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~ (IN Two PARTS.)-NEW SERIES. Y;-"'~Vtlf _____ PART I.
REPORT~ ON THE RESOURCES, &0.,
OF THE • DISTRICTS OF NADIAD, ~IT~R, w)NDE~, JUJAPUR, DHOLKA. DHANDHUKA, AND GOGH( THE TAPPA OF NAPAD, AND THE . KASBA OF RANPUR, IN GUJARAT: . / ACCOMPANIED EY ERIEF NO~ RELATIVE TO THE OONDITION OF THAT PROVINCE PREVIOUS TO THE OLOSE OF THE LAST CENTURY.
A • of': .. ~_. ~,..._~ __ .... __ ~ ____ ~ WI';['H MEMOIRS ON 'THE DISTRICT~_ O~ JHALAVAD: KaTHIAWAR PROPER, MACHU KAN"'tHA, NAVANAGAR • . GOHELVAD, PORBANDAR, SORATH, AND HALAR, IN KATEIAW AP :"
_)._1 ACCOMPANIED BY MISCELLANEOU~ INFORMATION ,CONNECTED WJTH THAT PBOYINCE ~
By (THE LATE) COLONEL ALEXANDER WALKER
PART. II., REPORTS OF THE , " MEASURES; tJOMMENCING WITH 'ra.~ YEA:& 180;), AD6PTED) IN CONCERT WITH THE GOVERNMENT, BY. -THE LA~E COLONEL- ALEXANDER WALKER; ANP SuBSEQUENTLY BYMlt r.-V: WILLOUGHBY, POLITICAL AGENT IN KATHIAWAR, AND BY HIS SUCCESSORS, FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF FEMALE INFANTI CIDE1N THAT PROVINCE .
•C01'lPILED &r EDITED BY R. HUGHES TROnS. ASSISTANT SEORETARY, POLITICAL DEPARTMEl!T
, ~.O'mbaJl! REPRINTED AT THE GOVER;NMENT CENTRAL PRESS.
. -1~93. ~B3TRACT -OF CONTENTS.
PARTt
fAG.e. Qt1lARA~-Reporta on the ResourCt>s, &c., uf.the j;lhtrll:ts of Nll.duld, Mdtar, Mahudha, BIJapur, Dholka, Dhl.llldhuka and GogN:, the T'lppa of Napa.r, and thE' Kasba of Ranpur In the Plovlnce of GujarMf. '\rCr),,'panled by mformatIOn relative to the habib, &t-., of the people l1lhZ1nhng tllobe dll!tI'lct~, &1.0 ~nef 'hotes -1'IllatIVl" to the Fort of Kalra ; the Chouth of Camloay ) the forme!' COhwtlQlJ ~f GUJar.it.,. &0: By the Iat&LteulienMlt.(1nhl1e[ A. Walker, ReSIdent at EMO) j l. Subnlltted to Government on the 18th ,Tunp 1804, the 28th 1YIarch nO!) Dud the 20th July 1806 ....,.~ KATBIAwAR.-Brltish Prote;tlOn solictted by certam of the Clnefs of.-p,vcel'iL .:>:1 ' adopted, m the yeal'll lS04 and 1807, by LIeutenant-Colonel .A. "\V,ll • .iC, Bll'ildpnt at Baroda, oonaequent on an apphcatlOn f1"O;1l certam Chw1\ 11, 1'1.(. Province of Kathlawar, ao.hcltmg the protection of the Bllhsh Gov"'(lriltcil~, and prelim mary arrangement" adopted by that officer for eJ'fp\.,tmg • pfTlIlanent settlel1~ent of the amount of trIbute to be paid by each CbJ.eftaul tn tlllJ.t Provm<:e to HIS Highness the Glhkwar ... • 3'J-':.? JU!LAVAI>.-Report on th~ District of JMIavad In the ProvlIlce of Kftthlliwal. By LIeutenant·Colonel A. Walker. Rll'ildent at Baroda Submitted tq Govern- ment on the 7th October LS07 • ~ 6~ - ," Mllcna KbTHA.-.Report on the DistrIct of M.«.-ull &:a;,tha In tu\e PlOvmce of Kat! I.) war. By LIeutenAnt-Colonel A. Walker, Resident at ~AA. 8nbmlttf'I", ..-- - ~rl1ment on the 1 H.b ~uverober 1807 .~ ...
