Baroda Administration Report 1927-28 (1st August 1927 to 31st July 1928)

The improvement of cotton—one of the main item5 in the work of the Agricultural department received increazed attention : the area under the improved strainiv 916 type in the Baroda district extended and the enforcement of the Cotton Transport Act brought about a rapid elimination of inferior varieties of cotton in the Naysari district. [...] The Minister exercised general supervision over the administration with the help of the Naib Dewans while he personally administered the affairs of the Political Office :which dealt with questions connected with the relation of the State with the British Government and the other Indian States.4 Shrimant Dewan Bahadur Ganpatrao Gaekwad Bar-aLaw worked as Naib Dewan and First Councillor upto 3 [...] 24/9 dated 17-12-27 the Chief Secretary is to be present at all meetings of the Council to take note of the proceedings and to see that the Council proceedings as well as the orders and opinions and the resolutions prepared in the section correctly represent the view of the Council. [...] During the year the Committee held auctions in 66 cases and the bulk of the work related Work done by the to the requirements of Military Public Auction Committee. [...] The next morning His Highness drove to Sobhasan Mewad and Linch three villages affected by the floods in the Mehsana taluka where he made thorough enquiries regarding the extent of damage the adequacy of the relief measures adopted the result of Compulsory Education and operation of the Prevetion of Child Marriage Act and people's further needs and listened to the requests of the people