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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    *, AND ISLAND. 21 thereof at the rate of Xeraphins 34 per 7aada, thereby to supply their necessities and to reduce to that rate that commodity from its present price of 88 Xeraphins per muda} Bombay Government Consultation, 25th January 1724: The Governor and Council of St. Helenadiaving* requested of us in their letter of the 10 th June last a supply of rice and wheat by every returning ship from hence to Europe, agreed that Bengal rice being so low as Bs. 1| thepa/ca man, we purchase 100 bags and lay it on the Hanover^ But whereas the new crop of wheat is not yet come in, resolved that we wait another opportunity to send them some thereof.^ Bombay Government Consultation, 26th October 1724: Our granaries being low and batty as yet coming in but very leisurely, in some measure to provide against accidents it is agreed that we consign on the Green (bound for) Mangalor Bs. 4000 to be invested in rice and laden on the Victoria hither so soon as she may be spared from Kdrwar.^ Bombay Government Consultation, 29th November 1728 : From an examination of the people on board the two boats of batty brought on the 22nd instant by the Dolphin cruizer, it appearing that the batty belonged to the Angria and was carrying to Cundry (Kenery), and the boats though belonging to this island, yet being freighted by one of Angria^ s agents on pretence, as the proprietors say, to bring wood to the island, and having reason to believe that such practices have been too frequent; it is agreed for example's sake that the boats as well as the batty be confiscated as prizes for the benefit of the captors, the value being about Bs. 600.^ Bombay Government Consultation, 13th September 1734: There ; being a prospect of a fine crop of batty, and sundry of our inhabitants ! representing that they have a considerable quantity ot‘ the old batty in warehouse, which they shall suffer in the sale of if we do not permit r them to export part thereof, it is agreed that they be allowed to Y export till further orders.^ Bombay Government Consultation, 27th September 1734: Our ): Portuguese neighbours not permitting any batty to be exported from I their territory as they appreliended it will be wanted for the supplying ' of Goa through their disputes with the Kdnarese and as thereby we a shall be deprived of the quantity usually received from thence, it is ] agreed that we put a stop to the exportation of grain from hence to V. prevent the price rising too exorbitantly on our poor inhabitants.® Bombay Government Consultation, 19th November 1736: The ^warehouse-keeper acquaints the Board that though it had been 13 customary heretofore to receive only ten phards of rice for every muda of batty, he had prevailed upon the people who follow that occupation, to engage to deliver into the Company's warehouse ten phards and * ^ Sec. Out. L. B. 7 of 1699-1702, 165. From 5th May 1702, Mr. Francis Forbes was I the warehouse-keeper. Ditto, 62A. “ Tub. Diary 2 of 1724, 16. Forrest’s Home Series, II. 34. Pub. Diary 2 of 1724, 136. 4 Pub. Diary 3 of 1727-28, 231. Pub, Diary 7 of 1734, 157 • 158. «Pub. Diary 7 of 1734, 170. Chapter II. Trade. Rice to St. Helena, 1724. Mangalor Rice, 1724. Boats Confiscated, 1728. Export of Batty Allowed, 1734. Export of Batty Prohibited, 1734. Proportion of Rice to Batty, 1736.