Circular N. 4291 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎33r] (11/24)

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Collectftr agrees in many of the remarks made by the Collector of Sholapore, and is
of opinion that Collectors and their Assistants are much less guided by their Native
offieials than Mr. Goldfinch imagines. The Collector of Rutnagherry has always kept
by him a list of his establishment, and has endeavoured, as much as possible, to make
himself acquainted even with the lowest grades of Karkoons, and when vacancies occur,
carries out the system of seniority Mr. Goldfinch proposes to introduce. By the permis
sion of his successor, deputed Assistants have power to promote all Karkoons on the
establishments under their control who draw a smaller salary than Rs. 25 per mensem,
which the Collector considers must induce Assistants to make themselves acquainted with
the Karkoons in the Mamlutdars' and Mahalkurries' Cutcherries. As to consulting a
Dufturdar or a Mamlutdar, the Collector sees no objection to such a measure, where he
wishes to learn something of the qualifications of persons who have served under them,
but doubts much any Collector invariably depending upon them, or taking their opinions
on the occurrence of every vacancy. The Collector thinks there would be much incon
venience in carrying out the measure also, as it would make such continual changes in
the Mamlutdar's Cutcherry : those on the lowest pay generally get promotion as
vacancies occur in the establishment in which they are employed, the higher grades
only being transferred as situations fall vacant. Stamp Venders and Tulatees in this
Collectorate are always happy to change, but nine rupee Karkoons would object to get
increase of pay by taking either of these situations. Not many Karkoons would wil
lingly move from a ten rupee appointment in any other part of the Collectorate to take a
twelve rupee one at Bankote; and all Karkoons would prefer being at a Soobha Station
rather than in a Mahal, where there are few to perform the duties. If seniority is to be
the system, the Collector of Rutnagherry thinks the whole of the Collector's department
should be thrown open to the measure, and that it should not be restricted to Mamlut
dars' and Mahalkurries' Cutcherries. The examination candidates are called on to pass
should fit them for any situations under Rs. 25, whether it is in the Chitnees' Duftur, or
other office.
(Signed) G. COLES,
Collector.
Rutnagherry, Collector s Office, 2Ath April 1851.
No. 1091 of 1851.
The Acting Collector of Poona has the honour to state, that the result of much
attention which he has given for a good many years past to the subject now under
consideration in these papers could not be more forcibly presented to view than by the
Report written by the Collector of Sholapore above appended. There is not a word in
that Report in which the Acting Collector of Poona does not fully concur, and with a
profound sense of the .enormous mischief occasioned by bad appointments, he conceives
that the extension in the present instance of that part of our system which consists in
the enactment on every subject of Rules to fetter the action of the responsible executive
officers of the Government would, in his humble opinion, be highly unadvisable.
(Signed) G. B. S. KARR,
Acting Collector.
Poona, Collector s Office, Camp Raj poor, ls£ May 1851.