1 LAHORE POLITICAL DIARIES, 1847. 215
2 Political Diary of the Agent, Governor-General, North-
3 West Frontier, and Resident at Lahore, from the
4 11th to the 17th of July 1847.
5 SUMMARY OF PunjaB INTELLIGENCE.
6 11th July.
7 I. * Devee Diyal, Kardar of Kadurabad, was summoned and asked
8 why he had refused to obey the instructions conveyed in a perwanna
9 of Mr. Cocks and why he had imprisoned a zemindar to whom it was
10 given. He replied that the zemindar who brought the jperwanna
11 offered him impertinence in the presence of all the other zemindars and
12 the officers of the Kutcherry. Sirdar Tej Singh said that he deserved to
13 be punished. The Kardar repeated that the zemindar was impertinent,
14 otherwise he would not have imprisoned him. Sirdar Tej Singh told
15 him that his case would be referred to the Resident.” As Devee Diyal’s
16 character is generally good, and this was his first offence, I forgave
17 him ; the trip to Lahore being a sufficient punishment.
18 2. ‘ Shunker Nath, Vakeel, informed Dewan Deena Nath that 200
19 zemindars, chowdrees, shopkeepers, etc., had come to Lahore for the
20 purpose of complaining against the oppression of Sirdar Heera Singh,
21 and proposed that they should either receive compensation at once or
22 as soon as they presented a petition to Mr. Cocks.”
23 3. ‘‘ A roobakaree from the Resident was received recommending
24 a fine of 500 rupees to be imposed on Govind Sahaie, Kardar of Goozurat,
25 for contempt of the authority of Sirdar Ram Singh, Chief Justice,
26 and directing the Durbar to fine for the first offence all Kardars
27 who shew disrespect to any of the judicial authorities, and for the
28 second offence to dismiss the offending party. A fine was imposed
29 accordingly. Another roobakaree was received concerning some sol-
30 diers of the Regular Force and also of the cantonment of Sirdar Kanh
31 Singh, Majeethia, who had absented themselves from their regiments at
32 Peshawur. Perwannas were addressed to the Bukhshee of the Regular
33 troops and to Bukhshee Kunhbya Lal directing them to order all soldiers
34 absent from their corps to rejoin without delay.”
35 4. ‘‘A roobakaree was received from the Resident stating that
36 people were bought and sold at Peshawur and informing the Durbar of