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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [181v] (367/502)
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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4. Statement of accused No. 3 Vithoba bin Babaji Nikam, taken before
Balvantrao Bshvant, but does not bear his signature. It is dated Falgun vad
4 th Tuesday, Svt, 1929. The accused stales:—He is not awate of the cause
of Tatiaba's' death. He only knew yesterday (Monday) that Tatiaba had
died. He knows nothing about the preparation of the " shrikhand," or whe
ther any poison was administered to Tatiaba.
Further statement of the same accused, taken before the same officer,
the same day, but does not bear his signature. The above statement is not
true, but what he now states is true. Some 4 or 5 days ago, the accused Dajiba
Kamati, Gham; Sawat, and Lakshman were sitting on a terrace and thought
of poisoning Tatiaba. Accordingly on Sunday last, accused Dajiba prepared
the "shrikhand," and mixed with it powder of arsenic. Dajiba gave this to
Tatiaba to eat, and the latter ate it. He is not aware from what place Dajiba
brought the arsenic. The reason of doing all this was that Dajiba expected
to get Tatiaba's place, and Daji also mentioned that even if the accused
Raghu got Tatiaba's place, he (accused Vithu) would be provided with a
situation.
Further statement of the same accused, taken the same day, but does
not bear the signature of Balvantrao Eshvant. The accused says :—He did
not go with accused Daji to bring arsenic. Accused Daji and Ghanu are
the persons who brought it from the Government Borah's shop. This fact
having been told him by them, he replied that they had done right. He did
not say this before, because he was told by accused Raghu and Ghanu not to
divulge the secret even if he were beaten.
5. Statement of the accused No. 4, Raghu bin Baji Sawat, taken before
Balvantrao Eshvant, but does not bear his signature. It is dated Falgun vad
4th, Tuesday, Svt. 1929. The accused says :—On the night of Falgun vad 2nd,
Sunday, f-nri® , Tatiaba Powar was all right. At about 8 p.m ., Tatiaba and
himself sat down to eat. Both were served with " shrikhands," Tatiaba ate
it, but he, Raghu, could not eat it as he had a pain in his stomach. It is a
fact that after some time, about 12 o'clock midnight, Tatiaba began purging
and vomiting, and that he died on the morning of Monday following. He
did not tell Lakshman More and Ghanu Devre to bring arsenic, nor does he
know whether or not accused Dajiba had put any poison in the " shrikhand."
He and Dajiba Kamati are at variance with each other. He did not
see the accused Dajiba preparing the " shrikhand," and does not know
when it was prepared by him.
6. Statement of the accused No. 5, Narayen bin Shivba Vanjara, taken
before Balvantrao Eshvant, but does not bear that officer's signature. It is
dated Falgun va-d 4th, Tuesday, Svt. 1929. The accused pleads ignorance of
the cause of the death of Tatiaba, and denies everything as regards the above-
related affair.
7. Statement of accused No. 6 Lakshman bin Pandoba More, taken
before Balvantrao Eshvant, but does not bear that officer's signature. It is
dated Falgun vad 4th, Tuesday, Svt. 1929. The accused states :—He does not
know of the sickness and cause of Tatiaba's death, but was simply informed
on arrival at the palace that Tatiaba had expired. He is not aware whether
or not Tatiaba ate " shrikhand," and does not know by whom it was prepared.
There was no consultation between accused Raghu and himself about any
affair, and he was not concerned in bringing any arsenic. He does not know
anything about it. He has no enmity against the accused Daji.
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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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