'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1886-87'

The volume contains the annual administrative reports of the Bombay Presidency, providing a summary of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay during financial year 1886-87. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1887. The report is divided into three parts. Part I is formed of a report 'SUMMARY' (ff 5-26). Part II (ff 27-145) comprises chapters I-IX. Part III (ff 146-267) contains 'Statistical Returns'. PART II comprises the following:. 'Part II. CHAPTER I. POLITICAL TRIBUTARY STATES' (ff 27-57), consisting of: Gujurat States; Southern Gujarat; Maratha States; Satara Jagris; Southern Maratha States; Sind [Sindh]; Aden; 'CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND' (ff 53-57), consisting of: Surveys; Settlements; Collection of Land Revenue; Waste Lands; Government Estates; Wards and other Estates under Management of Government; Estates in charge of the Talukdari Settlement Officer; Incumbered Estates, Sind; 'CHAPTER III. PROTECTION' (ff 58-76), consisting of: Course of Legislation; Police; Vagrants; Destruction of wild animals and poisonous snakes; Chemical Analysis; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Dekkhan [Deccan] Agriculturalists Relief Act; Bombay Court of Small Causes; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine – Aden Shipping Office; 'CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION' (ff 77-112), consisting of: Agriculture; Advances to cultivators; Agricultural Stock; Horse-breeding; Horse and Cattle Shows; Meteorology; Colaba Observatory; Weather at Bombay; Season and Crops; Wages; Horticulture; Forests; Mines and Quarries; Manufactures; Trade – Aden; Public Works; Railways; Canals; Telegraphs; Post Office; Irrigation; 'CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW' (ff 113-127), consisting of: General Finance; Mint; Paper Currency; Land Revenue; Canal Revenue; Sea Customs; Land Customs; Opium; Salt; Excise; Stamps; License Tax; Local Funds; Municipal Revenues; 'CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISTCS AND MEDICAL SERVICES' (ff 128-132), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Emigration; Medical Relief; Contagious Diseases Act, Bombay; Lunatic Asylums; Sanitation; Vaccination; 'CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION' (ff 133-142), consisting of: Education; Literature and the Press; Literary Societies; Arts and Sciences; 'CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY' (f 143), consisting of: Review of the year's operations; 'CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS' (ff 144-145), consisting of: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Stationery; General Miscellaneous; A table of contents listing the parts, chapters and sub-headings of the report is on folios 3-4. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the 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.

Each report contains a table of contents listing headings and sub-headings.

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