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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [102v] (209/502)
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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32
SCHEDULE No.
Complaints of BarodaSubjects.
44
Kemarks^
'My brother Khunderao and I have the following persons depej,
dent upon us : our mother and 2 step mothers, our two wives J
children, a step-sister, 3children of a step-brother who'ij
deceased, a maternal aunt, 2 maternal uncles, one wife, and four
children, 10 domestic dependents. We have no horse or other
means of conveyance. I and my brother have already com
menced the study of English and we ask for the means of
obtaining a proper education. My brother is about 21 years
of age. We are in debt to the extent of about fifteen thou,
sand
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
contracted during my father's time and since, to
defray funeral expenses and my brother's marriage. My
father used to visit at the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, and the Resident used
to arrange his affairs, but we have been prohibited from com
ing, and pray that this prohibition may be removed."
Before me,
(Signed) R. PHAYRE,
Resident.
24th November 187S.
The facts of this case are briefly as follows r—
Case of Kassiram Ambaram, of Sidhpurln the year 1869-70 the petitioner, Kassiram Amharam, put-
under Put tun.
chased from some Pahlunpur merchants a quantity of
coins which a Kolee Thakurda named Anda Sundraof M(
in the Puttun District had found in his field. This fact
having reached the ears of 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).
officials in Puttun, the
the petitioner, Kassiram Ambaram, was seized, his house was
placed under attachment, and his own property, consisting ofj
gold and siever ornaments to the value of Rs. 1,200 and cast
to the value of Rs. 648, was taken away. Anda Sundra and
his wife were also seized^ and both of them were severely flog
ged to extort confession from them regarding the disposal of the
coins. Petitioner states that both Anda Sundra and his wife
were confined and that they both died in confinement. Their
deaths he attributes to the ill-treatment which they received
in prison. The petitioner himself states that he was in con
finement for nearly a year and was then released on bail.
After being released the petitioner was requested to pay a.
sum of Rs. 1,835 on account of the coins purchased by him
from Pahlunpur merchants, although he had paid this sum
hond fide for the coins in question, and although his own pro
perty as above stated had been attached and made away with
by 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).
officials.
The facts of this case were brought to the notice of 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).
by Resident's Yad No. 1880 of August 14th, 1873, forwarding
the petition of Kashiram Ambaram.
The reply of 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).
, No. 1882 of September 8th ; is as
follows :—
l/Vith regard to this case the petitioner having complainsd ^
us, the case was sent for from the Wahiwatdar and was j
inquired into. In the meantime, owing to the absence oft 6
petitioner, the matter remained undisposed of. The petition
having now appeared the case was looked to in his present
and an order has been sent by the Kamdar to the Wahiwataar
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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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