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
