Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.17, dated 22 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 26 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William [‎140r] (79/90)

Dated Palace, 17th December 1874.
From— D adabiiai N owrojee,
lo ( ol . S ir L. P elly , K .C.S .L, Agent, Govr.-Genl. and Special Commr., 13arod;i.
T he intended interview between His Highness 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. has taken
place. As His Highness has not been able to go to you, he has directed me
to send you the enclosed translation of the notes taken of the conversation
which took place at the interview.
Dated Thursday Magsur Sood 9th 1931 = (17th December IS?^).
Memorandum of the conversation that took place between His Highness the Maharaja
Gaekvvar 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. .
His Highness asked 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. " what they had to say"?
Thereupon, Yeshwant llao Raje Pandharay told his Karkoon to take out the
yadi. The said yadi was taken by Ramrao, the Karkoon of the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. , and
then Ramrao and other Karkoons came and sat in front of His Highness. Ram
rao took the yadi in his hand. In the meantime His Highness said that, "if
any yadi was to be given, it should be sent to 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). , and that if the
assemblage of 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. had to communicate anything they might do so by word
of mouth, it was not necessary for their Vakeels to say anything."
Upon this, the assemblage of Karkoons sat aside, and Naraenrao Raje
Pandharay said to His Highness that " we have already once before represented,
and we do now represent that our man 'pan (honors) should be continued to us
as before."
His Highness said—" the same ' man pan' is now continued as before. Tell
me in what respect it has been lessened ?"
Narayenrao said—"invitations to attend two Kutcheries were received by
us, but owing to the Gasha (square piece of embroidered cloth) of the Prati-
nidhi, we did not come; we came to the JBarsha (12th day) Kutchery only."
His Highness then said—" the office of Pratinidhi being given to him, his
(Pratinidhi's) Gasha must remain; the honor which he has received the Sahib
has also given him; you are all aware that honor is given at Sattara to the Pra
tinidhi."
Narayenrao Raje said—" In the time of the old Maharaja (SyajiRao) Your
Highness also sat without the Gasha."
His Highness said—" that was because he (the Maharaja Syaji Rao) was
my father. He used to take us on the guddeo also, and we sat below the guddee
too. That therefore can't be properly taken into account.
Formerly no one used to sit in front of you, but from the time of the old
Maharaja (Syaji Rao) the son-in-law began to sit in front; and from the time of
Khande Rao (Maharaja) the Senapati Nimbaji Rao began to sit in front, the
Dewan used to sit on the opposite side, but from the time of Govind Rao Roday
he sits in front of the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. .
" What is there in that ? Whatever honor we give it is but proper that you
should give also. You are our brethern and by giving honor you honor
yourselves."
Narayenrao Raje said—" pardon us for w r hat has been said."
His Highness said—" you may came and say (whatever you like)."
Then Narayenrao Raje said—" we hear many things, among which we
hear also about 25 per cent."
His Highness said—" the whole Raj expense is Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 1,25,00,000. Therefore
I reduce my own expenditure also, so you also should reduce your expenses,
then all will be right. If not, it is not a mango tree that you may gather as
you like. If revenue did not come whence am I to give ? At present the
expenses have increased. Of this, how can the Sursoobha Department, Fouj-
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