Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1925, Vol. 1., BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I, English

Description : The item contains the proceedings of the annual general meeting as well as the annual report of the chamber for the year 1925. The items included are : Members present, president's specch, resolutions taken, election of committee, representation of the Chamber in various organisations, The Royal Exchange, The Licensed Measurers Department of the Chamber, The Chamber Tribunal of Arbitration, Chamber Survey.represenation of the chamber in various bodies, The Royal Exchange, Licensed Measurers Department, Tribunal of Arbitration, Municiapl Sub Committee, Calcutta Sugar Import Association, The Government Commercisl Insitute, The Auxiliary force of India, The Late Lord Rawlinson, Commander in Cheif in India, The Indian Taxation Enquiry Committee, Indian Enquiry Committee, Bengal Electoral Rules. Law and Legislation section deals with : The Indian Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; Bill to amend the Succession Certificate Act, proposed revision of the Indian Petroleum Act, 1889; The Indian Penal Code, The Code of Civil Procedure 1908; The Indian registratuion Act, 1908; The Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909; The Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920; The Indian Companies Act, 1920 : various issues, The Indian Electricity Rules, The Indian Income tax Act : various issues; The Insurance Companies Bill, The Cntempt of Courts Bill, The Bengal Highways Bill, 1925; The Legislative Bodies Corrupt Practices Bill, The Wagering Associations Bill.the Customs Section deals with : The Sea Customs Act, 1878; The Indian Tariff Act, Customs Circulars, Calcutta Customs house : Various Issues, the Cotton excise duty, definition of the term- 'peice goods', the illegal importation of arms into India, The Australian Customs Tariff Act, proposed grant for protectin of Indian Cement Industry. The Marine section includes : Issues related to Calcutta Port trust, the Howrah Bridge, Bengal Pilotage service, cangestion at Calcuttta Inland Steamr Ghats, The Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 13th International Shipping Congress. The Posts and Telegraph Section includes : Issues related to Indian Post Office, Calcutta General Post Office, Inland Telegrams, wireless telgraphy, air transport. The Railways section deals with : financing of branch railways lines, revised packing conditions on Indian Railways, railway terminal facilities in Calcutta, issues to Eastern Bengal Railway, Calcutta Chord Railway. The Finance section delas with : The Indian Stamp Act, The Indian Paper Currency Act, the External Capital Committee. The Industrial section deals with : proposed trade union legislation, The Maternity benefit Bill, 1924; Government Competition with Private enterprise, Indian Factories Act : Various Issues, The Indian Boliers Act : Various Issues, the destructive insects problem, issues related to cotton. The Municipal section includes : reconstruction of bridges over tolly's nullah, Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923; The Sir Stuart Hogg Market, Calcutta; traffic woes in Calcutta : taxi cabs; Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. The Miscellaneous section includes : Broadcasting in British India, coniferous timbers, Labour reports, The Coal Grading Borad, The Monsoon Forecast. Other sections inlcuded are : Finance and Accounts, List of Members, Reports and Sub Committee 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 1925, Vol. 1.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I_214
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I_214
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1925, Vol. 1
Date(s) : 1925
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp VIII (Contents), 2 pages without pagination, pp I to pp XVI, 2 pages without pagination, pp 1 to pp 383.
Volume and issue number : 1925, 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 : Presence of foxing marks, yellowing pages, worm eaten.
No of Leaves : 206 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.6 x 15 x 2.6
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.9 x 14.9 x 1.7
Note on item : Handwritten note is present in BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_I_062. The report contains a few oversized 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 : Sayan
Date(s) of the digital copy : 26-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.