!['Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [‎195v] (395/502)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x000381/Mss Eur F126_78_0395.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [‎195v] (395/502)")
'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [195v] (395/502)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Government refuses to give them to me. I do not know whether or no they
have bestowed them on any one else.
I pray that my wife's ornaments, &c and my allowances as stated above,
may be restored to me.
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 statement.
4. Chimma Sahib Lakshmanrao, now resident in Oodeypoor, in the Rewa
Kanta, states:—I am the maternal uncle of Ambabae, one of the widows of the
late Khanderao Gaekwar. He increased my annual allowance of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
500,
(which had been granted to me by Seiajirao), to
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
2,400 annually. On
his death the present Maharaj, Malharrao, stopped all the allowances of Khan-
derao's relations, mine amongst them, and I consequently ran away to Oodey-
poor, where I now reside. I have never asked the present Chief to give me
the allowances back. I made no complaint to the Resident at the time. Who
would listen to my complaint? 1 never had any sanad for these allowances.
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 statement.
5. Amratrao, son of Khanderao Maharaj, by Sakubae, now resident
in Baroda, states:—My mother Sakubae was a mistress of the late Maharaja,
and is now alive. She had an allowance of Rs. 32,000 annually, made up
from an Inam village valued at Rs. 16,000, cash from Farnavis Rs. 9,000,
and Rs 7,OJ(> from the Mahals. I produce a f-anad (admitted by 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 to be genuine) showing my mother's right to draw Rs. 9,000 annually
from the Farnavis. I have no sanads about the other items of the Rs.
32,000. These allowances, together with my paga of 50 sowars, for which
1 had an allowance of Es. 35,000 annually, were continued for one year
after His Highness Khanderao's death, when they were summarily resumed,
no cause being shown therefor ; at the same time, my mother's jewels and
ornaments, valued at 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
or thereabouts, and my garden, the
Hirabagh, were taken from us. My paga has been given to Elajirao, the
brother-in-law of Malharrao, and my garden to Nana Saheb Khanvelkar.
We have absolutely nothing whatever left to us. I produce a sanad for my
paga. (1 his is shown by 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).
not to be a sanad but an annual assign
ment for the paga).
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 their statement.
Re-examined, states:—We used to have 16
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.
who have been with
drawn from us. We have been turned out of our house, and compelled
to live in the house of one Narayenrao. An arrangement was made by
khanderao Maharaj that on my marriage a suitable establishment should
be provided for me. I was mariied a year ago, and no establishment has been
assigned to me. I have also been for the last year forbidden to attend the
Maharaja's
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).
.
Reply of 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).
.
Anandrao being the brother of Jamnabae, the Queen of His Highness
Khanderao, we have no confidence in him, and have discontinued his allow
ances, and resumed his village. The house which he says was taken away
from him was bought not by him but by the Government, and it was conse
quently Government property.
ManjulabaeThe house in which she lived was Government property,
and on its being taken from her, another was given to her. With regard to
the ornaments, they were State jewels and not her private property though
she occasionally used them being of the royal family. Those ornaments
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (249 folios)
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [195v] (395/502), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/78, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023442807.0x0000c4> [accessed 2 July 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023442807.0x0000c4
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023442807.0x0000c4">'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [‎195v] (395/502)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023442807.0x0000c4"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x000381/Mss Eur F126_78_0395.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x000381/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- Mss Eur F126/78
- Title
- 'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:248v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence