Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1930, Vol. 1., BCCI_Report_1930_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 1930. 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 Surveys, Piece-goods arbitration, The Associated Chamber of Commerce of India and Ceylon, Federation of Chamber of Commerce of the British empire. The Political section includes : The Political situation, and its effect on Commerce and Industry, The Indian Statutory Commission, The round Table Conference, Discriminatory Legislation. The Law and Legislation section includes : The Indian Income tax Amendment act : Various issues, liability of visitiors to the United Kingdom to income tax, The Indian partnership Bill, Insolvency legislation, Bankruptcy law in the Empire, The Indian Law of Arbitration, proposed amendment of the law of evidence regarding commercial document, The Indian Petroleum Act, The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, The Bengal Primary Education Bill, The Indian Electricity Rules, The Merchandise Marks Law of Foreign Countries. Customs section deals with : The Sea Customs Act, The Cotton Textile Industry Act, The Import Tariff Schedule, Indian Customs Tariff, Import duty on Manila Hemp, Import duties on Coolie Blankets. The Marine section includes : bill to reserve the coastal traffic of India to Indian vessels, The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Indian Merchant Shipping Act : Various issues, The Scale of Provisions supplied to Indian Sea Men, International Labour conference : related topics, The Haj Enquiry committee, The Pilotage Dues Committee, The supply of Pilots at Sandheads, River Moorings, The Uitility of certain light houses. The Posts and Telegraph section includes : delays in India to foreign telegrams and mutilations, International Telegraph Conference, The Air mail : related issues, new parcel post service to India by the Overland route, proposal to establish a wireless telephone service between Bombay and United Kingdom, trunk telephone facilities between large commercial centres in India. The Railways section includes : The Railways Act, 1890; The Wagon Control Question, penalty clauses in Statre Railways contract, railway rates, proposed railway between Dacca and Aricha, Mail timings between Calcutta and Madras, Indian State Railways Central Publicity Bureau. The Finsnce section deals with : The Indian Central Banking Enquiry Committee, The Negotiable Instruments Act, The Currency Notes Rules, Budget Proposals, proposal for introduction of new stamps. The Industrial section deals with : International Labour Conference, The Bengal State Aid to Industries bill, The Bengal Trade Dispute Rules, , The Municipal section includes: The Calcutta Corporation, The Calcutta Municipal Electoral Roll, bridges over Calcutta Canal, Calcutta Traffic. The Miscellaneous section includes : twelfth Cangress of chambers of commerce of the empire, Indian Traffic Board, Indian Stores department, the jute forecasts, the depression in the jute growing industry, dacoities in the jute districts, inland trade statistics of British Empire. The other sections included are : Membership, Finance and Accounts, List of Members, Committees and Sub-Committees, along with their 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 1930, Vol. 1.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I_217
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I_217
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1930, Vol.1
Date(s) : 1930
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp X (Contents), 2 pages without pagination, pp I to pp XXII, 2 pages without pagination, pp 1 to pp 147, 3 pages without pagination, pp 1a to
Volume and issue number : 1930, 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.
No of Leaves : 209 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.3 x 15.2 x 2.5
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.7 x 14.7 x 1.7
Note on item : Handwritten note is present in BCCI_Report_1930_Vol_I_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 : 16-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.