Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1926, Vol. 2., BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II, English

Description : The item contains documents and correspondences related to the report of 1926. The topics included are : The General section includes - The British imperial council of commerce, The Army in India - Reserve of Officers, report of the Indian Taxation Enquiry Committee. The Law and Legislation section includes : The Indian Arbitration bill, Federation of Chamber of Commerce under the British Empire, The Civil Procedure Code : Order XXI; The Presidency towns Insolvency Act, 1909, 1920; The Indian Companies Act, 1913 : various sections; The Indian Electricity Rules, 1922; Calcutta Rent Amendment Bill, The Calcutta Domestic Servants Registration Bill, The Wagering Associations Bill, The Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax Bill, 1925, The Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax Bill, 1926; The Bengal Cruelty to Animals Bill, The Punjab Legislative Council.The Customs Section includes : The Indian Cotton Textile Industry, The Sea Customs Act, 1878 : Various sections; Import Duty on : sheet silver, white gold, printed advertising materials, cotton blankets, Customs treeatment of Indian goods in Turkey, The League of Nations. The Marine section includes : The Calcutta Port Bill, Medical Examination of deck passengers, proposed storm warning station at Namkhana, Wireless Station at Victoria Point, light house administration in India, The Indian Ports Act, 1908;im Traffic to the Hedjaz, The Indian Merchant Shipping Act, bill to further amend the Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1928; Employment of Indian seamen in Northern latitudes, proposed marking of the weight on package carried on board ship, The Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925. The Posts and Telegraphs section includes : foreign dutiable articles imported by post, receipts of registered parcels and letters, proposed insured box service, The English Mails, Thefts of Postage Stamps, The International telegraph Conference, 1925; foreign telegrams, average transit times of cables between places in India and London. The Railways section deals with : terminal facilities at Howrah, wagon supply at Kathihar, proposed meter gauge line form Dacca to Aricha, slack season rates for Jute, railway communication in Dooars, extension of braod gauge to Siliguri. The Finance section deals with : The Royal Commission on Indian Currency & Finance, Currency Legislation, proposed amendments of Currency notes, purchases of Sterling by Government, rate of exchange for bills drawn in foreign currencies, stamp duties, The Indian Stamp Act, 1899; The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Industry section includes : The Indian Factories Act, 1911, The Indian Boliers Act, 1923; prompt payment of Wages, imposition of fines upon industrial workers, american cotton in Punjab, The Cotton ginning and pressing factories act, The Cotton Duties Act, 1896; The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, welfare works on Industrial Concerns, The Third International Labour Conference, The Royal Commission on Agriculture. The Municipal section includes :The Licensed Warehouse and Fire Brigade Act, Condition of Tolly's Nullah, reconstruction of the bridge iver tolly's nullah, street traffic in Calcutta, the state of Clive Street and adjacent thoroughfares, Calcutta Corporation, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited. The Miscellaneous section enlists : proposed reserve of motor transport vehicles for military purposes, Indian Coal in Colombo, Regualtions applicable to Commercial travellers in India, The Indian Stores Departement, The Indian Trade Journal, The Sea borne Trade returns of British India, The Dacca- Narayanganj railway, The British Social Hygeine Council, Elashin Nullah.
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1926, Vol. 2.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II_001 to BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II_365
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II_001 to BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II_365
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1926, Vol.2
Date(s) : 1926
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp V (Contents), 3 pages without pagination, pp 1 to pp 703.
Volume and issue number : 1926, 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 : Presence of foxing marks, yellowing of pages, spilling on edge of the pages.
No of Leaves : 357 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 22.5 x 14.7 x 4
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.8 x 14.65 x 3.1
Note on item : Black lines are present in BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II_313. Handwritten note in pencil is present in BCCI_Report_1926_Vol_II_004.
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 : 13-Oct-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.