N"{v \ \.\" \1\ --iLT'~bn th~ DIstrict of Naval1agar lit the Provmce oil, Kiitj"d.Wai. By , r:,r'Jutettant-qolonel A. Walker, Resident at Barod,.. Suboll1l'deU to GOVCHl- lllent on the 20th November 1801 • GOHEf,V.{n -R(>por on the DIs\rlCt of Gohelvad in the Provmce of Kithlaw';'r By J~leutenAnt-Colollel A Walker, E,esldeQ.t at Baroda. SubmItted to Govern· Il,lent 01;1 the lZth Decembt'l 1807 101-111 POI!B~ND.A,R-Report on the DIstrict of POi'b':!ndar 111 the Provlllce of Katlud.war By Lleutenant.Colonel A. Walker, Re,~'dent a.t Baroda. Submitted tC' Govbrn- _ __-~ ment on th". 16th Decen;tQer 1807 \ \ ,.... 1l;;--J.(6 - .-----. \~-I ~ - t'l>l A, h --f..t'l.'llt on t.he Dlf.tnctof Sorath in the PrOVIllei' of Katlwh·al. :By ueutellant ( "",',-l 4 \V,lVr'.»r .I;le~ttiet11fat·tft...wmL'l ~Ubl~itted to G'1 'lfQ.ment on the " 12th lalUll.ry 1808 ' ( .., 119-1.38 .$H. I, -Repo~n the DIstnct of IU.lio.r"'lu the Pro\-llIc'v )}·KaLh~.tw,,,:- 'B~' Llentenant- Cou"...... Walke" Resl ""ut ~f. tI.'It){l., !'I "PART IT . bf" "'flf'Il)l! -M"aslues (comm€lIcll1g With the year fleuteIl>l.n"l': FEMALE adopt~d 18t)~)? el A Walker Resldent at Baroda, for the suppr€SSl.)n (I n antI>:', \' .. I Colon . f Ka h a ACOOIllT ~', Lt 1)\ ~r:'t lH't more eSJ)aclally In the l'lOV1.l\W 0 ,t law 1 I' " • 1 GU1 , • .' I A t that 'tmJ1l (" , ., '\ ItE'norts'l.y Mr J- P. WIlloughby, Polttlw ~n ill· -'I '. rl'- hl!1{"SuCC~%Or9, (If tho subsrqutut rm,!\SUl(.S .,u"pted by tJ.o~e T~.::Q.,.;>. wf )'3 attalDment of that object DE'rAILED LIST OF CON'rENTS. PART T. DISTRICTS OF GVJARAT. pi-GE. Reports on the Resources, &c., of the DIsttlGts of N adlad, Matar, l\:1ahudha, Bljapur, DhQlka, Dhandhuka, and Gogha ; the Tappa of NapaI,' i and the Kasba. of Ra.npur j In the Prov~ce of GUJarab : accot:JI panied by ~nformatxon relatIve to the habIts, &c., of the people llihabltmg those dIstricts; also brIef notes relatIve to.the Fort of KaJl'a; the Chouth of Cambay j the formfr condltlOn,of Gujarat, &c. By the late Lleutenant-Oalonel A. Walker, ReSIdent at Baroda. SubmItted to Government on the 18th June 1804, the 28th March 1805 and the 20th July 1806 ... " ... 1-207 .... Naehad, Pal'gana of ~ ./Matar do. •.. 01 Mahudba, do. ... ~ v Kalra, Fort of ... •.. v Napar, Tappa of ~b. oICambay, Chouth of 5 Samaad, Tappa of , ... th. .. BIJapur, Pargana. of ... ib • "Dholka, do. /. 6 "Dhandbuka, do. 8 vRanpur, Kallba. of 10 " Gogha, Pargana of 11 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ,. .. 13 .llNDIX alluded to in paragraph 89 of the foregomg repor~ 17 /P..t' on the DISt~lCt?~ ~?:a~~ -~:.t.~dlt[on of GIlJarat, &c.· FL UiroRlu.'rioN relatIve to t.he formei~ "-...... ,~3 Oustoms and charaoter of the people' ... ~ .~ '~b. Revenue management... . " _ 121 The Kasbahs ... 122 Revenue farming system ••• 123 Manutldars .. ~b Effects of the farming system .. ~t Rates of taxation ... 124 Leases b Concludmg remarks ') REPORT on the distriots of Dhandhuka, Ranpur and Gogha j the former condItion of Gujarat, &0. .'. ,...... ,.. ,., ••• . .. Management of the distrlOts tb RIghts and liabIlItIes of Ohieftains .•.. 28 PerquIsItes of 1000.1 officIals ...... ,.. ~D • ClaimS to local offices .. . 29 State of socIety ... ib. Revenue settlements 80 DeSIgnatIOns and gradatIOns of the Ohlefs 31 Powers and prxvIleges of do, tb. Relations of the OhlertalDS towards eaQh other ... 32 RelatIons of the Chieftains to the paramount authority tb. General summary, reflectIons and suggestxons .. \ 33 STATS OF GUURAT.-Enclosure No. I.-Verbal informatIon relative to the state of Gujarat, commuUlcated by Aml'ut LalI, Agent and Vakll for near thIrty years on behalf 'Of the Peshwa's Subah of Ahmedabad .. 34 Oondition of GUJarat under the Mogals and Marathas ib. SIRK.bs -Enclosul'e No. 2.-Translate of an extract of a work entitled Mmtt.e.'!hmadi, 80mplled by All Mahomed Khan, DIvan of the Subah of Ahmedabad, who held the office of Divan durmg the admimstratlon of Mabaraz.u1.Mulk, m the year A.H. 1136 (A.D. 1723) ...... • . .. 