'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [106v] (217/502)
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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SCHEDULE 11.—continued.
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Case of Meroo Gudoo, Jeysing Jaro, and
Futteysing Bhajee, of the Kolee caste
orderlies of the late Maharajah Khunde-
Case of Gunputrao bin Gungajee Goojur.
I and Gungabai are left destitute with the exception of ouri
inam village at Nasik. Of this village 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).
is tryW
to dispossess us by causing suits to be filed against us. I p ra y
that our stridhun may be restored to us according to Hindoo
Law, and that justice may be done.
The petitioners have made the following statement of their
case :—
We were followers of the late Maharajah Khunderao, and were
employed as orderlies in his personal service, on salaries of
Es. 9 per mensem. We have served for three months with
the present Maharajah. We were dismissed from our employ
ment under the following circumstances:—About three months
after the late Maharajah died, we were sent for by Bapoo Saheb
and Sudasew, Karkoon of Venkutrao Master, and were sum
moned to the Fouzdaree. Bulvuntrao Eshvimt was then
Fouzdar, but he asked us no questions ; he told us to go to
Sudasew. Dowlutram_, Fouzdaree Karkoon, was with Sudasew;
and these two persons questioned us regarding an alleged
conspiracy against the life of the present Maharajah by Bhow
Scindia, Moonshee Hubeeboola, and Jumnabae Ranee.
We were told that if we would confess that we were instigated
by these three persons to attempt the life of the Maharajah,
we should receive no harm whatever, and should receive
Rs. 500 a piece. We all three replied that we knew nothing
about the matter and would not say what they desired. We
were kept in the Fouzdaree in imprisonment for about two
months, and were questioned at intervals, and a confession
was attempted to be extorted from us. As we refused to give
the required confession, we were sent from the Fouzdaree
and were placed in three separate police guards. We were
each of us fined Rs. 500. These fines we have each of us
paid. We have since been left destitute and have lost our
employment in the Government service. We were old
servants ofthe. State, and pray that we may be re-instated, and
that our fines may be remitted us as we have committed no
fault."
The following statement has been made by the petitioner:—
I have been in the Gaekwar's service for 30 years. Soon after
the late Maharajah Khunderao's deaths I was imprisoned with
several others on a charge of setting fire to the Havelee. The
charge is utterly false. I was arrested at night-time, and the
next morning sent off to jail and heavily ironed. The same
day Jossood Sugujee, Patel's son, came to me and said that if
I gave evidence charging Mulharba Shelkee, Gunnoo Wagh,
and Kooshaba Chutrivalla with the offence of setting fire to
the Havelee, I should be released. I refused to make such
a false admission. Two days subsequently Narayenrao Mon-
ghay, Fouzdar, came to the jail and desired me to make an
admission as above. On my refusing to do so, the Fouzdar
replied that I would have to remain in prison till my death.
A week subsequently Dowlutram, Fouzdaree Karkoon^ again
came to jail, and again attempted to extort an admission froifl
me as above, but without success. No trial took place and
no proceedings were recorded in my presence. I have been
confined for nearly three years and was only released on the
occasion of the last eclipse of the moon.
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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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