ISBN: 9781231087572

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 244 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.5in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 244 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.5in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: . . . Spinning and Weaving Mill with a capital of 130, 000 (Rs. 13, 00, 000). The village has a population of 9715, about half of them mill-hands, the rest chiefly fishers, husbandmen, and salt-makers. The Christians, who number about 1500, have a church of the Holy Cross, built during Portuguese rule and rebuilt in 1848. It measures 125 feet long, forty-seven broad, and forty-five high. It is in good order and has a vicarage attached, with a vicar who has a monthly Government allowance of 1 (Rs. 10). Attached to the church is a school, with an average attendance of thirty-throe boys who are taught reading, writing, arithmetic, Christian doctrine, and music. The master plays the violin in church. The owner of the village, Mr. Ardeshir Hormasji Wadia, contributes 12s. (lis. 6) a month to the expense of the school. On a small hill, about ten minutes walk from the church, is a cross believed to have miraculous power. The municipality, which was started in 1878, had, in 1880-81, an income of 325 (Rs. 32-18) from house, mill, and lime kiln taxes, representing a taxation of 8d. (5 annas 4 pies) a head. The expenditure during the same year was 213 (Rs. 2135), of which 126 (Rs. 1257) went in scavenging. The station traffic returns show an increase in passengers from 162, 268 in 1872 to 336, 898 in 1880, and in goods from 594 to 8973 tons. The Mithibai Hormasji Wadia Dispensary was built by Mr. Bamanji Hormasji Wadia in 1855, and endowed by him with 1200 (Rs. 12, 000). It is in charge of an assistant surgeon, and, in 1880-81, had an attendance of 7367 out-patients. The salt pans cover an area of about 66 acres and yield a yearly revenue of 3418 (Rs. 34, 180). There is also a considerable manufacture of shell lime. Kurla is connected wit. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

1882, ISBN: 9781231087572

Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (… More...

Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: . . . Spinning and Weaving Mill with a capital of 130, 000 (Rs. 13, 00, 000). The village has a population of 9715, about half of them mill-hands, the rest chiefly fishers, husbandmen, and salt-makers. The Christians, who number about 1500, have a church of the Holy Cross, built during Portuguese rule and rebuilt in 1848. It measures 125 feet long, forty-seven broad, and forty-five high. It is in good order and has a vicarage attached, with a vicar who has a monthly Government allowance of 1 (Rs. 10). Attached to the church is a school, with an average attendance of thirty-throe boys who are taught reading, writing, arithmetic, Christian doctrine, and music. The master plays the violin in church. The owner of the village, Mr. Ardeshir Hormasji Wadia, contributes 12s. (lis. 6) a month to the expense of the school. On a small hill, about ten minutes walk from the church, is a cross believed to have miraculous power. The municipality, which was started in 1878, had, in 1880-81, an income of 325 (Rs. 32-18) from house, mill, and lime kiln taxes, representing a taxation of 8d. (5 annas 4 pies) a head. The expenditure during the same year was 213 (Rs. 2135), of which 126 (Rs. 1257) went in scavenging. The station traffic returns show an increase in passengers from 162, 268 in 1872 to 336, 898 in 1880, and in goods from 594 to 8973 tons. The Mithibai Hormasji Wadia Dispensary was built by Mr. Bamanji Hormasji Wadia in 1855, and endowed by him with 1200 (Rs. 12, 000). It is in charge of an assistant surgeon, and, in 1880-81, had an attendance of 7367 out-patients. The salt pans cover an area of about 66 acres and yield a yearly revenue of 3418 (Rs. 34, 180). There is also a considerable manufacture of shell lime. Kurla is connected wit. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<