Volume 2

Materials towards a statistical account of the town and island of Bombay in three volumes.

  • Bombay Presidency
Date:
1893-1894
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Credit: Materials towards a statistical account of the town and island of Bombay in three volumes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Trade. Kdrwdr Rice, 1077. Grain Stores, 1083. [Historical 18 BOMBAY TOWN have now laden on the Malabar Coaster 854 parcels whose contents and cost please to read in the enclosed invoice, which give our factory credit for ; the rest shall be sent you per the Good Neighbour a few davs hence.^ «/ 111 their letter of the 28th March 1677 the Karwdr Chief and factors write to Bombay : We have laden on the Phmiix 371 parcels of rice for the use of your garrison, being thereunto enordered by the President and Council. Regarding the rice supply received from Kdrwar the Surat President and Council on the 26th April 1677 write to Bombay: We take notice of the 1407 bales of rice the Good Neighbour hath brought you from Karwdr; the freight of what rice she should bring thence we long since concluded at Rs. 10 the Surat khandi.^ On the 2nd July 1677 the Bombay Council write to Surat: We have calculated the freight of the Good, Neighbours rice from Mangalor, she bringing 140 bales, which according to the rate the Malabar Coaster held out, makes 1423^ phards, which at 8 phards to the Bombay khandi, rice being never weighed here but measured by the phara is 177 cwt. and 74 phards equal to 2669 Surat mans. This at 22 mds. to the Jclumdi makes cwt. 121 and mds. 7 Surat. At Rs. 10 per khandi the total is Rs. 1213-0-36, which please to pay the owners of the Good Neighbour and pass it to the island^s debt.^ Regarding storehouses, on the 16th November 1683 the Court of Directors write : We hope you are well supplied Avith storehouses for paddy rice and other provisions. We have ordered our President in Council to take care always to lay in such stores there that may be a security to our island and raise some profit to the Company towards the excessive charge they have been at in bringing the island to what it is.^ In a letter to the Surat President and Council, the 7th April 1684, the Court resume: Care must be taken concerning the workmen employed in building any granaries that shall be wanting for preserving the store of rice and paddy Ave have now appointed to be constantly kept at Bombay. M hich fabric we think may best be built five or six storeys high, 27 or 28 feet Avide from outside to outside,, each story to be 6^ feet in depth, and a post under the middle of every girder perpendicular one over another from a stone basis from the^ ground, and another right over that to the garret (floor), Avithout j Avhich supports no girder of any reasonable scantlings Avill bear aty| such a length. For the situation, they should be placed as near as youit can out of gunshot of any enemy you may have in the road. Orderrj and uniformity in buildings enhance not the price, and yet are moreq useful and comely. This we recommend to your contrivance. Wei think a granary on four collateral sides of a square yard or quadrangle,•] * Surat Fact. Out. L. B. 3 of 1677 -1700, 27. 2 Surat Fact. Out. L. B. 3 of 1677 - 1700, 30. 3 Surat Fact. Out. L. B. 3 of 1677 -1700, 31. Forrest’s Home Series, I. 113. ^ Sec. Out. L. B. 4 of 1677 - 1787, 39. ® Court to Bombay I6tli Nov. 168.3, Pub, Hep. Court’s L. Vol, 1 of 1681 - 1685, 59.