Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Military Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 September 1847.The first part of the item, folios 722-731, contains enclosures to paragraph two of the Military Letter. The second part, folios 732-737, contains enclosures to paragraph three of the Military Letter.The item relates to progress reports on engineering works being carried out at Aden, forwarded to the Bombay Military Board by Captain James Kilner, Executive Engineer, and Captain Henry Joshua Margary, Assistant Executive Engineer. The reports contain updates on different elements of the engineering works such as tunnels, towers and boring experiments. Mathematical details are provided as well as information on the materials used.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Military Depart[men]t’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5942, Draft 151/48’ and ‘Collection No. 2’. The ‘2’ in ‘Collection No. 2’ has been crossed out and replaced with ‘13’. Folio 732 recto also features the title and contains the following references: ‘Bombay Military Depart[men]t’, ‘Collection No. 3’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 722, and terminates at f 737, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1932-33. The report was printed at the Government of India Press, New Delhi, in 1934.The report is divided into the following sections, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:‘I. – General’ (f 3)‘II. – Area and Population’ (f 3)‘III. – Climate’ (f 3)‘IV. – Administration’ (ff 3-4)‘V. – Finance’ (f 4)‘VI. – Judicial’ (f 4)‘VII. – Police’ (f 4)‘VIII. – Prisons’ (f 4)‘IX. – Medical’ (ff 4-6), consisting of: European General Hospital; Civil Hospital; Infectious Diseases Hospital; Leper Asylum [hospital for persons affected by leprosy or Hansen’s Disease]; Discharges from the Asylum; Dispensaries; Vaccination‘X. – Public Health’ (ff 6-7), consisting of: Births; Deaths; Malaria; Water Supply and Drainage‘XI. – Education’ (f 7), consisting of: Indigenous Schools; Primary Schools; Secondary Schools; Commercial School; Cambridge Local Examinations; Secondary Teacher’s Certificate Examination‘XII. – Public Works’ (ff 7-8)‘XIII. – Municipal’ (f 8)‘XIV. – Port Administration’ (f 8)‘XV. – Trade’ (f 8)‘XVI. – Shipping’ (ff 8-9)‘XVII. – Industries’ (f 9), consisting of: Fish Meal Industry; Soap Manufacturing Industry‘XVIII. – Customs’ (f 9)‘XIX. – Transport’ (f 9)‘XX. – Post Office’ (f 9)‘XXI. – Registration’ (ff 9-10)'XXII. – Telephones’ (f 10)‘XXIII. – Miscellaneous’ (f 10), consisting of: Aden Labour Association; Regatta; Press Reuters.A table of contents listing the sections of the report is on folio 2. The remainder of the volume (ff 12-51) consists of appendices to the report, which are listed on folio 11. Folio 52 consists of a map of Aden (IOR/V/10/572, f 52).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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 a pagination sequence in parallel between ff 3-51.
Abstract: Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1933-34. The report was printed at the Government of India Press, New Delhi, in 1935.The report is divided into the following sections, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:‘I. – General’ (ff 3-4), consisting of: Description; The Island of Perim; Historical Note‘II. – Area and Population’ (f 4)‘III. – Climate’ (f 4)‘IV. – Administration’ (ff 4-5)‘V. – Finance’ (f 5)‘VI. – Judicial’ (f 5)‘VII. – Police’ (f 5)‘VIII. – Prisons’ (f 5)‘IX. – Medical’ (ff 5-7), consisting of: European General Hospital; Civil Hospital; Infectious Diseases Hospital; The Keith Falconer Mission Hospital of the United Free Church of Scotland; Finance; Staff; Scope of Work; Settlement Work; Leper Asylum [hospital for persons affected by leprosy or Hansen’s Disease]; Dispensaries; Vaccination‘X. – Public Health’ (ff 7-8), consisting of: Births; Deaths; Infectious Diseases; Water Supply and Drainage‘XI. – Education’ (ff 8-9)‘XII. – Public Works’ (f 9)‘XIII. – Municipal’ (f 9)‘XIV. – Port Administration’ (f 9)‘XV. – Trade’ (ff 9-10)‘XVI. – Shipping’ (f 10)‘XVII. – Industries’ (f 10), consisting of: Fish Meal Industry; Soap Manufacturing Industry ‘XVIII. – Customs’ (f 10)‘XIX. – Transport’ (f 10)‘XX. – Post Office’ (f 10)‘XXI. – Registration’ (f 11)'XXII. – Telephones’ (f 11)‘XXIII. – Miscellaneous’ (f 11), consisting of: Hotels; Regatta; Press Reuters.A table of contents listing the sections of the report is on folio 2. The remainder of the volume (ff 13-54) consists of appendices to the report, which are listed on folio 12. Folio 55 consists of a map of Aden (IOR/V/10/573, f 55).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; 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 a pagination sequence in parallel between ff 3-54.
