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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [157r] (318/502)
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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31
Dada, Revenue Commissioner, demanded my village of Sarsaoli as well. This I
would not agree to; Malharrao handed the case over to Balvantrao Raholkar,
and he coming to my grandmother made her give up Sarsaoli, my garden and
bungalow in Baroda, and promise three
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
as the Nazarana. I did
not agree to this, and all that I have been allowed to retain is my pagah of one
hundred horse and personal allowance of Rs. 12,000. I have been deprived of
everything else. The two Dumala villages were taken up by Khanderao
Gaekwar when he took up the rest of the Dumala villages in the district. 1
am willing to give a Nazarana such as is usually given by people in my position,
but not the excessive sum which has been asked. I cannot say exactly how
much I am willing to give.
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).
reserve their remarks on this case till the 22nd instant.
Reply of the Durhar ;—The adoption was recognised by the Government,
and at the time of sanctioning it we gave him what we chose to give.
37. B abaji K asirao D humsi states ;—My father died in Sanvat 1901
{a.d. 1844,) and having no son of his own adopted me with the consent of Seiaji-
rao Gaekwar. I received no " poshak," but the Bakshi and the Silledars came
to my house to eat pansopari as is customary- The establishment which I in
herited from my father was six horses with an allowance of Rs. 161 monthly,
and I retained this from 1844 till last March, when being away at Sadra and serv
ing with the contingent there, I heard that my cousin Ramchandar Appa
Dhumse had given a Nazarana of Rs. 4 ,000 to the State, through the present
Dewan Khanvelkar with a personal Nazarana of Rs. 500 to the latter, and
that my tahinat had been transferred to him. I at once came to Baroda and was
told by the Nana Sahib himself, when I went to him, that if I chose to give him
a " Nazarana" of Rs. 5,000, I should get my charge back. I refused to do
this, and Ramchandar still has possession of it. I told the Pandare Sardars
what had happened to me. The whole of the horses were my private property.
Two of the horses had died some months before and the value of the remaining
four was about Rs. 400.
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 remarks that the transfer was made as stated, but he is
not prepared to-day to reply to the allegation about the Nazarana.
lieply of the Durhar :—The amount of Nazarana received by the State was
Rs. 2,000 and not Rs. 4,000 as alleged. The personal Nazarana of Rs. 500 to
the Dewan we deny altoget 1
38. B hagvantrao G opalrao jladav states :—Seiajirao Gaekwar on the
occasion of his marriage gave my father a personal allowance of Rs. 500 annually.
This was subsequently increased to Rs. 1,000 in Sanvat 1911 ( a.d . 1854) by
Ganpatrao, who further gave me at the same time an allowance of Rs. 1,000 and
a house in Baroda to my father. Both our allowances were in Sanvat 1916
(a.d . 1859) raised by Khanderao to Rs. 1,800 in consequence of our being smart
soldiers. In Sanvat 1923 ( a.d . 1866) my father died, and his allowance was re
sumed by Khanderao. Mine continued till Khanderao s death when Malharrao
at once stopped the allowance and took my house, on the ground that I was a
favourite of Khanderao.
I have been offered Rs. 327 annually from the Government, but refuse to
take it as I consider I am entitled to my old allowances of Rs. 1,800.
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 remarks that the Maharaj considered this man to be of
bad character and stopped his allowance accordingly.
The witness produces a Sanad in support of his statement about the gift of
the house. It shows that it was given to his father and heirs for ever, and is
acknowledged by the Gaekwar's Agents to be genuine.
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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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