Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1944., BCCI_Report_1944, English


Description : The item contains the annual report of te Chamber for the year 1944. The issues addressed in the report are : Details of the annual general meeting, Calcutta Port commissioners, Calcutta Improvement Trust, Bengal Smoke Nuisance Bill,Indian Coal Grading Board, Calcutta Electric Supply corporation, Bengal Board of Communication, Bnegal textile Institute, Auxiliary Forces Act, Indian Lac Cess Committee, Campbell Hospital Committtee. The General Section includes : The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India. The War section includes : War risks Insurance, Dearness Allowance, working Class Cost of Living index, Clearance of Import Cargo, Import trade Control, Post-War requirement of Capital Goods, Defence of India rule, requisition of inland vessels, air services to the United Kingdom, petrol rationing, gas rationing, military traffic on the Barrackpore, lightng restrictions, public transport facilities, pay and allowance of drivers, paper economy, fire insurance frates for factories and economies, claims against enemy ships, Bengal Post-War reconstruction Committee. The law and Legisation section includes : Indian Companies Bill, The Insurance Bill, Indian Patents and Design Bill, Calcutta Improvement Bill, Trade mark, private members legislation in Bengal, Bengal Motor Vehicles Rule, The Bengal Finanace Act, Calcutta Municpal Act, Bengal finance Act, Bengal Commercial firms Bill, Indian Finance Act, Issues relate to Income Tax, excess profits tax, voluntary and Compulsory deposits. The Customs section includes : Annual Revision of the Import tariff Schedule, Sea Customs Act, exports to Middle east territories. The marine Section includes : Hospital Port due fund, findings of enquiries into marine acciedent, agency fees. The Post and Telegraph seciton include : Telephone service, public telephonesat Howrah station, Calcutta Telephone directory, late submission of telephone bills, Bhatpara exchange, The Indian Post Office Act, Postal Delays. The railways section includes : lost or damaged goods, issues related to corruption, post war econstruction of railways, coal shortage, transport of raw materials for industries. The Finance section in includes: International Monetary fund, Calcutta treasur. Teh Industrial section includes : relationships between employers and labourers, joint adjudication of trade disputes, compensation of labour for involuntary unemployment, The Indian trade unions bill, The factories amnedment Bill. The Municipal section includes : Malaria in Calcutta Area, The Traffic Advisory Board, Congestion on tram cars. The Miscellaneous section include : standardisation of weights and measures in Bengal, recognised provident funds, issues related to Calcutta University,
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1944.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1944
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1944.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1944_001 to BCCI_Report_1944_080
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1944_001 to BCCI_Report_1944_080
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1944
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1944
Date(s) : 1944
Extent (Pagination) : pp 1 to pp 15, 3 pges without pagination, pp1 to pp 121.
Volume and issue number : 1944
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
Publisher : The Bharat Printing Works
Place of Publication : 25 A, Swallow Lane, Calcutta.
Subject : Yearly financial report of the BCC&I, Economics, Finance, Colonial history, Calcutta under the British
Physical Condition : Yellowing pages, pritn smudged amd faded at places, some pages are partially torn.
No of Leaves : 72 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.3 x 16 x 2.6
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.5 x 15.3 x 1.6
Note on item : Index and contents are missing.
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 : Aki + Amritesh + Arnab + Sujata + Soumashree + Chandrima
Catalogued by : Sayan
Date(s) of the digital copy : 17-Nov-14
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.