Abstract: Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1934-35. The report was printed at the Government of India Press, New Delhi, in 1935.The report is divided into twenty-three sections (ff 2-12), Appendices (ff 13-55) and a map of Aden (f 56).The first part consists of the following:’‘I. General’ (ff 3-4), consisting of: Description; The Island of Perim; Historical Note‘II. Area and Population’ (f 4)‘III. Climate’ (f 4)‘IV. Administration’ (f 4)‘V. Finance’ (f 5)‘VI. Judicial’ (f 5)‘VII. Police’ (f 5)‘VIII. Prison’ (f 5)‘IX. Medical (including vaccination)’ (ff 5-6)‘X. Public Health’ (ff 7-8), consisting of: Infectious Diseases; Water Supply and Drainage‘XI. Education’ (ff 8-9)‘XII. Public Works’ (f 9)‘XIII. Municipal (including electricity)’ (f 10)‘XIV. Port Administration’ (f 10)‘XV. Trade’ (f 10)‘XVI. Shipping’ (f 10)‘XVII. Industries’ (f 11)‘XVIII. Customs’ (f 11)‘XIX. Transport’ (f 11)‘XX. Post Office’ (f 11)‘XXI. Registration’ (ff 11-12)‘XXII. Telephones’ (f 12)‘XXIII. Miscellaneous’ (f 12).A table of contents listing the headings is on folio 2.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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 a pagination sequence in parallel between ff 3-55.
Abstract: Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1935-36. The report was printed at the Government of India Press, New Delhi, in 1937.The report is divided into twenty-three sections (ff 4-35), Appendices (ff 36-81) and a map of Aden (f 82)The first part consists of the following:‘I. General’ (ff 4-5), consisting of: Description; The Island of Perim; Historical Note‘II. Area and Population’ (f 5)‘III. Climate’ (f 5)‘IV. Administration’ (f 6)‘V. Finance’ (f 6)‘VI. Judicial’ (f 6)‘VII. Police’ (ff 7-9), consisting of: Historical Notes; New Force Buildings; Clerical Establishment; Motor Vehicles Department; Passport Department; Harbour Police Launch Establishment; Prison Van; Motor Fire Engine; Expenditure on the Aden Police Force; Crime‘VIII Prison’ (ff 9-10)‘IX. Medical’ (ff 10-13)‘X. Public Health’ (ff 13-22)‘XI. Education’ (ff 22-26)‘XII. Public Works’ (f 26-28)‘XIII. Municipal’ (ff 28-30)‘XIV. Port Administration’ (ff 30-31) consisting of: General Remarks‘XV. Trade’ (f 32)‘XVI. Shipping’ (f 32)‘XVII. Industries’ (f 32)‘XVIII. Customs’ (ff 32-33)‘XIX. Transport’ (f 33)‘XX. Post Office’ (f 33)‘XXI. Registration’ (ff 33-34)‘XXII. Telephones’ (f 34)‘XXIII. Miscellaneous’ (f 34).The report contains two photographs: an aerial view of the crater and city of Aden (f 3); and an aerial view of the port of Aden (f 31).A table of contents listing the headings is on folio 2.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 83; 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 a pagination sequence in parallel between ff 4-81.
Abstract: Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1936-37. The report was printed at the Government of India Press, New Delhi, in 1938.The report is divided into twenty-three sections (ff 4-16), Appendices (ff 17-58) and a map of Aden (f 59).The first part consists of the following:‘I. General’ (ff 4-5), consisting of: Description; The Island of Perim; Historical Note‘II. Area and Population’ (f 5)'III. Climate’ (f 5)‘IV. Administration’ (f 6)‘V. Finance’ (f 6)‘VI. Judicial’ (f 6)‘VII. Police’ (ff 6-7), consisting of: Present Strength; Expenditure on the Aden Police Force; Crime‘VIII. Prison’ (f 7)‘IX. Medical’ (ff 7-9)‘X. Public Health’ (ff 9-10), consisting of: Infectious Diseases; Water Supply and Drainage‘XI. Education’ (ff 10-11)‘XII. Public Works’ (f 11)‘XIII. Municipal’ (ff 11-12)‘XIV. Port Administration’ (ff 13-14) consisting of: General Remarks‘XV. Trade’ (f 14)‘XVI. Shipping’ (f 14)‘XVII. Industries’ (f 14)‘XVIII. Customs’ (f 15)‘XIX. Transport’ (f 15)‘XX. Post Office’ (f 15)‘XXI. Registration’ (ff 15-16)‘XXII. Telephones’ (f 16)‘XXIII. Miscellaneous’ (f 16).The report contains two photographs: an aerial view of the crater and city of Aden (f 3); and an aerial of the port of Aden (f 13).A table of contents listing the headings is on folio 2.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden. It is the first in a series of four items concerning Aden.The item concerns reports by Haines on the level of crime at Aden. A six-month account of criminal cases, ending 30 June 1846, is present on folios 259-263. A statement showing the prisoners at Aden for the same period is present on folios 264-274. Civil cases and the treatment of prisoners are also discussed.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 13’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 249, and terminates at f 280, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume, a military report compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the QMG’s [Quartermaster General’s] Department and published at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, is comprised of several sections, as follows:section I, a
Military Report on the British Protectorate of Aden, prepared by Captain Ernest Arthur Frederick Redl (ff 10-52), and including chapters on: geography; ethnography, with details of the different tribes living in the Protectorate; climate and health; natural resources; harbours and anchorages; communications; fortresses; history; native inhabitants’ administration; the military organisation and strength of native inhabitants; and political relations. A handwritten note is included in the report (f 49), and concerns the entitlements of Protectorate Chiefs to salutes, and issue to them of arms and ammunition, 1906;section II, a
Report on the Amir of Dala’s [Ad Dali’] Territories, prepared by Major J K Tod (ff 54-118), and including chapters on: geography; ethnography; climate and health; resources; communications; forts and fortified posts; history; administration, and military. Following the report is a gazetteer providing greater detail of the sixteen districts in Dala, including: topography; ruling families and allegiances; villages and population figures, including numbers of fighting men; water resources; agricultural and industrial activities;section III,
Reports on Haushabi, Subehi and Yafa’i Tribes, Turkish and North Western Border Districts and the River Tiban, divided into chapters, all prepared by Captain Redl unless otherwise specified, on: 1) the Haushabi [al-Ḥawshabī] (ff 120-130), and including a handwritten note, dated December 1905 (f 122), noting that the Sultan of Haushabi has agreed to abide by an agreement of 1895; 2) the Subehi tribes near the Turkish border (ff 130-144); 3) the districts of Turkish Yemen adjoining the British boundary (ff 144-165); 4) Tribes of the north-west frontier (ff 165-172); 5) a memorandum of the Yafa’i [Yāfi‘] tribe, prepared by Captain Gonville W Warneford (ff 172-183); 6) The Wadi Tiban (ff 184-185);section IV,
