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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [129v] (263/502)
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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86
SCHEDULE No. III.—
No.
Number of Claimants ; <fec.
General circumstances of each case.
Gaekwar Government a case of gross injustice which has
been done to my employers^ and which has been under repre
sentation to the Gaekwar Government for the last four years
or so. Within a week of my arrival I handed in a petition
to H. H. the Maharajah, who endorsed it with an order for the
Sir Sooba, Hariba Dada, to inquire into it. T took the Shera
to Narayenbhai, who toldme to come the next day. I went the
third day, when I was told that the matter had been referred
to the Wywutdar of Umreili. I then presented a second
petition, because the attachment had been raised in favour of
one Khetabhai Pathabhai. In reply to this an order was
received for the continuance of the attachment. This was in
the month of April last. This favourable decision was
communicated to my clients in Kattiawar. Seven days
after this the defendants in the suit petitioned for the re
moval of the attachment again; and H. H. the Maharajah hein»
sick at that time, Balvantrao Deo, one of the Judges of the
Varisht Court, took the opportunity of raising the attachment
again in favour of my opponents. Shortly afterwards I pre
sented a petition to the Maharajah representing that the
conflicting orders just referred to had been passed in this case;
in reply to this I was informed that the last decision was
confirmed. I then made a petition to the Resident repre
senting the whole case^ which was returned to me with an
endorsement that I should complain to Colonel Walker, the
Assistant Resident in charge Umreili. A petition was
accordingly made to the Assistant Resident, who requested
the Wyutdar of Umreili to send to him the papers of the
case. On this the Wywutdar requested instructions from
the Hoozoor, as to whether the papers of the case were to be
sent to Colonel Walker as desired by that officer. I was often
sent for by Hariba Gaekwar, the Sir Sooba^ who told me
that I must give a penalty bond promising to pay the sum
of Rs. 20^000 if I failed to establish my case including the
charge of bribery against Balwuntrao DeOj, and also to enter
into a personal recognizance in the sum of Rs. 2^000
for my presence. I signed the documents as requested and
the case was sent into the Civil Court of Nanajee Yeshvant.
He looked into the papers of the case, told me that my case
was just^and that he would speak to the Maharajah on the
subject, shortly afterwards Nanajee Yeshvant took me to the
Maharajah in
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).
. The Maharajah told me that I
must produce three powers of attorney from my clients
each on four-rupee stamp, instead of the half-rupee
stamp that I had produced. This was complied with
at once^ and then the case was ordered to proceed. Upon
this Bulwuntrao Deo attacked Nanajee Yeshvant about reviv
ing the case and accused him of having taken a bribe in con
nection with it. Nanajee Yeshvant retorted, and a row occurred
between the two judges^ each accusing the other of taking
bribes, and this lasted for about two hours and a half, and no
other case was tried. This is a well known fact. Next day
tne defendant put in a petition that Nanajee Yeshvant had
been bribed and expressed his unwillingness to allow the easel
to be proceeded with in his Court. On this the Maharajah re-
transferred the case to the High Court, of which the accused
balwuntrao Deo was himself a Judge. I then petitioned the
Resident and stated my unwillingness to go to theHig^ 1
Court under all the circumstances of the case. I was ex
amined by the Assistant Resident, and the Resident forwarded
my petition to 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).
. A day or two after this I waS
sent for by Apa Sahib, the son of Babajee Yeshvant^ the Sir
h ouzdar. He asked me whether I had made any petition to
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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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