36 Sirkars conneoted or dependent (Mazafat) on the country of Gujara.t, beSI~es the dIStricts paying regular revenue (BaJokheraJ), subject to the Subah of Ahmedabad. ib] Sirkars, Mahals,and VIllages payIng Peshkash On account of the countries of the Zamm- dare ... _,. tb. MaMls of Slrkars whIch belong to Za.mmdars of consequence 37 Places of Zammdars of the greater and lesser MehvaslS ... ,b. "BRITISH PROTEOTION SOLICITED. Proceedmgs adopted in the years 1804 and 1807, by Lieutenant-Oolonel A. Walker, Resident • at Ba.roda, consequent on an apphcatlOn from certam ChIefs in the ProvIDce of KMhutwar, sohClting the protectIon of the BritIsh Government, and prelImInary arrangements adopted by that offioer for effecting a permanent settlement of the amount of trlbute to be paId by each OhleftalD in ~hat provlDce to HIS HIghness the Gaekwar... 89 iv «ON. TENTS. PAG •• Translation of a communIcation addressed In the GUJarati .language to. lAeutenant-Colonel.' 40 A. Walker, by several Chiefs of Ka.thll~wa.r, seekJDg JXItlsh protectIon ...... n Commnnlcations from Morvi and Mallta ... ••• ••• ••• u The Morvi Rala's embassy : .. Morn and Cutch .3 Jodlabandar ... •.• ..• •.. ib. Opinion of the Bombay Government on the subject, 441 45 PosItIon of the Chiefs ... 46 PohtIcal circumstances of the country ,b Settlement of the Kathlawar Mulukglri 47 Arrangements for accomplishIng It ...... b. Letters addressed to the ChIef tams . . 48 Letter of the Resident at Baroda. 49 Circular from the Gaekwar Government lb. LIst &f the ChieftalDs LO ReplIes from the ChieftaIns 59 OpinIon_of Government •. JHA' LA'VAD. neport on the District of Jh6lav3.d in the ProVIDce of Kathiawar. By Lleutenant-Co~nel A. Walker, ReSIdent at Baroda. Submut.ed to G?,vernment on t.he 7th October 180 •• 81 62 DeSCrIptIOn of the" Bhayad," or " brotherhood . ... ••. ... 63 Characteristics of the tribes ...... •.. ib. BaMrvatla .. ib Mode of"setthng the Mlllakgri'i revenue 6. Securltibonds taken from the ChieftaIns 6r; MaPauders and aborIgines of the cou~try 66 Condition of the c,Quntry ••• ~.., ...... ~ .'It General remarks ... • DIfficultIes eooouDtered :I../'~#~.~ .". 61 ApPENDICBS- -~neral statement, exhlblt1n~ , ...... -_~ conaras ~fie settlement of the Gaekwar revenue for tlle province I ofJIi'ctf'ctv_,.. ~"ae g the year 1863 64 with the permanent adJu8tm~nt j alllO shOWIng the ~ ...: amin and the Ad.Zamm respoctivf'ly ...... 70 Notes to the statement ...... 72 Translation oftbe Hat ZlI.lamm engagement taken from the Vakil of the LimdlRaja. ~3 Translation of the perpetual engagement of the Chiefs...... 79 TrltnslatlOn of the decepnial !i!ecunty bond ". d .. MAClIU KA'NTHA. Report ~n the DIstrIct of Macho Kantha. in the Provmce of Kathulwal'. By Lieutenant. Colonel A. Walker, ReSident at Darod&. SubmItted to Go,crnment on the 11th Novem- ber 1807 ... ••• 81 Introduction. .. S~ DIssenblOns In the reigning famIly ...... ib• Mulakglri circnits of the Gaekwar army .o. 83 Consequent Jamlibandl settlement 84 AdJustment of the MorvI and Malia l1lvennes 10• Negotlahons WIth the Agents ' ...... tb • PnnClples adopted in the negotIations .•• ...... 8.5 DetaIls of settlement finally agreed to ... ,.. €6 Deeds executed by the Morn ChIef ib. Mallll. and its inhabitants. . ... , •• 87 " DISCUSSIons 8.11d settlement With the Mfiha VakIls .,_ eb. Conclu8Jon 88 ApPENDICES-to the foregOIng report ... 89 NAVANAGAR. ~eport on the Dlstnct of N"avaD8gar in the Province of Kathuwar. By Lieutenant-Colon .. 1 A. Walker, ReSIdent at Baroda. Submitted to Government on the 20th November 1801 95 IntroductIon . • 96 AggreSSIOns of the Jam... ••• ...... ~ lb. Remonstrances provlDg futue, IDValll0D of the NavQ.Dagar terntory determmed on 97 A propOSItion of the Jam reJected 98 ObJect of the British fully stated ;' W. ContInued obstInacy of the -Jam, and course finally persued by the ReSident 99 ConclUSion ••• 10Q CONTENTS, GOHELVA'D. . .. rAGE. Report on the District of Gohelvad in the Province of Kathi8.war; By Lieutenant-Colone't A. Walker, ResIdent at Baroda. SubmItted to Government on the 12th December 1807. 