Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries from 1st February 1888 to 31st January, 1889, BCCI_Report_1888_1889, English

Description : The report contains the proceedings of the Annual General Meeting, and reports on the following: the amendment of the Indian Sea Customs Law; abstract proceedings of the Legislative Council of November, 1876; the Bill to Amend Sea Customs Act, 1878, and the Indian Tariff Act, 1882; the Indian Merchandise Marks Act; standard of length; standard of weight; patterns and designs protection Act; Indian Factories Act; Rule under Act VI of 1884; Rules under Act X of 1887; pilgrims; Small cause Court; working of the port; working of the Customs department; moorings; movements of cargo boats within the Port; working of the port of Chittagong; harbour masters; relations of pilots to ship owners and agents; pilotage committee; removal of the office of the health officer of the port to Garden Reach; gun practice at Fultah; rate of discharge for kerosine ships; re-surveys of vessels; vessels sailing under a general pass; subordinate Orissa ports; salt; working of the port of Genoa; salt weighments; statistics; quarantine; railways; experimental accelerated train to Bombay; new agricultural implements; holidays and holiday fees.
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries from 1st February 1888 to 31st January, 1889
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1888_1889
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1888_1889.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1888_1889_001 to BCCI_Report_1888_1889_370
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1888_1889_001 to BCCI_Report_1888_1889_370
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1888_1889
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1888-1889 report
Date(s) : 1st February 1888 to 31st January 1889
Extent (Pagination) : i-xv, 1-497, Appendices: i-cxcviii
Volume and issue number : 1888-1889 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 C.H. Moore, Vice-president
Publisher : Calcutta Central Press Co. Ltd.
Place of Publication : 5, Council House Street
Subject : Half-yearly financial report of the BCC&I, Economics, Finance, Colonial history, Calcutta under the British
Physical Condition : There is loss of text near the gutter due to hard binding. There is presence of foxing. There are signs of chemical reaction and ink impressions in some pages.
No of Leaves : 365 + 4 binding pages + covers + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.4 x 15.2 x 3.7
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 23 x 14.7 x 3.1
Note on item : The report contains a few oversized pages. BCCI_Report_1888_1889_004 and BCCI_Report_1888_1889_268 contain handwritten notes. BCCI_Report_1888_1889_005 to BCCI_Report_1888_1889_009 display torn pages.
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 : May 20, 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.