REP,ORT

AD�IINIS1'RATION

O' 111i ll:Ol\fBAY"PR.ESIDENCY

'0", I'D. "

>'BOMBAY: PRIN'rED.l1:' GOVERNMENT L PRESS. 'l'TIE -, CENTR� 1893. III /"(11//111/11[/ '�/f' /i:/'(I""-', fradioll� e.r;rrctlill:J OIlc-lwl/ '1(IIl(] tun rrrk(lTI"d. t"o.�c to or less tlum olle-Illll! (/IS (''llth'alcllt to onc, alld (''l/l.a[ !"we bun [,it Ollt of wlI.,>idl!mtIrJn: CONTENTS

tAG1I OHA.PTER AIm POLtTlo.,. PART I. GBOGBA.PRyI.-PKY8ICAJ.-contt'ftmd. ' ••• ft, i-liv Bl1llllARY � Panch Yah.Is ' ...... -� , ••• • •• ••• 10098

••• . 101 SuratBroach . . I'llltna .... - 102 PA,;RTU. C�n,tral Division 10� , Abmeduagar .'b, . CHAPTER 1 . 106 . Kbsndeoli - Nltaik ••• � 107 : PUrllflAt Po�ou. ••• 1W '�D GBOGBA.PKY. Poona Sitts...... A ..... Pl'Oducta . . Aopoct, C��, . 1-45 Sholl'par . 111W. .. POLITIO&L. , � SouthernDivl8io n . Belgal1m ill. HlItoriealS t1IIlJDaI7 • U" �. 112iI>. , Sin d ... . Dba,...... 113 . BijRpurl ... .Gujarlf\ ... " .n Kan ...... 114 . . e"" Deccan . . .u . . " 116 .. .. R&t.. Mouici litiel ... -, 71 BOUie-room .o. 123 li .. . the . Modica D"""rtn1ent .. ib. Movement of . populatoion 126ilJ. Works -Department " 73 Religions . ..o Publi.c Ageanei_.. ••• E(lncationM Uapartment . .. ib . , . . 126 FOfNt DepArtment '". . 74 ' Mal'l'iage 8 In6rmitie8� 127' ...... •. Oplnm DeJ*rtment .... ib. • AltJ1.a.ri Department ••• � InBtroctioJl . •• ib. .'h. Salt Depo.rtmeu.t .,.. '.. ... , 129 "" ib. ,. ...• Department .. n. . .. . 7& CllBtoma . . ISO132 Department and ��'f.�"" 1M .of Land l\eoorda Agri-' 75 Qocnpation0_ andTribes . eu)ture ••, . ._ ... . . � .... •. Hiuor departmenta ... .u '16 • .. TamtJ'l'ABY STATU Laud Tenu... ; 'II)'WIem Character of of 8"",,, n. . North Quiarit­ 139 aad �ettlementli ...... -. 'Ii'n . . � 7& Cntch " 1411 . Plilanpur ...... ,ltawmue Sarver ...... i". Mira tenure ' 'n 89 ". ,. Mabi Krult.ha . •••• 14.4. Talnkdi\.i tenore ...• . . 83. . , . Kllthia","" . • . 147 NanRdsrl Bh:lgcMri .. . Camhay, - ... � .. .nd _.. • 86 1511106 Mebw«.i .... . 66 _ -.. _; Bow.. Kat.ha ...,d Nlirulrot - . ib...... Mlltleki ••• ...... Bouth Gnjarit- ' , Udbad _ "., •. , 87 JamlfbaiWi ' .' Dh&rampor, &�a.ti .,1 ...... ib. ... ·157 B&nada .n ... . Alienated Ianda,in Gaj_'". 158 � Saohin - Khoti ...... d · ... 0.. Imfat .. . at. " -". n. ib. North Konkan- . . Political 169 Shilotri· ... -, ...... 88 Kh6.ndeoh Agaw:y .. __ 160 J,lbltrekBri u'. . ' 89 ·Sur�n& . . "", .Jawhar .. •...... VatAlldsrKola ...... � . .... " .'b...... Reclamation leue8 ..... - iI>. South Konkan- "' .... . 161 Survey tenures in Sind . ••• 'n DO '* ••• Janjira 'U 161 M.llro.i baripom(heredilar7 t.ooaaoy) n. 91 .n 91 BII""utvadi ...... Jttghira. ... Deccau- Patsdsrlteuure ...... oao \ . - ib. • .. (oharitablegrants) •n ib• /latinJ'oIgbin­ • . Kh.iruts .. . Frontier grants ._ ib. Bhor _. ,.. . . �. '" 186 GlLrdon granta 93 Pbaltan I.. , . . ib. Hnrl grants · .. 93 Aundh .. , . . 167 Seri gra-nt8 . iI> UJ ...... 168 Akallrot .., 'u Alienation Settlement · .... ,KoIMpnr 5 ;b, .. 171 . 'Civil Divisions Briti8b Territory 94 Southem Manltha States... . of . Bombay tOVt'Uand ialn.nd .1>. ... , . il>. (Senior) ... r' Northern Div.uuoD. .... 'Of ... 96 . 172 . Miraj (Junior) . � ' Ahmedabad .. , . ••• " 178 " v"d \Senior) •••. .. , ". '117 KAim Kurund ... 17( ii

