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 BANGALORE CITY AND CANTONMENT largest

the Bangalore Bank, established in 1868 with a capital of

is

£70,000. Administration

.

—The

boards, one

distinct

municipality

for the

both under one president.

pet.,

of Bangalore

and one

The members

of Commissioners nominated by

for

consists

following tables

of two

the cantonments, but

of the two boards consist

Government

to represent the interests

of the several wards or divisions, together with eleven ex

The

?r

officio

show the municipal balance-sheet

members.

for the year

1880-81

Receipts of the Bangalore City and Cantonment Municipalities for 1880-81. Pet

Octroi on tobacco, betel-leaf, and areca-nut,

Tax on Tax on

.


 * ^436 o

699

buildings and lands,

..... ..... ....

professions and trades,

Rents, Fines,

Miscellaneous, Total,

17

4531 2359 623 66

525

2528


 * ^5993


 * Ci 4,467

1912

.

....

Cantonments.

.


 * ^2I94

646

•

Expenditure of the Bangalore City and Cantonment Municipalities for 1880-81.

.... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ....

Collection,

Head

Pet .

office charges.

Public works, Police,

Conser’ancy,

Road-watering, Lighting,

Miscellaneous,

Water supply, Registration and

sanitary charges.

Total,

The

total

•

.

Cantonments.


 * ^ 4 S 7

^£1154

493 1239 1820

890 4880 2010

958 6 226

2059

350 220

870 80

64

513

^^5863


 * £i 3.324

103

765

income of the two municipal boards in 1880-81 amounted an average of 2s. y^d. per head of the population,

to _;jC2o,46o, or

In the year 1881, the total strength 155,807, within municipal limits. of the municipal police force was 297 officers and men, maintained at an aggregate cost of ^^7448, of which ^3806 was paid from municipal

These figures show i policeman to every 525 of the populaand a charge upon the taxpayer of iijd. per head. In the same

sources. tion,

year, the military force stationed

cavalry,

and

i

in

the cantonments consisted of

and 2 field batteries regiment of European infantry

battery of horse artillery,





i

i

regiment of European

4 companies of sappers