1 198 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
2 WUZEER ZOROVEROO.
3 The celebrated Minister and military leader under Goo-
4 laub Sing-, who is sometimes but improperly called Zorover
5 Sing*, but properly Zoroveroo, was a native of Kussal, near
6 the fortress of Reharsee in the hills beyond Jummoo. He
7 began his career as a private soldier in this fort, and being*
8 well acquainted with the country and people around, soon
9 rendered himself particularly useful to, and so won the favour
10 of, the Killadar. This officer finding Zoroveroo more intelligent
11 than most of his comrades, frequently employed him in carry-
12 ing messages to his master the Rajah at Jummoo. It was on
13 one of these occasions, that Goolaub Sing first became acquaint-
14 ed with the merits of his humble follower. Zoroveroo, with
15 an eye probably to his own advancement rather than to
16 the interest of his chief, informed the Rajah that he was
17 a great loser by the manner in which rations were distri-
18 buted to his troops. He said, that every man in the hill-
19 forts received one pukka seer of flour a day, that this
20 being more than they could eat, at least one-third of the
21 quantity was sold by them. He therefore proposed, that
22 if the Rajah would authorise him, he would effect for him
23 a yearly saving of at least a lakh of rupees ; and Goolaub imme-
24 diately gave him a writing to the effect that he, Zoroveroo,
25 was appointed inspector of commissariat supplies in all the
26 forts north of Jummoo.
27 Zoroveroo had not promised what he could not perform.
28 He speedily effected a saving to the Rajah's coffers of the
29 full amount he had mentioned, and thereby won the admiration
30 and gratitude of his master. As may be supposed, he soon
31 became a favourite with the Rajah, who was as much astonished
32 as pleased to find that he had a servant who could resist