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 [‎22v] (4/8)

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4. The salute of the Mabarawul of
Banswarra was reduced in August 1869
from 15 to 11 guns for a period of six
vears, and the restoration is still deferred.
5. Of the 18 Chiefs above enumerated,
to all of whom, except, perhaps, Kotah, I
conclude invitations will be issued. I
think we may calculate on having present
the following:—TJdipur, Jeypur, Jodhpur,
Boondee, Bikanir, Kishengurh, Kerowlee,
Bhurtpur, Ulwar, Tonk, Dholcpur,
J h alia war, or 12 in all.
6. The Maharawul of Jaisalmir suffers
from ill-health, and the income of his
State is very small. The Bao of Sirohi
is too very badly off. I therefore think
that they, as well as Doongurpur,
Pertabgurh, and Banswarra, might be ex
cused attendance, whilst, perhaps, under
present circumstances, the Kotah Chief
will not be invited, or, if invited, not
expected to attend. The Maharaja of
Bikanir is engaged to marry a daughter
of the Bhooj Chief in the cold weather;
the exact time has not yet been fixed,
but it may, perhaps, interfere with his
attendance.]
7. I may here note that, in case
of the Maharawul of Jaisalmir beinff
present at the Imperial Assemblage,
his place would be much higher than
where I have put him, he being of
very ancient lineage; but as neither he
nor his ancestors have ever attended a
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). , his position with reference to
other Chiefs has not been defined.
8. I have most carefully studied His
Excellency the Viceroy's views on the
subject of grants of personal concessions,
or acts of grace, to the Chiefs and peoples
of this country, as described in paragraphs
21 to 25 of His Excellency's Memo
randum, in addition to the second portion
of marginal remarks opposite paragraphs
16 and 17 of the same.