Report of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries for the year 1941, Vol. 1., BCCI_Report_1941_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 1941. 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 Other sections included are : General - the Associated Chambers of Commerce, The War section includes : The National Service, Auxiliary forces, deduction of Income tax, Government Returns, National Service Ordinance, War injuries and risks Ordinance, Issues related to A.R.P, Defence of India Rules, Lighting restrictions, control over Import and Export, Recruitment for Ordinance factories, Petrol Rationing, Iron and Steel marker, The Telephone service in Calcutta, paper shortage. The political and Constitutional section includes : Indo-Burma Order, proposed enlargement of Civil appelate, bar of high court jurisdiction, Indian Legislative Assmebly. The Law and Legislation section includes : Indian Income tax Act - various issues, excess profits and double taxation, The Indian Companies rules, Trade mark Acts, Indian Electricity rules, Bengal Finance Act, The bengal Agricultural income tax, pure food bill, The Bengal Money Lenders' Act. The Customs section includes : protection of Indian tin manufacturing industry, import cargo. The Marine section includes : Indian Merchant shipping rule, proposed establishment of Home for sea men. The Posts and Telegraph section includes : delay in trans mission of foreign telegram, telegram to Great Britain. The Railwayssection include : shortage of Wagon supplies, upcountry surveys, revision of railway time tables. The Finance section includes : cancellation of fare transfer stamps, silver coinage. The Industrial section forms- The Factories Act, The bengal factories rules, labour legislation, Utilisation of Industrial researches. The Municipal Corpoation includes Extension of Calcutta, traffic control in businees journal, traffic regulations. The Miscellaneous section includes : working on the future of Jute, indian Stores Department, Appointment in the Dacca University, Ross Institute of Tropical Hygeine. The Other sections included are : The other section 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 1941, Vol. 1.
Reference Number : BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I
Digital file name(s)(.pdf) : BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I.pdf
Digital file name(s) tiff : BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I_225
Digital file name(s) jpeg : BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I_001 to BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I_225
Digital folder name : BCCI_Report_1941_Vol_I
Ancillary Title : nil
Volume and issue number : 1941, Vol. 1
Date(s) : 1941
Extent (Pagination) : pp I to pp XIII (Contents), 3 pages without pagination, pp 1 to pp 231, 3 pages without pagination, pp 1a to pp 160a.
Volume and issue number : 1941, 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, worm eaten, presence of slight foxing marks.
No of Leaves : 217 + 4 binding pages + cover + spine
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] With cover : 23.9 x 15.2 x 2.9
Dimensions (LxBxW)[in centimeters] Without cover : 22.8 x 14.7 x 1.9
Note on item : The spine of the document has come loose.
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 : 21-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.