Enclosures of Letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.213, dated 27 November 1874: Nos. 3 to 31 of Abstract of Contents, from Foreign Department, Fort William [‎7r] (13/102)

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2. Mr. Dadabhoy Nowrojeehas expressed to me his anxious desire to have
these men as soon as possible. It is therefore requested that the Government
may be so kind as to make the necessary arrangements for sending them to
Baroda.
Translation of a yad from His Highness the Gaekwar of Baroda, No. 1459, dated 17th
August 1874.
With reference to that part of the Governor-General's khureeta An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. in which
His Excellency informs me that if I require the assistance of officers of the
British Government, His Excellency the Governor of Bombay in Council will,
on my application, do all in his power to meet my wishes, 1 shall deem it a
favor if His Excellency the Governor of Bombay will lend me for two years
the services of the following officers to be employed on the duties specified :—
1. Shumbooprasad Luxmilal, Esquire (as Head Revenue Settlement
Officer).
2. Pestonjee Jehanghir, Esquire (as Head Settlement Officer for inams,
wuttuns, and alienated lands).
3. Shunker Pandoorung Pundit, Esquire (as Deputy to the Sir Sooba).
4. Pitamberdass Jetha, Esquire (Dufturdar to the 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. at
Bhooj), as Dufturdar to the Sir Sooba.
5. Three experienced and intelligent Mamlutdars to serve in the Revenue
Department.
I leave it to His Excellency in Council to fix* the salaries of these officers
for the period they will be employed in this State. Should I require more
officers 1 shall address you as necessities arise.
It is of the utmost importance that I should have as early as possible
experienced, able, and honest men to assist me in carrying out the reforms the
Government of India expect me to introduce. I therefore trust that His Excel
lency the Governor of Bombay in Council will take this request into his earliest
and favorable consideration.
No. 1611, dated Baroda, 26th August 1874.
From—Resident at Baroda,
To—His Highness the Gaekwar.
On my arrival here last evening Rao Saheb Bapoobhai called 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. with yads, and I requested him to inform Your Highness, with my
compliments, that with reference to 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). yad No. 1459, dated 17th instant,
applying for the services of certain officers of the British Government, I should
be happy .to confer to-day, or whenever it might seem convenient to Your
Highness, with your Minister, Mr. Dadabhoy Nowrojee, on the subject, because,
aoreeably to the request contained in my yad No. 1480C.I., dated 10th instant,
paragraph 3, the conditions of the employment of, and the powers to be vested
in, the British officials named, &c., are not specified, as it is necessary they
should be for the information of Government.
Please therefore arrange about this as soon as convenient.
The military honors usually accorded to Your Highness' Minister by
British guards will be paid to Mr. Dadabhoy Nowrojee, and orders have been
issued to that ettect.
Translation of yad from His Highness the Gaekwar of Baroda, No. 1524, dated 20th
August 1874.
In reference to your yadi, No. 1611, dated 26th instant, I propose the
following sums as the salaries of the Government officers to be employed in
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this State :— i o i
'1. "Jummabundee Settlement Officer,' Rao Bahadoor Sumbooprasad
Luxmilal, Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 1,800 Babashai.