Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1924, Vol. 1. , BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I, English

Description : The item contains proceedings of the annual general meeting and the annual report of the Chamber for the year 1924. The following issues are presented in the docuements : Proceedings of the annual general meeting - Speeches given, Members present, resolutions taken, representation of the Chamber in various bodies, the royal excange, licensed measurer's department, tribunalof arbitration, tenth congressof Chambers of Commerceof the British empire, the auxiliary force, India; the Ironside memorial fund, Calcutta War memorial, the royal commission on the superior civil services. The Law and Legislation section includes : The Indian Succession Act, 1865; The Court Fees Act, 1870; The Neotiable Instruments Act, 1881; the Indian Companies Act, 1913; The Indian Explosives rules, 1914; The Imperial Bank of India Act, 1923; The Indian Registration Act, 1908; The Bengal Municipal Bill, 1923; The Indian Registration Act, 1908; The Bengal Municipal Bill, 1923; The Wagering Associations Bill, 1924; The Administration of Justice, The Refirms Enquiry Committee, The League Of Nations, Representation of Commerce in the Legislative Assembly, Income tax, The indian Income Tax Act, 1920, 1922; Double Income Tax relief, assessment of tramp steamers to income tax, taxation of earnings of shipping, super tax : registerd firms, Multiple taxation, proposed legislation to prevent avoidance of Income tax and super tax, Income Tax rules 1922 : rule 21, writing off bad debts, Income Tax : Assessment of tea companies, Provident Insurance Societies and Provident funds and income tax. The Customs section deals with : protection of steel manufacturing industry, proposed grant of protection to the Indian Cement manufacturing industry, the import tariff schedule, customs duty on government imports, annual revision of the import and export tariff schedules, revision of of the list of cotton piece goods, Calcutta Customs House : Various issues, goods marked with royal arms, Customs Administration, The Australian Customs Tariff Act, 1921-1922. The Marine section includes : Wireless communication between the Sandheads and the Ships at sea, Fees for the survey of vessels, Calcutta Port Trust : Various issues, the Howrah Bridge, The Indian Ports Act, 1908; The Bengal Pilot Service, Shippng Orders, freight for rice and grain, future administration of ports and shipping, application to Indian seamen in northern latitudes, light dues, epidemic disease and port health organisation in the Far East, 13th International Navigational Congress, The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, the Grand trunk Canal project, Calcutta and Eastern canals and Sunderbans steamer route, the madaripur bhil channel and lower kumar river, proposed storm warning station at Namkhana. The Posts and Telegraph section deals with : receipts of registered letters, customs duty on postal parcels, printed post cards, Calcutta General Post Office: various issues, the Calcutta angoon Mail Service, Foreign telegrams : related issues, Inlanfd telegrams, advertisements on telegram forms, Wireless station at Victoria Point. The railways section deals with : East Indian Railways : terminal changes on coal booked to ramkristopore, thefts on raiways, howrah station, bogus receipts for coal. The Finance section includes : The Indian Currency Question, The Currency Question : Proposed purchase of Sterling at Karachi, The Indian Stamp Act, 1899; proposed elimination of pies from banking transactions, The Indian Coinage Act, 1906. the Industrial Section includes : The Indian Factories Act, 1911; The Bengal Factories Rules, 1923; Maternity Benefits, The Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories bill, Restriction on the import of Cotton seed and Plants into french colonies, government competition with private enterprise, The Indan Mines Act, 1923; Recommendations of the Coalfields Committee, 1920; The Coal Trade : Committee of Enquiry, railway rates; proposed legislation for the investigation and settlement of trade disputes, proposed trade union legislation. The Municipal Section includes : The Telephone Service : the message rate system, Calcutta Electric supply corporation ltd.; control of street traffic in Calcutta, heavy motor cars in Calcutta, establishment of a Pasteur Institute in Calcutta, Bay of Bengal : The Storm warning signal service, Calcutta Daily Weather report, radio-braodcasting service, primary and technical education, time-guns in India, Government of bengal : Public Works Department , Insurance of Government property, commercial travellers in India, proposed reform of the Georgian Calender, The Other sections included are : Membership, Finance and Accounts, reports of sub-committee, other reports, rules and regulations of the Chamber, tribunal of arbitration of the Chamber.
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1924, Vol. 1.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I_210
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I_210
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1924, Vol. 1
Date(s) : 1924
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp VII (Contents), 3 pages without pagination, pp I to pp XV, 3 pages without pagination, pp 1 to pp 373.
Volume and issue number : 1924, Vol. 1
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 : Criterion Printing Works
Place of Publication : 8, Jackson Lane, Calcutta
Subject : Yearly financial report of the BCC&I, Economics, Finance, Colonial history, Calcutta under the British
Physical Condition : yellowing pages, presence of foxing marks, presence of yellowing pages.
No of Leaves : 202 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.6 x 15.1 x 2.6
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.7 x 14.9 x 1.6
Note on item : A black spot is present in BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I_032. The report contains a few oversized pages. Adhesive tape is present in BCCI_Report_1924_Vol_I_158.
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 : 10-Sep-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.