'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1894-95.'
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- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
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- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1894-95.'
- Creator:
- Author: Government of Bombay
- Date:
- 1894/1895
- 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 1894-95. The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:'SUMMARY' (ff 8-28)'CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES' (ff 30-50), consisting of subsections on North Gujarat, South Gujarat, North Konkan, South Konkan, Dakkhan [Deccan], the Southern Maratha States, Sind [Sindh], and Aden. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 190-198'CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND' (ff 50-57), consisting of subsections on Surveys, Settlements, Collection of Land Revenue, Waste Lands, Government Estates, and Wards and Other Estates under Management of Government. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folio 198'CHAPTER III. PROTECTION' (ff 58-82), consisting of subsections on Course of Legislation, Police, Vagrants, Destruction of Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes, Chemical Analysis, Criminal Justice, Prisons, Civil Justice, Registration, Local Boards' Administration, Municipal Administration, Military, Marine, and Indus Conservancy and Sea Pilot Department. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 199-220'CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION' (ff 82-146), consisting of subsections on Agriculture, Weather and Crops, Horticulture, Forests, Mines and Quarries, Manufacture and Industries, Trade, Public Works, Railways, Telegraphs, Post Office, and Irrigation. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 220-306'CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW' (ff 146-167), consisting of subsections on General Finance, Mint, Currency, Land Revenue, Canal Revenue, Public Works Revenue, Sea Customs, Land Customs, Opium, Salt, Excise, Stamps, Income Tax, Local Funds, and Municipal Revenues. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 307-343'CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF' (ff 167-176), consisting of subsections on Births and Deaths, Emigration, Medical Relief, Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals], Sanitation, Vaccination, and Veterinary. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 343-351'CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION' (ff 176-185), consisting of subsections on Education, Literature and the Press, Literary Societies, and Arts and Sciences. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 352-364'CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY' (f 186), consisting of a section on the Archaeological Survey Party of Western India. The Statistical Returns for this Section are provided on folios 365-366'CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS' (ff 186-187), consisting of subsections on Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Stationery, and General Miscellaneous. The Statistical Returns for this section are provide on folio 366.A table of 'Contents', listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is provided on folio 5, and one is likewise provided for the corresponding Statistical Returns on folios 6-7 of the volume.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 369; 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 printed pagination sequences.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Colonial administration
Annual reports - Geographic region:
- Bombay, Presidency of
Aden
Sind
India - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000812.0x0001d5_ar
81055/vdc_100000000812.0x0001d5_en
IOR/V/10/306
IOR/V/10/306