Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries from 1st January 1885 to 30th April, 1886, BCCI_Report_1885_1886, English

Description : The report contains discussions on the following subjects: the Carriers' Act; Amendment to the Sea Passengers' Act; the Minicoy light; compulsory pilotage at Chittagong; amendment of the Vaccination Act V 1880; town improvement; average adjusters; new Indian Railway Bill; holidays and holiday fees; extension of railways in India; amendment of the Petroleum Act VIII of 1881; transfer of Hooghly pilotage from government to the Port Trust; Holmes' Patent Light; price of gold in Calcutta; employment of special tugs; competition of the East Indian Railways Company with private coal industries; incorrect stamping of piece goods; trade with Tibet the enhancement of fees on Jute pressing companies in the suburbs; question connected with the grant of "B" certificates to native passenger vessels; punishment for desertion and absence without leave; petroleum depot at Budge Budge; amendments to the Indian Registration Act; income tax; the Bengal-Nagpore Railway; the Burmah question; Parliamentary Committee to enquirw into the working of the India Act, 1858; the Jute Measurement Scheme; Howrah Bridge tolls; Bengal Tenancy act; Indian tramways Bill; conference to facilitate the conduct of the Export Trade of Calcutta; Amendment of Act III 1879, an Act to provide for the periodical inspection of steam-boilers and prime-movers; the finance committee; Samall Cause Court; the constitution of the Port Commission; engagement of Lascar seamen; Orissa port dues; rules framed under Act VI and VII of 1884; the new Law of Bankruptcy in India; members withdrawn; new members; funds of the chamber.
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries from 1st January 1885 to 30th April, 1886
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1885_1886
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1885_1886.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1885_1886_001 to BCCI_Report_1885_1886_224
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1885_1886_001 to BCCI_Report_1885_1886_224
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1885_1886
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1885-1886 report
Date(s) : 1st January 1885 to 30th April 1886
Extent (Pagination) : 1-50, 1-352, Appendix: i-xxv
Volume and issue number : 1885-1886 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 S.E.J. Clarke, Secretary
Publisher : Thomas S Smith, City Press
Place of Publication : 12, Bentinck Street
Subject : Half-yearly financial report of the BCC&I, Economics, Finance, Colonial history, Calcutta under the British
Physical Condition : Some pages are torn, there is foxing, some pages are moth eaten and yellowish.
No of Leaves : 221 + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.7 x 15 x 2.5
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 23 x 14.6 x 2.2
Note on item : Marks present in the index.
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 : Soumashree
Date(s) of the digital copy : April 01, 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.