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 [‎45r] (89/102)

plied by the fact that on the date that I received the kliureeta in question I
completed my progress report of the past three months that have elapsed since
the receipt ot His Excellency the Viceroy's instructions. It will not escape
notice that the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. 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). khureeta An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. under report has more than once
made special allusion to the progress of the reforms effected during this very
period, and taking into consideration the whole tone and spirit of that communi
cation, 1 think it extremely probable that this khureeta An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. has been written in the
hope of nullifying the effects of my serious report.
30. In conclusion I cannot but notice as somewhat significant the direct
reference in this matter to His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General in
Council instead of to my immediate superior His Kxcellency the Governor of
Bombay. 1 he meaning of this, however, appears to be obvious enough : on the
last occasion that His Highness thought fit to charge me with offering him an
" open outrage and public insult " for carrying out the instructions of "Govern
ment, he submitted my conduct for the consideration of His Excellency the
Governor of Bombay. The courteous but firm refusal of His Excellency to
recognize the propriety of the unseemly attack made in that instance on an
officer of high rank, was doubtless extremely galling to His Highness who con
tinued to appeal until the Government thought fit to close the correspondence.
In the present instance His Highness has shown his want of confidence in the
Bombay Government by summarily appealing in the same unreasonable manner
to His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General.
Petition, dated October 1874=Aso Sud Sumbut 1931.
From— Sindhee Guja Nuthoomia and 19 others,
To—Resident at Baroda.
T he petition of the undersigned Sindhees of the Gaekwar Government,
residing in the villages of the Baroda, Atursumba, Kyraloo Pergunnahs. Our
» vide Smiar's complaint No. is. officer Shah" JVIahomed biiiTladliun Meeas, ancestors
Appendix g .. Commission Report. ^ t i ie ] ate Hamed Jemadar, entered the service of the
Gaekwar Government in about Sumbut 1821, or A.D. 1764. Since that time
Hamed Jemadar and his descendants, Ameen Saheb, &c., brought our ancestors
from our own country, Sindh, and introduced them into the service of the
Gaekwar Government as useful to fight and conquer territories for them ; and
as our Jemadars obtained wuttuns, &c., from the Gaekwar Government, who
considered them as their children, so finding us useful in the conquest of
countries some of our ancestors obtained monthly emoluments and appoint
ments and others landed property, thus leaving our own country w r e settled in
this strange land ; and we were taken care of by the Gaekwar Government as
arranged by our Jemadars. Since our settlement here we acquired landed property
by purchase and mortgage, and continued enjoying them without obstruction.
In the reign of the late Khunderao Maharaj they commenced forciblv levvino-
from us Inam Committee and other cesses, but on our representing the matter
to Government these cesses were not collected; meanwhile Mulharrow Maharaj
ascended the throne, and a rumour was circulated that the Inam Committee fee
was abolished, which pleased the people ve^ much. Subsequently Khanvilkar,
the brother-in-law of the Maharaj. became Minister, and the I nam Commitcee
and other new cesses were ordered to be levied; and the Wahiwutdars com
menced pressing us for the payment of these cesses. Finally our Jemadar
lladha Meea adopted Shah Mahomed with the sanction of the Gaekwar Govern
ment and the management was conducted by him, although no emoluments
were paid, and many of us too did not receive our proper emoluments, which
inconvenienced us very much in our expenses. We several times petitioned
Government to make proper arrangements, but obtained no redress ; we were
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