Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1940, Vol. 1., BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I, English

Description : The item consists of the documents and correspondences of the Chamber for the year 1940. The item consists of several sections as: Section A- Issues related to Accounts, Various Acts and amendments as in: issues Income Tax, Industrial Statistics, Insurance, Merchandise Marks, Motor Vehicles Act, Payment of Wages, Orissa Money Lender, Sale of Goods, Sea Customs, WarDonations and Investments, Advertising Goods of Enemy origin, Agricultural Produce Cess, Air-Conditioned Travel - Calcutta/Delhi, Auxiliary Force in India- Gaurd Duties. Section B includes : Banking legislation, Barrackpore Calcutta Telephone, Bengal Agricultural Produce, Bnegal Air Raid Orders, Board of film Censors, Board of Communications, bills related to : Jute registration Act, Motor Spirit Sales, Nagpur Railway, Shops and establishment acts, smoke nuissance commission, finance, local self government, BengalPure Food, State Aid of Industries, Village Self Government, Calcutta Amendment Bill, Board of Economic Enquiry. The next section, ie, G includes : Cadets, Calcutta Barrackpore Telephone, Calcutta Electric Supply, Techinal recruits for War purposes, hospital nurses institutions, Municipal Bill, Municipal Act, Municipal Corporation, Port commission, Traffic Advisory committee, prevention of cruelty to animals, release of cargo from enemy vessels, cargo related issues, censorship regulations, Chrichton Trust, Customs Daily lists of Imports and and Exports. Section D includes : Delay in delivery of letters, depreciation, despatch of shipping documents, District Charitable Society, Double tax Relief. The section E includes : issues related to Eastern Bengal Railway, Educational scheme for European Children, issues related to Egypt, Election of Committee, Electoral issues, agendas related to European citizens, excess profits tax. Section F relates to : Finance and Accounts, forest utilisation, frustration of voyage. Section I include I : Import and export Trade Control, Import Tariff Schedule, Issues related to Income tax, Indian Accountancy board, Indian Boilers Act, Indian Electricity rules, Indian Museum, Indian production of war supplies, industry related issues. The J section includes : jetty agreements, Jute Industry. The section L includes : La Martiniere board, labour legislation, Lady Canning Memorial Fund, letters of Credit. The M section includes : Mayo Hospital governing body, Medical college Hospitals, memberships,
Title : Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1940, Vol. 1.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I_255
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I_255
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1940, Vol.1
Date(s) : 1940
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp XVI(Cntents), 2 pages wothout pagination, pp I to pp XXIII, pp 1 to pp 217, 3 pages without pagination, pp !a to pp 232.
Volume and issue number : 1940, 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, slight foxing marks.
No of Leaves : 247 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.7 x 15.7 x 3
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 23 x 15.2 x 2.1
Note on item : Handwritten notes are present in BCCI_Report_1940_Vol_I_196.
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 : 19-Nov
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.