101 IntroductIon...... • •. , ... t.. ~.. 102 Settlement of the Gohels in Gujarat ~b Early hIstory of the tnbe ... 108 Commerctal relabons wIth Bombay- '" . ~b R"ceptlOn by the Chiefs of the proposed revenu~ settlement 104 Engagements entered into ...... • 105 Guarantee from the BMvnagar Chief ... ~b ApPENDIlt to the foregoing report .~'. 107 • PORBAND~R. Beport on the DistrIct of Porbandar,'. in the Province of Kathiawll,r. By Lieutenant.Colo· • nel, A, Walker; ReSIdent at Baroda. SubmItted to Goveru,ment on the 16th December 1807 f" ••• I." ••• •.• ••• • .• 113 Introduction ... • 114 SubjugatIon of the Jethvas by the JadeJas ~b. Mhers and Rabaris . ... 115 LIabIhties and customs of the Ramis ••. tb. Reception of the proposed seitlement ••. • 116 Nazrana ... ~b. Irregular exac~ions abolIshed '/. $b. ArPENDlX to the foregoing report ... 117 SORATH; • Report on the District of Sorath in- the Province of Kathulwarl By Lieutenant-Colonel. A. Walker, ReSIdent at Baroda. Submltted to Government on -the 12th January 1808 119 IntroductIQ1l ., .... 120 Conquest or Sorath by the Mahomedans .... $b. CondItIon of Sorath under the colfquerors 121 Inroads of the Marathas ...... 122 Navabs Mohabat and Hamad Khan 128 DIVItn AmmarJI' • ... ,.. $b Confederacy against J unagad tb AssassmatlOn ot Divan AmmarJi 124 ImprIsonment and subsequent escape of the Navab. tb DIsputes of the managers, &c. ... •.. 125 The Navab's revenge...... ~ 126 The Nagarvada plunder~d, and two of'the mRnagers put to death • ~b Dft-ans Kalhan Sheth, RaghunathjI, and RanchodJi 127 Mulakgll'l CIrcuIts •• .tb. ReSIgnation of the Djvans ... ~b. New Divan ... 128 Character of the N avab.. .• tb Former and present boundaries of Sorath • tb Commerce, pIracy, &c. ..•• ..... ,b ConclUSIon .• .. ... • 129 ApPENDIX to the foregoing report 131 Report-on the Distl'lct of Halar in the Province of Ka.thlawd.r. By LIeutenant-Colonel A. Walker, ReSident at Baroda ••Submitted to Governmpnt on the 25th January 1808 • 139 Introduction ...... 140 Settlement of the JadeJa Rajputs in Halal' t'b. EarlY' history of the settlers ... UI Jam Raval...... ib. Extract from a. hIstorICal fragment ~b. Foundmg of Navanagar 143 Origm of HaIar tb. Jam Raval ... ib. Waghela Rajputs .. , ... ~b Jams Rals~gJ1, TamachI, and RanmalJl .... tb Troubles on RanmalJI's death 14.4 RaIsing succeeds him tb Murder of Jam Tamachl 145 Its object frustrated ,b DlVlj,D Mern Khavas • sb. II 264-b CONTENTS. PAG.I. KAkabMi besIeged m Pardbarl .... H5 POilltlOn of Jam Jasaii' - ",. 146 DIvan M.erll Kbavas's ac1mlDistratIon \b. lihewa of Navan~gar, &c. '•• , .. • e 'tb. Successes of Yeru Khaval\,.. U7 Fhght and capture of the J ~m t~. Death of the DIvan . _,. .. t .. 148 Halar under the Musalmaps and the Jadejas ib. ObservatIons on the country al\d its inhabitants ••• ••• . .. 149 Detaus respecting the introQ.uctloll of the permanent J amabandl settlemllnt ,b l1onclusion...... ••. no ApPSNDIX to the foregoing ';;port • ... 151 KA'THIkwA'R PROPER, •• Report on the Dlsmct of Kathlawar Proper In the Provmce of Kathillwar. 13y Lientenant· . Colonel A. Walker.. ResIdent at Baroda. SubmItted to Government on the 7th Febrllary ,1808.... .' .... 163 IntroductIOn .. ••• 1M TradItIOns of the Kathis lb. AcquIsItIons of the Kathis ...... • 'f' ... 165 Chlefshlps of Ctu.tal. and Je.tpur •••• .... 166 C'llltal plundered by the Bbavnagar army dl. The Jasdan KAthis and their Chief WaJsur ...... ib . Walawa establtsned ... • .... 167 Character and habits of the KathlB in geb.eral ... 168 Revenue settlements . , , • •.. tb. ApPENDIX to the foregoing report ... 171 • , GENERAL REVIEW ~ ~ / . Review ofthe ProceedUlgs (up taibe month of May 1808) af the Honourable East India. Company's Government in the W pstern Pemnsula of Gujapat ; accompanied by tIlIBctlllane ous lDfol'matlOll connected'wlth the.Province of Ka.thlll.war. By Lleutenant·Colouel A. . alker, ResIdent at Barljda SubmItted to Government on the lath Ma11808 til? _ uction ... 