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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [149r] (302/502)
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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Mir Jafir Ali fell ill at Surat and at once Khunderao confiscated my two Jagir vil
lages and all the establisliment as above belonging 1 to me, and transferred my
sow ars who were at Amreli into the contingent. Two villages which had been bought
tiom my private means were given over to Mir Bakr Ali. Mir Jafir Ali complain
ed about this false telegram and the proceeding consequent thereupon to the Gov-
emor in Bombay, the Gaekwar in Baroda and the Resident, but no encjuiry was
instituted into the matter. The Gaekwar sent a copy of what he had done to
Mil •lafh Ali in Surat, who protested against it, and promised to attend at
Baioda as soon as he was sufficiently well to do so j but he died. On his death
1863 Bakr Ali threatened and terrified his wife and my mother, and took
^ everything into his own possession, and there it remained till
Khanderao s death two years ago. Since Malharrao's accession in 1872, the village
of Gotia was restored to me but nothing else. For the last eight years I have been
living on money borrowed from bankers, because my establishment and allow
ances have been stopped. I represented to Malharrao two years ago, that 1 have
suffered loss-to the extent of a
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, but all that he has done for me is
to restore my villaga of Gotia. I am now one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in debt, and I have also
sold family jewels to the value of another
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, and with the money so obtained
I have kept myself alive. My present complaint against Malharrao is that he
has not restored to me the establishment and emoluments of which I was depriv
ed by Khanderao. All the sanads, papers, certificates and records relating to me
and my property are in the possession of Mir Bakr Ali, who has left Surat and
goes to Gwalior, Bombay, and other places. My grandfather gave security to
Ganpatrao Maharaj, for the good conduct of the father of one Badhan Mia
and Dosa Mia. These men have lately come to me, and begged that I should
become responsible to the Gaekwar for them as my grandfather was before me.
Cross-examined by the G abkwae's Agen — I have refused to take my chits
for payment for the two years 1927 ( a.d . 1870) and 1928 ( a.d . 1871) because my
establishment has been so reduoed. The reductions so made were my two vil
lages, Mareli and Bameli (Jaghir), and Bs. 5,000 or Rs. 6,000 on account of sowars.
Badhan Mia wanted my assurance that he should not be molested or hurt by the
Gaekwar's Government in any way. I do not know if my grandfather gave
any written security to Badhan Mia ; he did to the Gaekwar's Government, in
the time of Ganpatrao Maharaj, but I do not know the year. I was to give as
surance to the Government for Dosa Mia. The Pandare, Ghorpade, and other
Sardars also gave security for him ; Dosa Mia was in jail two years ago, and our
security was given to release him from custody. I petitioned 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 few
days ago about the Sindis. 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).
replied asking in what way we were
going to be security for them, and what our business was with them. We have
not yet replied to this demand of the
Durbars
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).
, because we have not hitherto
had time to do so.
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).
Agent desires to defer further examination of this witness till
he has consulted with 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).
.
Mir Ibrahim Ali re-examined:—I have refused to take my allowances for the
last ten years on the grounds, 1st, that my establishment and emoluments had been
unjustly reduced and my villages attached ; Zncl, that lately we have heard that
the Silledars, &c., were to be reduced, so w T e greater Sardars determined to see
if by being of one mind and representing our grievances to the Government wo
could not obtain redress for all, and fearing also that we greater Sardars would
meet with the same fate eventually as the smaller men.
Note. —The deponent has given three conflicting statements in the foregoing
deposition, the fact being that he had anything but a clear notion of what he
was saying, and did not seem to know clearly what his establishment or reductions
had been.
Reply of the Durhar in S ardak's case No. 8, M ir I brahim A li—-
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).
alleges Two years ago whatever property of his w f as in 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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