P�'" UD HAPT I.-PHUICAL &lID PoLlTIOAJ. OHAPTEB IV.-PBOD1JQTIOW , . C P·OO1llPHT-U.....d.ER �. ... D�BIBUTlO"_nti...... t . , Kurond-rid ••• ... Oboorvatory . . (JUDior) ... 17& o.u.ba . . ... 165 . �h ...at . lIudholJamkhandi ...... - i6.� Bombay ...... 266 .. <" and Price. . . . .'iI! ...... 176 Seasou,CrupI _. 161 "R&m.dl1l'8 ...... , . . ••• { .n . 177 Wagea . lath ...... 269 .. •... •• it.178 , .. .. Bortionltam- . .. . --.. Poblie Gvdem, Bomba .. . . . �. Daphlapur ,. ••• .. ;. .. 170 Savanlir ... . . liS oona. .a, .� ...... The EmpnIIJ Gardeua, OIl, ••• Bind- . ." ... ." . ••• Khairp OIl. Foreata � .. 171 ur ...... 180 lfin81aDd ••• . Aden -_ .- QIl.IY'I'iM -.... . •... 1811 � li7B ne Ooaal - .....- - .. • SomAli Hana1actu . Cat.taIL .. ,', . • •• '. .. ••• �...... 178 Silk. ••• ••• . . Gold ...... 179 I);.-ADKn

Act '" • Dekkh&n. Agrii:lllturiRa'Beliaf . of�'� i87· Begisq-ation- . " ��!"..:bal�rt.O•••.• _ . . eo. . Pro� .. 904 U odorAct III of 1877 • LoudI rode of the I'reaidenOJ Proper. 11111 U oder the Dekkhan ... Act.. A.gricullillriat.'Belief . I) Sind- '. Joint Stock Campauiea •• , ••• .. Chief .. Port. Karichi B09 LocalAdmioiouatiun BoonIa' .. Subordiate Pone of Sin . ••• 815 KDDiaipal AdminiatYation- . t . . Sind El11 .. '" . , TruJIt BaUwayw, ••• . .,1 _ ...� Aden PortTrnot; 1�7' . . . . . 332 ...... 07>. WOI'b in Progrese" . . Indwi Coneervan"1 and S ... . 148 . .,. 333 Pil� Deportment . , Linea under Survey . •• 01' Projected , •• ,.. 83683• 1diaoella.neoua>·, , • Capital .. Re,enue .. " .. , ...... , ib.887 R4,fT IV.-PSOD1ICTIOW �J"D DUTBIBIITIOl'l. traDsaotiooa-TroJlloaDd Working... C ER " Agriculture-- 249 relegrapha . ... 839 Ad� cultivatora' " . .. to . 256 PcotOlli_ : A�lturnl IIS7 ..... and Male-Stockbreeding... '",.. . Imperial poot, Bombay Circle '" 841 H . District POB 344 Cattl.and • >11. Horae, AgrioaItaraISho ... 1168 ..." .. , . .. . thor and . W Cropo- Irrigation ... : '345 Meteorological Department Weotem India 269 Guj&l'atWorka .. Sketch of the lIeteorooflog;y the D""can Worka ...... 346 Brief Preridency of Bo"': .. ib. · .Pay _.. . Sind Worka. . . �. 147 ...... 260 . . CONTENXS. iii