180 Reahsa I the annual tl'lbllte or Mulakgiri tb. N obce oJ;. other nbutelf .• 181 NotICe of the Mulakglri contInued .. b. Hat Zalamm bond r_. ... ib M nl9.kgirl continued ... • ~.: , r ••• 18:1 MulakgIri excul'";nons of the Ohiefs of Jnnagad' •••• lb . Conduct of tg.e BntIsh aud Gaekwar troops 183 .Notice of the ell1.'Iy hIstOry of Klithlawar' .... 184 The Bh6.ts and Charans ,b. , . ,.. N otlee of the BMts tb. TheIr mode of 11fe ib. Bhat securIty ... I8G Tragga . . ib. The CMralVl .. ~ .. ,.. 186 P6.l11l1s of Kathlawar tb. Aborigines of ditto ,b The R8Jput dynaslnes •. 181 Hmdu people and reltgion in the early ages ,b DIi'ferent tnbes of RaJputs." . ... 188 NotICe of other castes ib. Female InfantICide and Sattl 10" " ib. DIvISion of property .. .., 189 Use of opIUm un~versal ...... ' ,b• The drInk.Kasumba ,b. Revenues of Kathiawal:' ... • ...,. ib . Revenue of the Maratha Govern.lJlent ... 'lb. Mulakgtl'I expeditIOns _ ...... 190 BaMJI's progress. Company's troops in Kathuiwar 191 Method adopted ~n settlIng the MulakglrJ 192 Abstract of the revenues of the several divISions of the country ib. The KharaJat ...... • 193 Mlhtary resources of Klithlawar, domestic and polItical ill. Indigenous lloldIery... ~...... b Mel'Cenal'les ". .., . to. Pl'luclpal fortresses ...... • 1st PnncIpal force of the CQUJ1try I., ... to • CONTENTS. Vll PAGE. AppeamJlce of the country ... • 194 SOlI and produce ... • . • • .. ... •.. .tb Tenor of the engagements concluded under the medIatIOn and guaranteeofthe Honou1;able Company • 195 Conclusion • 196 ApP:ENDIX to the foregomg report, •• ~ ( 97 \ BHA'VNAGAR TRIBUTE. Transfer from the Gaekwar State to the BrItish Government of the Annual TrIbute payable by the TMkor of BMvnagar , negotla.ted In the year lS08 by LIEjutenant-Colonel A. Walker, ResIdent at Baroda. • . 201 Oorrespondence on the subject • 202' PA"?T II. FEMaLE INFA"NTICIDE. Measures adopted (commencmg wlth the yea.r 1805) by LIeutenant.Colonel A Walker, • ResIdent at Ba roda,. and by other offioers, for the suppression of InfantICide In the Pt'ovlDce • of Kathul.war, &0.. Accompanl.ed by rep(lrts. &c, by 1I'lT J. P Willqngbby, PohhcaI Agent In that prOVInce, -and by hIS successors, of the subsequent Ipeasures adopted by_ those officers for the attammenj; of that Important object 1-238 ' Correspondence on the subJect· . ... 1 Letter from LIeutenant-Colonel A. Walker, daten 15th March 1808, on 1lhe abohtIOn of - Female InfanhCIde... . 4 Extract from 6ale's Koran 28 ApPENDIX. . No 1 to the foregoing report UPENDICIS Nos. 2 and 3 ... ~b. Do. Nos. 4, 5, and 6 29 Do. Nos·7, 8, and 9 .:~ lb. Do. 'Nos. ao and 11 - ... 30 Do. Nos It Pld 13 •• ~ .. 31 Do. Nos 14, 15 and 16 tb Do. :Nos 17 and.18 p" 32 -Do. No.19 .... 34 Do 'No. 20 . I • • 35 List of Jad~J~s, Includu,mBMyad not specIfically meJltloned,'wb(l have renounced InfantICIde ...... • . • ~b. ENGA.GEMEN'l1. An~,r.NST INFA~TICIDE, obtained from the JadeJa atld Jetva Chiefs in K4tb3" war .. .1...... • .. ... CorrespondenGe on the subject... .., ...- .. . MemorandutD from VIthoba DevanJI, of Jadejae who hav~ preserved thetr daughters, and those who ha.ve not. • ... 88 • Correspondence ... ". ... •. • .. 8!t Memorandum spe.clfymg thilse JadeJas who have preserved theIr female children 40 LIst of presents to the daughters of the HdeJas-Taluka Dhrol and BMyad 41 Renewed Engagement agamst the praotice of Female InfantlcIiie, obtaIned from the Chief of Navllnagar to' ,...... • ;'"6 Correspoxrdence relatlng to InfantiCIde ~ . • '_ .. • 4l A complete hst, Dr partIcular ,register, comprldlDg the namt's, fam1lies, places of abode, 'faIukas, &c., of all the J:l:de].as, In June 1817, In KathHl.war, together wItli the age and number of their female of/'sprmg, saved or now hVlDg, slDce the introductIon of the Inf~ntIclde .arrangement by Lieut.e~aut-Colo~er, A. Walker, irr A. D. ~807 ·08 44 Correspondence, contmuatlOn of . . ... 