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Letter from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to His Lordship Lord Northbrook, Viceroy of India [1r] (1/10)
The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 13 Dec 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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COLONEL SIR LEWIS PELLY, k. c. s. i.
B A ROD A,
December \Zth, 1874.
[ Private. ]
My Lord,
As desired by your Lordship, I submit a brief unofficial resume
of the condition of affairs I find here.
The Gaekwar is alarmed, and, like his Minister, appreciates the significance
of your
khureeta
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
and my appointment. His reply to the
khureeta
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
quite
commits him, if not to a request for intervention, at least to an assent to be
bound by your Excellency's advice.
The reply was followed by a series of letters drawn up after a long inter
view between the Minister and myself, in which His Highness promises to
accede to all the requirements of the instructions of 25th July. He desires
further that the enquiries into the complaints of the Soucars,
Sirdars
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
, and
others be made by his Minister at the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, in my presence and with the
aid of my advice, and he agrees to abide by the settlements so made. His
Highness has as yet acted entirely up to his assurances, and has, in no degree
that I am aware of, obstructed matters, or done otherwise than give immediate
sanction to the suggestions submitted to him.
His Highness, during our private interviews, has made me three remark
able requests—
—That I would, in an unofficial and private manner, carefully and
confidentially, examine the financial statement of his territories;
and to aid me in this, he has permitted the Hewan to give me,
confidentially, copies of all recent income and outlay sheets.
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Letter submitting an unofficial résumé of the condition that he has found affairs at Baroda to be in.
The letter discusses the Gaekwar's (Malharrao) reaction to the khureeta An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. issued by the Viceroy and Pelly's subsequent appointment and his willingness to be bound by the Viceroy's advice; letters drawn up between Pelly and the Gaekwar's minister in which he promises to accede to all the instructions issued by the Viceroy in July 1874; and additional requests made by the Viceroy during private audiences with Pelly.
These additional requests included asking Pelly to carefully examine the finances of his territory; to examine the condition of land revenue and satisfy himself as to the causes of recent resistance on the part of agriculturalists; and that care be taken in regard to religious claims when reforms to finance were being made.
The letter summarises Pelly's enquiries and findings under several headings: Finance, Revenue, Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. , Soucars, Police, and Proclamations before providing a résumé of the question of reformation of the finances of the state.
Pelly's résumé includes his assessment of the total incomes of the state; the need for Government to reassess their outlays based on these assessments; the need to limit expenditure; the attitudes of the agriculturalists towards 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). ; the disputes between the Gaekwar and the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. ; and the need for policy towards and relations with Baroda state to be defined by the Government of India.
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