.� UOB CHAPTER V.-Fnr.\IICIAL • RIVIllw. CHAPTER VII.-b8TBUC'I'IOll • 1 General . GeneralSyetem Public 399 Fin..,. .. 848 of Inslrnctiou ••. . . .. 35� Mint . . . Education- Currency- • General SommllrY ••• 401 , BombarCirola ... University Education••• 855 403 ...... Schools �":Ill Circle . 868 Secondary . 406 . Prima . �venlle.•• .. 859 '1" . 408 Land . .. EduCAtlonEdUoatiOD Specie.! CIasBe. Ca.nal Revenue , i/>. of 411 .. �peoial ID.Stiruction ...... 419 PuWioWorb Revenue ... . 860 lIieoellaneoua . it.. . .. 416 s Caatoma- l'reea­ " Bombal ... 861 Litemture and Ibe . . ••• '" . Li�mtUl'8... Xar4cW 863 . The Native Pre...... d .� . L Ouotcmuo.•... n 3M Opium., th. Literary Societies- t-· . Bal · . Bombay Branch Ibe Royal A.iatic Society... 420 JPmrid.nC7 Proper ...... " 868 of . The Guj.rati Dnyan Bind ••• 379 Praoarak llanelli W. " S_ Meohanit»'Inatituta Adeu. _...... 373 421 and Scionces- • Arts Exm-Preaid0nc7 Proper ...... ietonaand Museum, Bombay... th. The V Albert ib. Sind . . .. 376 Municipal Lib....". and Mu•• um . lb. Aden ...... Kar6cbi .. 877 litampe . . ... W. Income Tax •••. '" 378 Local tb. VIlI_AscII&OLOGT. FundaBeven """ MllIIicipai 880 CHAPTER of _ 42) " ArehaloIogioa\ 81l1'VeyParty VL-VlTAL Western India CHAl'TER SUTIBTI08 .uD MlIDICAL , RiLl... .., Births and Deatba 881 . OH.4PTER 1X.;"'MIsoBLL.\lIB�u•• Emigration ... .. S88 uriadictiOD­ MedicalCiTiI Reliet- . EcclesiasticalJ Eatablished Church .. '2' MedieaJ..• . tiooa wlittt In tim Cill'of BolO. • of England . bay Eatabliahed Church of Scotland ._ w. 42e and Diapen.arlee r.i;;' Roman Catholio . . CinlfussilHOIpitl>la . ia lb. . . _ •• 389 Other Church .. th. o .. .. . Oontagi01lll Diaeaaea Act, Bombay .., 3110 Church.. 427iIJ. Laoatlo AAylumo 391 Stataonery 8aDitation ... 393 Miecallan .....- . . . . GeneralGovernment Central Pre9iII, Bomba,. 428 VeccioMion ... .. 39 .. .. • Government Printing Preas, Kar8.chi ib. Veterinary . + . 397 Govemment Ollioe .. y.teriwIqDiepeneariee ... iIJ. Phot