46 LetteJl from Lleuwnani·Colonel, A Walker. to the Secretary to the Honourable the Court of Directors, dated }9th·July 1819, enclosing a. memorandum on the subject of female InfantICide .... ••• "to ;'b. Memorandllm above mentioned ~'"'''' 47 Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel A. Walker, to the Secretary to the Honoll1'able the Cdurt of DIrectors, dated '27th iugust 18HI, revlewmg the proceedmgs which had pa"ssed on InfantICIde since the tIme of hll'l qUlttIng IndIa ••...... 49 Extract from a letter from tlftJ Ho.D.onrable the Court of DIrectors to the Gever~ment of Bombay, dated the lst March 1820 ... •••. ....". ... 55 Extracts from a mmute by the Honourable Mou,ntst~art Elphlllstone, Governor of Bom ba11 dated Camp Malta, 9th January 1821 .. , ... to. Extract from III letter from the Secretary WIth the RIght Honourable the Governor on tour, dated 9th January 1821 ... . •...... • .. ,b. Letter from Captam BarnewaJl, l'olttIcal Agent In K6.thlawar, dated 16th July 1824, submIttIng a statement showmg the number of JadeJa females born and preserved in,the Weste'rn Penmsula of GUJar.lt ... 56 • ,Spatement above mentioned ... 57 tqHalar ~.~ • 60 Machu Kantha ... ,b. • viii CONTENTS. Corr~spondelloo, conth~uatjon of ... 61 .. Statement of fines levied in the Penimula of Kathiawar in the year~"1821, 1822, 1823 and 1824, and how appropriated •••. • 63 Statement showing t~e estimated expense attendant' on the marriage of 189 Jade}i\ females, of the four ranks and classes, the number that It 18 elStlmated are to be *married each year, Wlth the sum usually expended on each r" .b. Correspondence, contmuation of' .•~...... 6~ Translate of notes receIved from the Karkun statIOned at Santalpur Chorar, contaimng hsts of female chIldren preserved by the Jadejas of tha.t taluka, in conformity to the engagement entered Into by the CMefs on the 3rd March 181? i also translate of notes received from th8 Karkun atCMrchat ••• 69 0 Correspondence, continuation of ...... 00' ... , ib Names of those Jadejas of the Dhrol Bb8.yad wllo bad presents made them by • Mr. Langford. on account of their having saved daughters ... ••• ... 72 Letter from Mr. J. P. Willoughby, Political Agent, Kathlli.war, dated 24th September le84, submitting observations on the subJect of Female Inf.. ticide ...... 74 Draft of a proposed Proclamation to be issued on ·tbe subject of Female InfantiC1de in Kathiawar ...... •••• ...... :.. 83 Government reply tp Mr. Willoughby's Mtter, dated 22nd November 1e3! 86 Letter from Mr. J. P. WIlloughby, da.ted 12th ApI'll 1835, ell~mithng the joint proceedings of Captain Lang and himeelf In iDvesbgatmg a charge of InfantIcide .. against Jadeja S\1raji, ChIef of Rajkot •.• • .. 87· Government repry, da.ted 2nd June 1835...... 91 Letter from CaJ)tain W. Lang, Actmg .PolitIcal Agent in Katbntwar, ·da.ted 11th February 1836, reporting tbe removal of th.e attachment which had. been placed on the Rajkot Taluka on account of the con!1uct of Jadcja SUr8.Ji, the Chief 93. Memorandum {In the abOve letter by Mr. J. P. WIlloughby, Secretary to Government, dated 8th July' 1836...... : ... 96 Letter from the PolItical A'gent in Kathiawlir, dated 10th September 1835, reporting another case pf Infanticide, commItted by Jadeja ViraJl of Khirasl'a...... 98 Government reply, dated 9th October 1835 ... •. .:. 102 Letter from ~he Pohtical Agent, dated 16th -Septemher 1835, reporting another ralle, anQ submittipg the depos.tlonB • 103 Government reply" dated 9th. October 1835 ...... '00 lOS Letter from J. EtsklDe, Esq., Politj"al Agent in Katbjawlir, da~ ~Oth June 1837. submhtmg his report on Female InfantiCIde in Kathihar for (he years 183.5 and U:l6. lOG ApPENDIX A to the ~bove report ...... ••• 130 ApPENDIX B.-Proclamatiou ... 131 ,ApPENDIX C.-CIrcula.r ...... 132 ApPENDIX D.-Receipts and disbursements on account of MohosaUi and the Infanticide Fund ...... 133 bPENDIX E.