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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [17r] (38/502)
The record is made up of 1 volume (249 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1873-14 Feb 1874. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The present rates are stated to be Babja^ai.^s^^ ,^4 ^Q fpr S^eid^rf ^d
Bargirs respectively in the Reformed Troops, and Bal)asai Es. 29 and 8 similarly
in the remainder of the Force. ,„ f ,, t . /
The necessity for an increase being made to the latter rates is strongly urged
by every officer who has written on the subject, though Colonel Walker, the Su
perintendent of the Kattywar Force, states that he does not consider that, such
is absolutely needed at the present moment. As, however, British Es. S^Sfper
mensem is the ordinary rate paid by most, if not all, of the Kattywar State^nich
maintain Sowars of a very low standard, it appears tons that Es. 23-9-0, which
is the equivalent in British currency of Babasai lis. 29, is certainly less than the j
Contingent should receive.
On a full consideration of the present circumstances of the Force, and the
changes it is proposed to introduce into it—some of which will involve addition
al expense to the men—we are of opinion that the pay of each
Sowar
In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman.
and Bargir
should be British Rs. 29 and 9 respectively per mensem. These rates are a
little in excess of those now in force for the Reformed Troops and ought to suffice.
The pay of the officers and others should
0 , , p "re ^ inn be in proportion to that fixed for the men,
Subadar «s. 76 to 100. i r r u . ,, > ' • . i •
Jemadar ... 40 and we would suggest the rates noted m
Havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
36 the margin as suitable.
Naik 32 (2). As already stated, the present
Na^cW ^^ ** 29 arrangements for the regular monthly
Naobatti ... 29 payment of the Contingent appear to be
Trumpeter 29 generally fair and efficient. It will,
however, be necessary under the proposed
system, if adopted, that the pay of all Silledars and Bargirs in a company shall be
disbursed in presence of the Commandant, who shall certify to the same m the
Acquittance Roll of the company. -i
The Commission is further of opinion that the pay of the Gontingent should
be issued in the British currency, which alone will secure the men from inconve
nience and loss from exchange. c
The necessary arrangements for the payment of the Force might be made
through the British Local Treasuries where it is employed, or through Native
Bankers, as is the common practice in the case of many British Local Corps, ^
III.— -Arms and Accoutrements.
The uniform, arms, and equipments generally of the Reformed Risalas appear
to be suitable, and should, in the opinion of the Commission, be adopted for the
whole Force.
The Arms consist of swords and carbines, and it might be desirable to add
a spear in the case of a certain proportion of the Force. The carbines should be
provided by the State, as also the ammunition—service and practice—required
for them.
The Horse Equipments should be all of the same description and pattern, but
it is quite unnecessary that they or the uniform and accoutrements should be of a
costly character.
51. With regard to the details of discipline and the enforcements of sub
ordination in the Contingent, the existing arrangements for the control of the
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Report of the Baroda Enquiry Commission on the administration of the government of Malharrao, Gaekwar of Baroda. The Commission comprised Richard John Meade (President), Edward William Ravenscroft, Mumtazul Dowlah Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Faiz Ali Khan, Colonel Alfred Thomas Etheridge and Thomas Duncan Mackenzie (Secretary).
The report comprises a letter from the members of the Baroda Enquiry Commission to the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department presenting their report on the results of the proceedings and submitting copies of correspondence, reports and statements relative to the enquiry (ff 5-19):
Appendix A, Part I
- Schedules I-III: Complaints and grievances against the Gaekwar's Government from individuals and groups (ff 21-78).
- Appendix B, Schedules I-III: Cases of complaint and grievance which the commission did not look into during the enquiry (ff 79-81).
- Appendix C: Letter from Colonel Richard John Meade, President, Special Commission of Enquiry on Baroda Affairs, to Colonel Robert Phayre, Resident at Baroda, 1 November 1873 (ff 82-83).
- Appendix D: Translation of an amended notice issued by the Resident to complainants desirous of appearing before the Baroda Enquiry Commission (ff 84-85).
- Appendix E: Schedules presented to the Commission along with Colonel Phayre's introductory statement regarding them. (ff 86-131).
- Appendix F: Letter No. 1128 of 1873 from Colonel Phayre to the President, Baroda Commission regarding the cases already submitted to the Commission, the List of undisposed petitions to be attended to by the Resident which could be used as additional cases if required and the statements that he had yet to make on cases under enquiry by the Commission (ff 132-133).
- Appendix G, Schedule I: Statements from witnesses with cross examination statements from the 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). on behalf of the Gaekwar and statements from the Resident as to the accuracy of the information provided (ff 134-229).
Appendix Part II (ff 231-245)
- Letter from James Braithwaite Peile, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kattywar [Kathiawar] to T D Mackenzie, Secretary, Baroda Commission, 13 December 1873 regarding papers requested by the Commission and informing them that the outstanding paper will be forwarded as soon as they are received. Enclosed with the letter are a memorandum from Peile for reconstitution of His Highness the Gaekwar's Contingent in Kattywar, 13 December 1873 and Rule for the guidance of the Officers and Kamdars appointed to the Contingent of Horse of His Highness the Gaekwar, serving in the various Tributary Mahals according to treaty.
- Letter from Peile to Mackenzie, 6 January 1874, forwarding a report and returns received from Colonel Walker, Superintendent to the Gaekwar's Contingent in Kattywar and stating that he does not concur with the Colonel's opinion. Enclosed with this letter is a letter from Colonel Chamberlen William Walker, 30 December 1873, providing the information on the Contingent requested by the Commission and enclosing an extract of the Contingents annual report for 1871 and a statement of the men within the Contingent on duty under officials paid by Talukdars etc, 06 March 1872.
- Letters from John Whaley Watson, Acting Political Superintendent Pahlanpur [Palanpur], Captain Henry Nicholas Reeves, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Rewa Kanta [Rewa Kantha] and Major Philip Harrison Le Geyt, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Mahi Kanta [Mahi Kantha] to the secretary of the Baroda Commission 19 December 1873 to 9 January 1874 reporting on the Gaekwar's contingents serving within their districts and commenting on numbers of men, pay and conditions. The letters all refer to enclosed returns, but only the return for Mahi Kanta is included in the report.
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Foliation: the main sequence of foliation consists of a small pencil number in the top front right hand corner of each folio enclosed in a circle.
There is also an original sequence of foliation which consists of larger pencil numbers also in the top front right hand corner of folios, however the sequence is not consistent and some of the numbers may be filing references rather than foliation numbers.
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