m. &pendit...... guarding maintain' PART (�.) in . and ing PrisoneJ"8 .. h. ... . , 4:i EmploymeDt Convicts . CHAPTER 1. �6.) . . of ...... 46 N ea8b earningsof Convict. on .n. 7.) e\ i6. 8.) Net CoR of PriI!lOne-N . h. '0, ' r.a.&:a , (9.) Siokn_ and J,(ortalityomoDjl'. ih.+7 GEOG..... Pri...... STATISTICS � PHTSICAL UD POLITICAL pgy. (10.) .... r"lJlU'diogCivill 'l;oone. Magiaterial operatione •. •.. . . 0/ . SupplementaryA ccow..at ••• (3.) Thul!l'e8. Daeoity and otber in the I'rofelBiona! ••) A .. 88 .... •.• ••• ditto . .•. ... ( botro.ct of ditto• ... crimes ib. Additional Police eol1eeted for ••• .. . 67 (4.) th_ p .... 1.-lUImr& . .. of and property faif'PI• • • tection pe1'8ODS at • (5.) Strength,l:oet, Distribution and Employ· ;rV.-PIODl1cmoN • CHAPTER UD D.BTIlIBIITlO • ment of Police ••• .. . ••• • •• ,&,-ASBICULTUU- Equipment, Discipline and. Guenll . (6.) ID- (1.) Governmentand Alienated ternale Manag m.... of the Force .. • .. . Tntal Area of area (7.) Race, Re igion or Cute ..... villa,;{ea a�d. '\be .for l of Offi and turoI aV.lmb.,which with .,ncuJ.detailB Menemployed in tb.Polie...... statilUCII 1IrJ'e . of cultiva and uncultivated area ... 88 TKIOlf'1'8 lld .� . S... (2.) An:"und.r dilfereD\ ... 70 c:.-JVDICIAL (Ca.KlntUD CrnL)­ ...... and crop.Cro� growing nodor (1.) Judicial Divisione and tho number , (3.) lITigated A of IrrigAtion ...... , 72 OfIioera .""reising ppellate or Original ... . 33 (4.) Agrieultwul , .. ••• Jurisdiction, with the Coat ofTribul1&ls ..• Stook... . ::: 73 (2.) Criminal reported and I'eraono (0.) A'.rage incideoco'uf lAnd Rev.. u. Olfenceo per ••• . . ••...... • .. 54 aud pe.. b...d populstion pied of for . . &e'" •.• ••• ... tile Genera.! reeult of the tria.! Eoropean Freeidencl Proper (2J..) of (5A.) Province of Rind ••• • ... British subjects ...... •• _ 3�. Do. for the Numberand holdingo in Sur. cMminai proceeding. (6.) .soon! of (3.) Mioeeu...ooua 40 . 'Yt::'yed Government Rayatw8ri Villagee, Reault (''rimiualtrials ...... • (4.) of .. District ••• (6.) Puniebmente inlIicted by tb. C,imina.! iI> wltb detaibJ foreach . (7.) Varieties RayatwArl ••• 41 of tenure other tban Tribonala .0. . .,. .u . , 42 the Reaultof Al'peala and Revi.iona... • •• (6.) with ofnumber ofand estatesarea under each (7.) U.. of Juri .. BOd ...... tb. variety tenure the and re­ Criminal in Civil YeDUe p�d UovernmeJlt under .. d Courte 4.3 to ..• ••• .o. each, D.-PBIJO!io- sncb varIety...of Wlite.·oupply, (8.) Sourceo 189J.911 :: . Number diopo.al Conneta•. in the AlIDCaoPB- : (1.) and of :8.-WJU,TD:l.R and (I.) Climate . . ... (2.) ag';,' " revi�;;' O�pa� . 87 (2.) Prie.. Products . .. . •.•j. •.• .•. • •• ... ��gi��.the of ... 88 Convietaof Convicts according tbe nature Do. Labour ' 89 13.) cl.....d to (3.) " and length of sentences ••• . • .• C.-MAJfW.lCTU81'&- .. Connote who previou.ly con· farticuJ.an rega.roing the Dumber of (4.) jIad baeD . . . . . Milia . . .. ib. working the Bombay ... vic:te4 ••• in Preoidency 89 . CONTENTS. ' ' v