-Resolutions passed by the several Rajas and Rajput Chiefs (when assembled at CMpaheri by Mr. Wilkinson, the Political.Agcnt at Bhopal) for better carrying into execution the ordera msned by 'them, prohibiting Female Infanticide, WIthin thelr seveI"A1 territones; tbe object of these resolutIOns belDg the removal of the causes whICh lead to Infanticide ...... 135 ApPENDIX F -Instructions issued to MUDshi G,bnlllm Mahomed, when appointed agent for taking the census of the Jadeja,s ..t· •• : ...... 136 Letter from Mr. J. Erskine, the PolitIcal Agent, banding up a letter from his First ASSIStrutt, Captain Lang, with remarks thereon .. , ...... 137 Captam Lang's letter, submitting his proceedings in acase'of suspected InfantiCIde 111 the famIly of JadeJa BavajI, brother of the principal Grisia of t.he Shapur ~- ~ilt1k!t_ ..• .... ••• ••• ••• •••• ...... b. Mmute' of Sir Robert Grant, dated 30th April 1838, expressing a desire that Mr, WIl lougbby, the PolItical Secretary, Will make snch observatIOns as may S1lggest themselves to hIm on Mr. J ErsklDe's report, or on the subject of F~ale Infanticide for the years 1835 and 1836...... •.•. 140 Memorandum on Mr. J Erskine's repor_ by J. P. W Jlloughby, dated 8th September 1838. 141 ApPENDIX No.1 to the foregoing memorandum • t .. ... 149 Do. No. 2' •• , ... ••• ib. ApPENDICES NOB. 3 and 4 .... 150 Do. Nos. !S, 6, and 7 ... ib • Do. Nos. 8, 9, and 10 eo' lSI Do. NOB. 11 and 12 1S2 Minute on Mr. J. Erskine's report. by the Honourable the Governor, oated 20th Septem- ber 1838 .... ••• ••• • • ••• .., ••• ••• 159 MInute by the Honourable Mr. Dunlop, dated 22nd September 1838 160 Further minutes of Government...... •.. ~O Letter from Mr. J. Erskine, Pohtical Agent in Kli.thiawar, dated 31st December 1837, regal'dlDg the acceptance of a pribe by fln Infanticide censor ...• 162 neply of Government~ da.ted the 16th May 18aa ...... •• 0 16-1 • CONTENTS. ix PAGE. Letter from Captam G. LeGrand Jacob, dated 23rd OctobeL~ 1841, submitting 0. report on the J.ideja and Jetva populatIon of K.lthul.war, together With remarks on the sub. ject of Inf~tiClde generally , 165 ApPENDIX A to 'the foregomg Repol t ... 170 Do B ... •.. 171 Do. C 172 Do D 173 Do. E ... 174 Do. F 175 Do. G and H ...... ib. Memorandum by Mr. J P WJ!lollghby, Seoretary to Government, on the foregomg report ... • . 176 Minute by the Right Honourable the Governor . 180 Note, alludmg to the orders Issued to the Actmg PohtlCal Agent ib. Further letter from Cap~ain G. LeGrand Jacob, dated 28th ~o\"ember 1842, on the subJeot of hIS formel'report ib. ApPEN'DIX A to the foregomg letter 182 Do. B 183 Do. C and D ,.. ~b. Do. E 184 Do. F . fb. Reply of Government to the foregoing letter, dated 17th May 1843 ~b. Correspondence on the subject of Prize Essays...... 186 Correspond~ce between the P,plitu:'al Agent In KathiaWdr and Government, on the sub- Ject of Female Infantiolde r .. ... , ...... IS!} Table of the proportions of the Ju.deJa sexes 10 KathiawaT, from under ten years to one year, as the same stood on the 1st January 1845 193 Do of the Jethva sexes - tb • Do of the Sumra sexes ...... • ib •• Statement showmg the numbers of ,the chlldl'en at one perIod above the numbers whloh should correspond With them, after deduotlng deaths 111 the next pellod 194- Letter fLOm LIeutenant-Colonel W Lang, .dated 25th August- 1846, forwardmg the returns of the JadeJaj Jethva and Sumra populabon of Kathl{Lwar, for the yea]' 1845, With statements of the receIpts and dIsbursement!! of the Infanticide Fund £01' the same year ...., ••• ib. Census of the Jcthva population il! Katlu.iwar, for the year 1845 198 Do. of the JadeJa population ... ib Do of the Sumra population. ., ...... •• ib Reply of Governml!nirto the foregomg letter, dated 26th February 1847 ••• ... 19!} Minute bI the Honourable lIfr Willoughby, Member of CouncIl, Bombay, conourred in . by the Board, dated the 24th March 1848, revIewing the Kathlll.war Infanticide report for the year 1846 .