Half yearly Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries: 1st May 1854, BCCI_Report_1854A, English


Description :

The report brings to notice the survery of the Mutlahs, inquires into the state of the River Hooghly, ship burning, the Oriental and Peninsular Company's acts and the completion of the Customs House Ghat. Correspondences occupy much of the report. The clearance and delivery of opium, the state of the Sunderban rivers, the Marine Bills, export duties and Dak routes are the main topics of correspondence. The commencement of work on the BCCI library is noted.

Title : Half yearly Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries: 1st May 1854
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1854A
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1854A.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1854A_001 to BCCI_Report_1854A_067
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1854A_001 to BCCI_Report_1854A_067
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1854A
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1854 half-yearly report
Date(s) : 1st May, 1854
Extent (Pagination) : 1 - 9, Appendices: I - ciii
Volume and issue number : 1854 half-yearly report
Medium of copies : Photographed digital images [24 bit, 400 dpi, uncompressed, colour, Tiff]
Medium of original material : Paper, printed in black and white
Creator(s) - Author(s) : BCCI Committee headed by Jas J. Mackenzie
Publisher : Bengal Military Orphan Press
Subject : Half-yearly financial report of the BCC&I, Economics, Finance, Colonial history, Calcutta under the British
Physical Condition : damaged spine, brittle pages
No of Leaves : 62 + 4 coloured binding pages + covers + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 14.7 x 23.9 x 1
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 14.4 x 23.4 x 0.5
Note on item : There is a seal on the book. Marks have been made by pen and pencil in the first few pages of the book.
Languages of material : English
Scripts of material : Roman
Contributor(s) - Owners of the original material : The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries
Creator(s) of digital copy : Arnab + Aki + Sujata + Amritesh
Catalogued by : Soumashree
Date(s) of the digital copy : January 28, 2014
Place where copy was made : SCTR, JU, Kolkata
Present storage location : BCC&I Kolkata
Software : Canon EOS Utility , Adobe Lightroom 5
Hardware : Canon EOS 60D
Keywords : Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Trade Records, Colonial Trade Records, Imperial Trade Records, British Trade Records in Kolkata, British Raj in Kolkata.