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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [113v] (231/502)
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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64
SCHEDULE No.
Complaints of Baroda Subjects.
E emaeks.
ence between the assessment actually realized and that whicli
my husband used to pay. This difference amounted to about
Rs. 75 annually. To recover this amount mohsuls were
posed od me. I was imprisoned—I had to sell my cattle—and
thus with great difficulty I paid the Government demand.
About 2 years ago I filed a razinama on stamped paper in
Sooba's Office at Nowsari. Notwithstanding this, the assess
ment was levied from me.
I pray that my razinama may be accepted, and the amount
illegally levied may be refunded.
(Signed) R. PHAYRE,
Resident.
Bavoda, 21 si December 1873.
»
9. Bai Russool, widow of Asmal Isubjee, of Wurriow,
states the circumstances of her grievance as follows :—
My husband died ten years ago. He cultivated 18 bigas of
land. I do not know whether he gave a lease or not. There
was no outstanding balance against him when he died. I
offered to resign the land, but the Wywutdar, Data Govind,
refused to allow me to do so; thus I had no alternative but to
continue in occupation of the land. I paid the assessment up to
Su ™J ut the produce of the land was not sufficient to pay
the assessment, and each year I had to incur a loss of from 50
to 75
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. To pay this amount I had to sell my ornaments,,
cattle, &c. In order to make me pay, I have been put in the
cage^ and have been much ill-treated Mohsuls were also
imposed on me. In s ^ ln j J ut I did not cultivate the
land at all—I expressed my inability to do so to Data
Govindjee. 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).
then let the land themselves to some
one else^ but held me liable, for the difference between the
rate at which the land was so let and the rate at which the
assessment used to be realized from my husband and myself.
For the years Sumvut 1926,1927^ and 1928,1 had to pay about
Us. 800. This amount was levied from me by the forcible
modes above specified. To pay this assessment I had to
mortgage the land I hold in the Surat Zillah.
I pray that my razinama may be accepted, and that the
amount illegally levied may be refunded.
(Signed) R. PHAYRE,
Resident,
Baroda, 21st December 1873.
10. Bai Yama, widow, of Amaljee Suleman^ of Wuriow,
states the circumstances of her grievance as follows :—
My husband died about four years ago. He cultivated 4 bigas
of khalsa land. There was no outsanding balance against him
at the time of his death. My husband returned from a
voyage to my town in Sl ™ and was by imprisonment
forced to accept the said land for cultivation. When my
husband died, I went with a razinama to the Kutcherry; the
Karkoon, Nagurdass, refused to accept it, so I left the paper
in the Kutcherry, and deserting Wurriow went to Rander.
| Notwithstanding this_, I was held responsible for the assess-
1 ment Pressure was placed on my husband's security^ Ahmed
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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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