Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.17, dated 22 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 26 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William [‎118v] (36/90)

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dari, the Warisht Court, the Regiments be reduced as they are Departments
of Administration. I desire to limit my expenses to whatever were those of the
time of Syaji Maharaja. So all shoald limit their expenses according to that.
" I have suggested to Commissioner Sahih that he would give good advice
to my Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. , and I would send them to him. lie has then agreed to that and
said, ''send them from 2 to 3 o'clock to me, so has the conversation taken place.
Then you should go to him."
The Narayen Ilao Raje said, " Why should we go there ? Sirkar is our
parents." Thereupon His Highness said, " You should go there. I am not re
ducing your expenses only, I am reducing yours with that of all others."
Narayen Rao Raje said—" nothing less will he taken than the quarter pice (of
bread) we are receiving, and if reduction is made some "third" result will ensue
(meaning a sort of increase). Then His Highness said—" Lhe expenses lay upon
the whole Raj, so yours also will be reduced with that of others."' Then
Narayen Rao Raje and Eshwant Rao Raje said,—"TheDewan Sahib was saying
that 25 per cent, will be reduced, and you say you would reduce the same as
others; you are giving people lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. and spend as you like, such being
the case, is the expense increased on our account only " ? Then His Highness
said—" that time income was very large. Therefore it was so done. Now in
come is reduced, so vours also will be reduced with that of others."
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Naryen Rao Raji said—" Mohte Maharaja (Syaji Rao) was saying as long as
the wire will remain in my wife's nose, I shall continue yours (allowance), such
being the case you still say so.
" Therefore we should understand that we are dismissed."
Then His Highness said—"I have never uttered the word dismissed, and
this will not be at my hands.
" For general expenses yours will have also to be reduced with others.
As directed by saheb you should go from 2 to 3 o'clock. He has called you.
I shall send the message as you may reply."
Esh want Rao Raje said,—" To-day my health is not good. We shall all
consult to-day and go to-morrow."
His Highness said,—" It is very good to go there."
Then Narayen Rao Raje said to Yeshwant Rao Raje " that it is not becom
ing that we should go there." Then His Highness said, " He is superior, there
fore you must go there."
Then Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Sahib said to His Highness to "make a settlement about his
jaghire." His Highness replied that " whatever is to be done will be done
with sahib's advice. So you have to go there."
On Margrish Soodh 12th (Sunday)* His Highness had been to the Race
■ 20th December 1874 Course, when Naraycnji Eajay Pandhray came
there and had the following conversation with His
Highness :—
His Highness asked the Pandhray why he had come there, and what he
had to say. He replied that " His Highness should call all the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. and
make an amicable settlement with them and not to allow them to go to the
camp." W r hereupon His Highness asked him, in what way the amicable set
tlement should be made ? When the said Pandhray replied " that His Highness
should call them, and say that he would not make any reduction." Upon this
His Highness said that "as there is a shortness in the income and increase
in the expenditure, I have curtailed my own expenses; and so every ones
(nemnook) ought to be curtailed. The said Pandhray Rajay thereupon said,
we shall not take anything less; and upon our going to the sahib, we will
clearly state to that effect; and by all of us going unitedly to the sahib, it
would not look proper. Therefore it would be much better to arrive at a good
understanding here. " Whereupon His Highness asked what was to be done
with the increased expenses ? You may, if you like, come to that Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , and see
the increased expenses." Thereupon the Pandhray replied, " that they would not
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