Routes(ff 186-228), detailing numerous routes between key points in Aden province, noting: distances; stages; nature of the terrain and its suitability for different modes of transport; available resources en route; territories crossed. A (duplicated) confidential memorandum, written by Captain G A F Sanders of the Aden Brigade, dated 24 August 1905, containing additional information for stages 5 and 6 of route 5 has been added to the volume (ff 195-198);appendix I, a brief statement on inland trade between Aden and the Arabian mainland, 1903 (ff 229-230).The volume is extensively illustrated throughout with fold-out maps, plans and illustrations, prepared by the Intelligence Branch (I.B.) and all of which describe the topography and terrain of the region. There are three maps included in a pocket at the end of the volume: a map of the Aden Protectorate (f 242); a view from the ruined village of Lakmat Magharam about one-and-a-half miles west of Sanah [Ṣanʻā'] (f 240); and a road sketch from Khalla through Awabil [‘Awābil] to the upper plateau of the Rubiatein [Ar Rubay‘atayn] tribe (f 241).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 243; 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 file contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Military report on Aden Protectorate by the General Staff India, dated 1915, and printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla. The report's chapters cover:History, including a general summary of the history the region from 529 A.D. to 1915; histories of the individual tribes ('Abdalī, 'Akrabī, 'Alawī, Amīr
,'Audalī, Upper Aulakī, Lower Aulakī, Fadhlī, Haushabi, Ka'atī, Kathīrī, Mahrī, Subaihī, Wahīdī, Upper Yafaī, Lower Yafaī); and the history of the Soqotra.Geography, including a general description of the area, its mountains and rivers, and descriptions of Aden, Perim and Soqotra; and descriptions of the individual tribal areas, giving their boundaries, distances from towns and villages, and locations of fresh water; Climate and Health, including general information on the climate of the region and specific illnesses such as Malaria, information on the tribal area of Amīrī; tables showing average temperatures, sickness and death rates for European Soldiers in 1903, and observations on veterinary health.Population, including a general description, the census for the Aden Protectorate taken in 1911, the population of Soqotra island, the populations of the various tribes, and statements showing the Subaīhī tribes in proximity to the Turkish border.Resouces, including agriculture, supplies, commerce, industries, camels, horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep and goats, chickens and eggs, woods and trees; the resources of the Aden garrison; resources on the island of Perim; resources on the island of Soqotra; the resources of the various tribes, and a statement of the purchases made at Dhāla in summer 1903.Military, including a general summary, armaments, fighting qualities and method of fighting; arrangements on the island of Perim and of the Soqotra people; approximate fighting strength of the principal tribes in the Aden protectorate; information concerning the town and Turkish frontier post at Ka'taba, including diagrams of the fort, a landscape sketch, and a sketch showing the position of Ka'taba with reference to Aden and British Territory.Maritime, including the harbours and ancorages at Perim; Ras-ul-Ara; Bandar 'Imran; Bandar Fuqum; Khor Bīr Ahmad; Aden Harbour; Shuqra; Māqatīn-us-Saghīr; 'Irka' Ghubbat-ul-'Ain; Bālahāf; Bir 'Alī (Bandar Husn Ghurāb); Bandar Burūm; Mukalla; Shehr; Sharma Bay; Saihut; Qishn; Soqotra all with latitude and longitude co-ordinates given.Administration, including a general summary of the various systems in use throughout the territory, the administration of the Aden Settlement, including Perim; and summaries of the administrative set-up of each of the Arab tribesCommunications, including details of the routes leading North and Northwest to the Turkish Frontier; Routes leading to the North; Routes in the Eastern portion of the protectorate; Amir of Dhāla's territory; Soqotra; Telegraphs and Signalling; Submarine cables; Wireless; Perim submarine cablesAppendix A is a list of the tribes, their rulers, stipends and salutes, Appendix B is a glossary of Arabic Terms, Appendix C is a list of tribal areas, their population and fighting force, and Appendix D is a bibliography.At the rear of the volume is a pocket containing one map: Hunter's map of Arabia, which appears to have been added to the volume at a later date.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence consists of pencil numbers, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio. The sequence commences on the front cover, with number 1, and ends on the last of the two maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, with number 164.The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence which uses roman numerals i-vii for the table of contents; commences at 1 on the first page of the report and concludes with 298 on the last page of the index.
