Letter from Major Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter, In charge, Agent Governor General's Office, Rajputana [Rājasthān], Abu to Lieutenant-Colonel Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary to His Excellency the Viceroy [22r] (3/8)
The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in Sep 1876. 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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memorandum by major c. k. m. walter, in
temporary charge of the office of
agent to the governor general for
the states of raj put an a, dated abu,
september gin, 1876.
Having carefully perused aud consi
dered printed papers, viz., a letter (secret
and confidential) from His Excellency the
Viceroy of the 18th ultimo to the address
of the Officiating Agent to the Governor
General, with a Memorandum by Lord r
Lytton, dated the 11th May last, received
under cover of the Private Secretary to
the Viceroy's secret and confidential letter,
dated the 18th of August, on the subject
of the Imperial Assemblage to be held at
Delhi, I have the honor to submit the
following remarks.
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2. The independent Chiefs under the
Rajputana
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
are 18 in number, ex-
eluding Shahpoorah and Lawa, who re- ^ 4
ceive no salutes, and are as follows :—
Meywar receives a salute of
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3. Jodhpur
4. Boondee
5. Kotah
^ 15. Bikanir
7. Kishengurh
8. Kerowleo
9. Bhurtpur
10. Ulwur
11. Tonk
12. Dholepnr
^ 13. Jaisalmir
14. Sirohi
15. Jhallawar
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3. The Tonk salute was reduced from
17 to 11 guns in 18G7 on account of the
misconduct of the late Xawab. The
present Chief received a salute of 17
guns during the visit of His Royal High
ness the Prince of "Wales to Agra, sub
ject to general decision hereafter.
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Letter enclosing a memorandum, dated 6 September 1876, for the attention of His Excellency the Viceroy (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Second Baron Lytton), giving his views on the personal concessions and acts of grace that would be suitable for the Chiefs of Rajputana [Rājasthān] at the forthcoming Imperial Assesmblage at Delhi.
The memorandum includes details of the existing number of gun salutes for each Chief, as well as information on those Chief's and local rulers who have in the past had their number of gun salutes reduced and the reasons behind this; the Chief's likely to be invited, and surmising which of those would attend and the giving likely reasons such as ill-health for those he believes unlikely to attend.
The memorandum concludes by recommending different personal concessions and acts of grace for the Chiefs mentioned, along with explanations of why some are likely to be more well received than others.
The letter and memorandum have been subject to a number of undated pencil annotations in the margins, which appear to be in the handwriting of Lewis Pelly, giving his additional thoughts on comments on the information provided by Major Walter.
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