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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [166r] (336/502)
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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this matter to the Petlad Mahal, and all the answer we got was that we must
pay the tax. We made no complaint to the Maharaj 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).
at Baroda.
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).
declined to cross-examine.
11. Narhar Gokalbhai, 35 years, Mattadar of Ganda, in Petlad pargana,
states :—In the Petlad people were called to Baroda to agree to a ten-
years' settlement of their revenue. They refused to pay the rates, and in
consequence of this refusal, some of us, from the 4 villages of Brahmangam,
Ganda, Jarali, and Mogri were imprisoned, and Bhavan, of Brahmangam, was
sent to sweep the roads. In consequence of this treatment we were so
frightened that we agreed to pay the assessment.
In T;'- 18G5-6 I was sent for to Sojitra to pay the Inam Commission tax. I
professed my inability to do so, and was confined in the thana of Sojitra for 3
or 4 hours till I agreed to pay. The same night the force of Horse, Foot,
made an attack on the Brahman and Bhat quarters of the village, wounded
some 15 or 20, and took 150 away to Petlad because they would not pay this
tax. Next day 2 sowars and 5 footmen came to our village and beat the Kolis
to make them pay the Inam Commission tax. In consequence of this some
200 or 250 families of Kolis left the village, and have since subsisted by rob
bery. I have represented this to the Government 12 or 15 times, but no
attention has been paid to my complaints.
In ^ I was called upon to pay, with the other Mattadars, Rs. 400, as our
share of a nazarana of Rs. 50,000 levied on Bhao Sindia's being made Dewan.
Refusing to do this, I was imprisoned in Petlad for 15 days till I consented to
pay Rs. 400, for the nazarana, and Rs. 800 for the Vahivatdar probably, as he
said he would not let us out under that sum.
In I came in with tlie other villages of P6tladto Baroda, to complain
about the increase of 2 annas in the rupee, and saw Chagabhai of Changa tied
up and beaten. In consequence of his treatment we agreed to pay.
In 2 sowars and 4 or 5 peons came to levy the Inam Commission tax
in our village, and in consequence of our refusal to pay, they took some 50 of
us, of whom I was one, to Bhagol, where they made us stand in a row touching
our toes. They kept me like this for an hour till I paid my money.
T 1923 Bhadarwa brother-in-law was anxious to marry a woman of Vis-
1872' September? J •ii J ^
rarapur. He and I bringing this woman to our village were stopped by
the Thanadar of Bhavanta, who said he would not let us pass unless we gave
him Rs. 300. We did so, and he at once sent us up to the Petlad \ahivatdar,
who demanded Rs. 500 from us as the price of his permission. We gave him
Rs. 200 and his son Rs. 350 after we had been detained in custody 8 or 10 days.
Shortly after we were released the woman ran away from us to Dabhol, in
Borsad taluka, where she has married another man. In consequence of her
running off, we have demanded our money back from the Vahivatdar ^ I1 d
Thanadar, but they have refused to have anything to say to us. we have
petitioned the Sir Subha and have got back Rs. 375, but the balance we bave
been unable to recover.
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).
Agents reserve cross -examination.
12. Trikam Padji, 40 years, Mattadar of Awakhal, in Sinor pargana,
states:—In ^,£^7 the Vahivatdar of Sinor, Vishnu Sudaseo, came to my
village to realize the gadi nazarana. He had Karkuns and
Sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
with
and demanded Rs. 8,500 as our share of gadi nazarana. We said we could
not pay the sum even if he took all we had down to our food. He therefore
arrested the whole of the villagers, and had the hands of some 25 men tied
together. I was not one of these. I was in custody. They were made to
stoop, and 3 beams of wood were placed on their backs. Four men being
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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.
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