creator:
- Author: Government of Bombay
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Abstract: Annual administration report of the Bombay Presidency, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay during the financial year 1887-88. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai], in 1888.The report is divided into three parts. Part I comprises a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 7-32). Part II (ff 33-168) comprises three maps of the Bombay Presidency followed by chapters I-IX. Part III comprises ‘Statistical Returns’ pertaining to chapters I-VII and IX (ff 169-290).PART II comprises the following:‘CHAPTER I. POLITICAL. TRIBUTARY STATES.’ (ff 37-61), consisting of: North Gujarát; South Gujarát; North Konkan; South Konkan; The Dekkan [Deccan]; Southern Marátha States; Sind [Sindh]; Aden‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.’ (ff 62-66), consisting of: Surveys; Settlements; Collection of Land Revenue; Waste Lands; Government Estates; Wards’ and other Estates under the management of Government.‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION.’ (ff 67-89), consisting of: Course of Legislation; Police; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine.‘CHAPTER IV. RODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 90-135), consisting of: Agriculture; Weather and Crops; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures and Industries; Trade; Public Works; Telegraphs; Post Office; Irrigation.‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW.’ (ff 135-49), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Currency; Land Revenue; Canal Revenue; Public Works Revenue; Customs; Opium; Salt; Excise; Stamps; Income Tax; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues.‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES.’ (ff 150-55), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration; Medical Relief; Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; Sanitation; Vaccination; Veterinary.‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 156-65), consisting of: Education; Literature and the Press; Arts and Sciences.‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHEAOLOGY.’ (f 166)‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS.’ (ff 166-168), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Stationary; General Miscellaneous.The maps at the start of Part II are as follows:‘BOMBAY PRESIDENCY Part I. GUJÁRAT AND THE TÁPTI VALLEY’ (f 34)‘BOMBAY PRESIDENCY Part II THE DECCAN, KONKAN AND KARNÁTIC [Carnatic]’ (f 35)‘BOMBAY PRESIDENCY Part III SIND AND CUTCH [Kutch or Kachchh]’ (f 36).The maps in Chapter IV, sub-section Public Works, sub-sub-section Railways, are as follows:‘G. I. P. RAILWAY’ [Great Indian Peninsula Railway] (f 119)‘DHOND [Daund] AND MANMÁD RAILWAY’ (f 120)‘B. B. & C. I. RAILWAY’ [Bombay, Baroda [Vadodara] and Central India Railway] (f 121)‘SOUTHERN MARATHA RAILWAY’ (f 122)‘MYSORE [Mysuru] RAILWAY’ (f 123)‘B. K. S. R. MAP SHEWING BELLARY [Ballari] KISTNA [or Krishna] STATE RAILWAY’ (f 124)‘RAJPUTANA – MALWA AND REWARI – FEROZEPORE [Firozpur] RAILWAYS.’ (f 125)‘CAWNPORE – ACHNERA [Kanpur to Achhnera] RAILWAY’ (f 126)‘BHÁVNAGAR GONDAL & MORVI [or Morbi] RAILWAY.’ (f 127).A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 5-6. 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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 293; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains multiple original pagination sequences.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Colonial administration
Annual reports - Geographic region:
- India
Sind
Bombay, Presidency of - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000812.0x0001ce_ar
81055/vdc_100000000812.0x0001ce_en
IOR/V/10/299
IOR/V/10/299