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 1876-77. The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:‘PART I - POLITICAL’ (ff 47-77), consisting of sub-sections on the Gujarat States, Maratha States, Kanarese States, Sind [Sindh], and Aden. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 259-266‘PART II - LAND ADMINISTRATION’ (ff 77-99), consisting of sub-sections on the Northern Division, Southern Division, Kanarese Division, Sind Division, Surveys and Settlements. The Statistical Returns for the Settlements sub-section are included on folio 267‘PART III - PROTECTION’ (ff 100-129), consisting of sub-sections on Legislation, Police, Criminal Justice, Prisons, Civil Justice, Registration, Municipal, Military, and Marine sections. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 268-305PART IV - PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 129-189), consisting of sub-sections on Agriculture, Weather and Crops, Horticulture, Forests, Mines and Quarries, Manufactures, Trade, and Public Works. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 306-357‘PART V - REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 190-219), consisting of Imperial Revenue and Finance and Revenue and Finance other than Imperial sub-sections. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 358-393‘PART VI - VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES’ (ff 220-233), consisting of sub-sections on Births and Deaths, Emigration, Medical Relief, Sanitation, and Vaccination. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 393-408‘PART VII - INSTRUCTION’ (ff 234-254), consisting of sub-sections on Education and Literature. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 409-422‘PART VIII - ARCHAEOLOGY’ (ff 254-255), consisting of sub-sections on the Ajanta Frescoes and Surveyor’s Reports‘PART IX - MISCELLANEOUS’ (ff 256-258), consisting of sub-sections on the Ecclesiastical, Stationery, Central Press, Commissioner’s Press (Sind), and Photozincographic Office. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folio 423.An ‘Index’, or rather table of contents, listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is provided on folios 4-5, and one is likewise provided for the corresponding Statistical Returns on folios 6-7 of the volume.Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 424; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume contains one foliation anomaly, missing folio 139.
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 1877-78. The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:'SUMMARY' (ff 9-65)'CHAPTER I. POLITICAL' (ff 67-96), consisting of subsections on the Gujarat States, Maratha States, Southern Maratha States, Sind [Sindh] State and Aden. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 288-295'CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND' (ff 96-123), consisting of subsections on the Northern, Central, Southern and Sind Divisions, Surveys, and Settlements. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folio 296'CHAPTER III. PROTECTION' (ff 123-151), consisting of subsections on Legislation, Police, Criminal Justice, Prisons, Civil Justice, Registration, Registration Civil, Municipal, and Military. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 297-334'CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION' (ff 152-210), consisting of subsections on Agriculture, Weather and Crops, Horticulture, Manufacture, Trade, Public Works, and Irrigation. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 335-386'CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE' (ff 211-247), consisting of subsections on Imperial Revenue and Finance and Revenue, and Finance other than Imperial. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 386-410'CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES' (ff 248-259). The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 410-429'CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION' (ff 260-283), consisting of subsections on Education, and Literature and the Press. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 430-443'CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY' (f 284), consisting of a section on Paintings in the Ajanta Caves'CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS' (ff 284-286), consisting of subsections on Ecclesiastical, Stationery, and General Miscellaneous. The Statistical Returns for this section are provided on folios 444-447.A table of 'Contents', listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is provided on folios 5-6, and one is likewise provided for the corresponding Statistical Returns on folios 7-8 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 450; 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.
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 1878-79. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1879.The report is divided into three parts. Part I comprises a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 9-53). Part II (ff 54-265) comprises chapters I-IX. Part III comprises ‘Statistical Returns’ pertaining to chapters I-VII and IX (ff 266-435).Part II comprises the following:‘CHAPTER I. POLITICAL. Tributary States’ (ff 55-83), consisting of: Gujarát [Gujarat] States; Southern Gujarát; Marátha [Maratha] States; Southern Marátha States; Sind [Sindh] State; Aden‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 84-114), consisting of: Civil Divisions; Surveys; and Settlements; Waste Lands; and Government Estates, Wards’ Estates‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 115-145), consisting of: Course of Legislation; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 145-198), consisting of: Agriculture; Weather and Crops; Horticulture; Forest; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures; Trade; Public Works; Irrigation. Folio 151 comprises a table of graphs showing ‘Abnormal variations of the meteorological elements in 1878’‘CHAPTER V. REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 199-236), consisting of: Imperial Revenue and Finance; Land Revenue; Canal Revenue; Sources of Imperial Revenue other than Land; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES’ (ff 236-246), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration; Medical Relief; Sanitation; Vaccination‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 247-261), consisting of: Education; Literature and the Press; Arts and Sciences‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 262)‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (ff 263-265), consisting of: Ecclesiastical; Stationery; General Miscellaneous.A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 5-8. 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 438; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: A printed pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-435.