FA.G. PAGB

pI.:"'nUTJO .. •• OIlAPl'ER.' IV.':"'PaOUU';'·lOftAND . CHAPTE& -c • tl1e l'residt'ocy of Bombay and .. and Expenditure lilnder and in the tan ... •••. _ .. of Sind .0. ..• ,., 134 for 1892-93 , C ...!'rovlnctt Heads ) ib. toma Duty collected on the pIincipaland a.rticles of .Merchandise . otber suhject to fJD Im.port.and Export at the Port B.-LANDREvBl<1IS- , duty .. .o.. ••• •• · Ad�n . • 1311 Land Rev.nne"to and of . ••• (1.,. be realized rea1iza.. ("} COOIrmi aud and the Porte (2.) 1882.-83 1892·93... Brit.isb. Indiadoared and from toat the Port to 220 in Burma . ••• • .. Sales Court-fee stamps Aden .. 16o. of (3.) of 221 18.) Qwwtity (1otton .. India

1892-930' . .sported••• fro . • .. dnring .. . )1)1 E.-iNco"" TAX- (9.) Quantity and Value of Cotton .""ported d StatementIIhowing the collections the from tha I30mbay Proaidency uring '(1.) tax of 1892-93 16i from Sala.ries, Peosiol18and paid hy Go.vernment Gratuities 223 ]l.-l'o ....r.- . \2.)Stat.emeotahowing oollectio�s frominterest ArticJeI reoeived for delivery and returned on Securities ... '" 'O.. ••• nnd.livered hy the District Village Post- l'b. Statement _howing under �. ]63 �3.) collectioll8 . men ' ..... Act II of 1886 . 1124 I'.-PUBLIO WORh DIPU'l'lOlNT- (4.) Statem.nt .howing original and .. Abstmct of financial .... .howing th.. the ft. 1 . . (1.) demanch, under.the •.. . .. 225 eatimatoo cost constructionlIlte of Protect- &c., Act · ive and Produotiveof Irrigation Works, the (5.) StBtement showing . the expenditure in­ tax Ca.pitaJ. thereon, the Revenue de­ curred. in aseess iog and . collecting t.be rived Outla.y the 1892-93 . . tll.ere£rom, 'Working oxpeOSe8 for 1126 the intetWIt on the debt inourred in resvect.fWU thoae'Works for and to end of of F.-LOCAL . . ••• ... 164 FuNllO- 16U2-93...... (2.) A"' t reeultB abowin� Rec

... 1iI CHAPTER VI.-VI'rAL SUTISTICS. CHAPTER. Vrr.-lNsTBUIl'l'IOlf. .; UD D.U'B8-- A.�-BmTlIS A.-EnUCATIO.- (1.) Birthsregistered during 267 . Ab.nI-aoi 18911 (1.) Roturu of Coll.g;." Scboola and . It ••• .1, 0'" S82 (:1) Thlatbs regioter.d durillg Jaw lb. (2.) AbetmotScbolarsReturn ... of .... Pub- Deaths from ""us . _ 1168 Exp

D of Coll_. School. &. • 284. JI.-MEDlCAL WV1C18.-CIvU. BooPlT.ua ""D ...... lf­ (4.) l>etlLiled ret.n.m of •• eXlMIDditure ... 2ti6. IAJW!O- the ,tag" ;notruotion Number Dispell' (6.). ReturnPupils ul of fur 01 (1.) CiYil Boopilal.o in of ••• and l'ublie School. senera1 'f" education ••• .. '" ... • ... aariEe 270 . (6.},Resulto the BDIIlbay Number &IldOut-door pati ... .. of "XAIIliwt.tio.o ill (2.) of In-door on u. . ••• _0' ••• ••• .... ••• . treated. .. . ala. (7.) Rotnrn�d8ncy showing the .. Local &Ild Out-door patients oliBtributwn of (3.) Disease. ofIn-d_ , _ and ,Mlmicipai ••• - � fo�diture 0:0. treated. ill.. loamletion... •.. U' n. R 14&jor 8urgii.teroed. ••• (2.) .. of &lid N...... C--L"""noAsn.lIlUI- Return l'r...... worked l3.l Periudical Worn published ._ (1.) Admi1'8iono, Discharges,&c., of or LllIl6tioa pepen A011umo ••• ••• .. 273 ill Lunat.io . (2.) Criminal . L1IJlatic:a ill the A.o,:luma .. Ii. OHA.PTElI. IX.-M,BCELL4lfBOOB.. . V of Peroona Jl.- .. """'AnOlf- Betom IIC