Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1938, Vol 1., BCCI_Report_1938_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 1938. 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. The General section includes : The Associated Chambers of India, The Bengal Central Flood Relief Committee, Bengal industrial Survey Committee, Proposed Central Advisory Board, Bengal Legislative Assembly. The Law and Legilsation section includes : Issues related to Income tax, the Motor Vehicles Bill, proposed legislation for the registration of trade marks in India, Indian Merchandise marks Law, The Indian Companies Act, Insurance Legislation, Trade Disputes Act, The Trade Disputes Act, The Payment of Wages Act, The Payment of Wages Act, Indian Boilers Act, The Indian Electricity Rules, The Bengal Money Lenders Act, The Bengal Touts Bill, Calcutta and Howrah Motor Vehicles Rules.The Customs Section includes : Tariff Board, The Ottawa trade Agreement, Indian Customs Tariff, Annual Revision of Tariff values. The Marine Section includes : Control of teh Coastal Traffic of India, Indian Merchant Shipping bill, Indian Ports Act, 1908; Sickness Insurance for Indian Seamen, International Convention fo0r Safety of Life at Sea, Port Sanitary Administration in India, Navigation lights for country craft on rivers, Pilotage fees for the Port of Calcutta, Use of Blue Lights on the vessels, Calcutta Port Trust Charges. The Posts and Telegraph section includes : The Empire Air Mail Service, Indian Post Office Act, 1898; Business Reply telegrams. The Railways section includes : Upcountry surveys, notice of intention to alter railway rates, wagon supplies for the transport of coal. The Finance section includes : The Sterling - Rupee ratio, blank transfers in share transactions, trade with Turkey. the Industrial section includes : The Indian Legislation sub-commitee, Trade Union Legislation, Central Trade union Legislation, The Bengal Factories rules, International Labour Conference, Working of various technical and industrial institutions of Bengal. The Municipal section includes : Extension of term of Office, The Beggar Problem in Calcutta, Calcutta Traffic advisory Committee, The Old Benaras Raod. The Miscellaneous section includes : Bengal Jute Enquiry Committee, Bengal paddy and Rice Enquiry Committee, Land Revenue Commission, Central Transport Advisory Committee, War Risk Insurance, Air Raid Pre Cautions, Unemployment, Vernacular Examination, Trade relations between India and South Africa, Imperial Education. 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 1938, Vol 1.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I_233
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I_233
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1938, Vol. 1
Date(s) : 1938
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp X (Contents), 2 pages without pagination, pp I to pp XX, pp 1 to pp 187, 3 pages without pagination, pp 1a to pp 228 a.
Volume and issue number : 1938, 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 slight foxing marks.
No of Leaves : 225 + 4binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23 x 16 x 2.4
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.3 x 15.4 x 2
Note on item : Handwritten notes are present in BCCI_Report_1938_Vol_I_003.
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 : 17-Nov-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.