Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1925, Vol. 2., BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II, English

Description : The item contains documents and correspondences of the Chamber for the year 1925. The topics included are : The General section deals with Sir Cambell Rhodes, The Government Commercial Institute, reference to Lord Rowlinson, The Auxiliary Force of India, The Indian Taxation Enquiry Committee, Indian Economic Enquiry Committee, Bengal Electoral Bill. 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 Contempt 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 Cottonexcise 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 sectiondeals 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 Board, The Monsoon Forecast.
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1925, Vol. 2.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II_001 to BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II_360
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II_001 to BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II_360
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1925, Vol. 2
Date(s) : 1925
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp IV (Contents), 2 pages without pagination, pp 1 to pp 695.
Volume and issue number : 1925, Vol. 2
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, worm eaten.
No of Leaves : 352 + 4binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 24.3 x 15.3 x 4
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 23.2 x 15.1 x 3.1
Note on item : The page number of the page corresponding to BCCI_Report_1925_Vol_II_107 has been misprinted.
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 : 25-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.