Punjab Government Records Vol.vi

· 1915 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1DIAHirS OF LIEVTFFAFT S G TATLOE, 18i7

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3Isl — reference to tlic pijTiient of the Adalutees, for whom

4I hod, in nccordniice with 3 om reiterated recommendations, begged that

5some fixed pain}'- might ho estahhshed, and that the system of allowing

6them something from the Strlarcc foiiith share on decisions should he

7aholibhedj the Dewan produced the following scale — INIoulvce Muzhur

8Alice, Chief HZ' t’c and ^[orasilali maces, 80 Nanuk Shahec rupees

9inonthl^, indcpcndcntlj of presents at mil fiom the Maharajah, Kazee

10Nasiroodeen, 2nd Adalutu, Re 1-8-0 Hurrcc Singhee rupees per diem,

1101 1-5 rujices jicr mensem Tlie men of tlic Ainlah from Rs 10 to 12 a-

12picce, and 15 to a iS//t’r/s/z/'«r/ur or headman These rates are according

13to our ideas low, hut thej’’ arc on a par, or rather handsome, hy the side of

14the rates of pay m other olTices in the coiintrj, and the woik performed

15hj' those functionaries is hut light compared with that of an English

16cDuit Justice being hard of attainment and iniolving a good deal

17of trouble and \ cxation, the ^icoplo make up then minds to do without it

18to a great extent, and those men, though nominallj' the Adalniees of the

19nholc countr}, ha\c ravoly to tij ca^cs affecting residents in the intenoi

20I, honoicr, recommended that Kazee Nasiioodeen's pay should he

21intrcascd to 2 nii>oes ^ici diem, and Jowala Sahaio piomised to submit

22iin amendment for the ^faharajah's consideration and appro\nl

232)idl!/ — In the case of the sons of the lato Ahmed Shah, Rajah

24of Iskardoo, the Dciiaii said that the Maharajah was mlling to

25allon them 5 luiiecs Ilurrco Singhco daily He recoil cs 5,4;00 Nanuk

26Shahoe rupees from their countr}' 3 early, and, as nhen the father and

27elder hrothci were nine the}' leccned onl}' 100 ruiiees, Huiree Singhee,

28monthl}', which after the death of these two was reduced to 60, the

29amount now decided upon appeared to me fair, and I undertook to an-

30nounce the decision to Ahmed Alice and his hi others and to ascertam

31uhero thc}' uished to reside and diaw their pay, as the Maharajah

32piofessed himself indifferent on this head He (the Mahaixijah) has

33since projiosed to me that thej' should bo allowed to letum to Iskardoo

34and reside there This is 11 hat thej' would like best, and have themselves

35petitioned for it, and the oiilj' objections seem to me to he that there may

36he danger of their not receiving their allowance regularly, and also of

37^lahomed Shah, the reignmg brother, being alarmed and dissatisfied at

38their coming into his neighhouihood With regard to the fiist of these

39difficulties I told Jowala Sahaie that I should expect the Maharajah to

40give them a written jniTwannah foi the amount of their allowance, to