•• ...... 20() Letter flom the PolitICal Agent m Katbl8.WD.r, dated 30th December 1848, submittIng the usual oensus returns of the J .ideja, J ethv8, and Sumra populatIOn of that proVlnoe, for the year 1847 . _.r ... - ' 202" Reply of Government, dated the 2nd:March 1849 ...... 203 Letter flom the PohtlCal Agent, dated 3Znd Deoember 1849, submittmg the usual annual returns of the J.ideja, Jethva, and Sumra populatIOn, for the year 1848 ... 204 Census of the J.!.deJa populatIOn of Kathlliwar, for the. years 1848 206 Do. of the Sumra. populatIOn.. ... " ... 2@7 Do. of the Jethva populatIOn ...... ib. llhnnte by tbe Honorable Mr. Willoughby, dated'18th June 18:>0, oonourred m by the Honorable Mr. lnane ... '" ib. Letter from the PolitICal Agent, dated 31st Deceml>er 1850, forwarding the usual oensus returns of the JideJa, Jethva, and Sumra population, for the year 1849, together with the tl'lenniall'eturns ... '" ...... 20B ComparatIve statement of the JadeJa,population in Kathlawar, between the years 1847, Hl48 and 1849 211 Do. of the Sumra population 212 Do. of the Jethva populatIOn ... ~b. Reply or Government to the foregomg letter .. 213 Letter from the PohtlCal Agent, dated 20th 'p'eoember 1851, submitting ,the usual • InfantIcide returns for 1850 214 Reply of Government ...... 2Vi Letter from the Pohtical Agent, dated 18th Deoember 1852, submittlDg the usual InfantiCIde Report for the yeal' 1851 • ... • .... ,.. ... 216 Reply of Government. _ ...... 21S. Letter frol11 thc First Assistant PohtLOaI Agent. in charge, dated 14th April 1854, Bubmlttmg the InfantICide report for the year 1S5.!, With the trIennial report 219 Comparative statement of the JadeJa. population in Kathiawar, for tile years 18iO, 1851, and 1852...... 221 Do. of the S'lmra population 222" Do: of the Jethva populatIon W. Resolution of GOTernment on the foregOing letter ...... 223 Letter fI'om the Act1l1g PohtlC ... 1 Agent 111 Kathiawar, dated the 21st Deoember 1854, submItting the usual annual returns of the JadeJR, S\Jmra, and Jethva populatIOn, for the year '1853, and the aooo)lnt current of the Infantlcide'Fund' 224 B 264-c - x CONTENTS. UGH. Resolution of Government on" the foregOl ng letter •.•. 225 Lettcr from the Actmg Political Agent, dated 231'd August 18.'i5, subm1b!l", the usual InfanticIde Report, for the year 1854: . t.'b. Resolu61On ot Government ou the foregoing letter .... . 22; I.letter from the A('tmg PolitIcal Agent in Klithlawar, dated the 23ld March 1854, relatIve to a case of Female InfantIcide among the Mohvars ab Maha. ... . ,b. Reply of Government...... ••• 231 :E'urther letter from the Actmg Pohtical Agent, dated tbe 11th July 1~5'), on the Bame subject 232 Reply of Governmcnt 233 Letter from the Acting Pohtlcal Agent in Katlmiwar, dated the 5th Junc 1855, for warding copy of correspondence relative to a. reduction in the expenses of Rajput marrlRO'es " '...... W. Referenc~ pf Government to the Acting Poht.lcal Agent m Qutch.. 235 Reply of the ActIng PolItIcal Agent in Cutch, dated ~th July 180';, submItting cnpy of correspondence relatIve to the reductl.On of mSl'Ulage expense .. , &0... .. tb. Resolution of Government 238 .. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO PARTS I & II. A G PAGES. PAGES PAGES PAGES Part I. Part It. Part I l'.. rt II. Ammarjl, DIV.tD ... 128, 124: Ghas Dana 181 Amrah Lal. .. 8t, GanIm Vera 181 Appendices to 001. Walker's report OD Gogha, Pargana of 11, ~7 JMlavad ... 69 Gohels ... 102 " ~Iachu Kantha. 89 Gohclvad • 101 " " InfantlClde 28 Grant, SIr R.'s mInute 140 " to Mr Erskme's report GUJarat, conditIOn of 34: " on do...... 130 tQ Mr. Willoughby's memo- H " randum . . . • • 149 Halar 139, U3 57 to Oaptain Jacob's report . 170 Hamed Khan ... 123 " to Oaptllo1n Jacob's further Hat Zalamnl . .73,181 " report ... Hmdus, DOtice of ... 187 Appendix to Col. Walker's report on Gohelvad 107 I Porbandar 117 " " Sorat1!. 18'1 Infanticide, Female 188 1, !, 74-, " " Halar 151 87,106, " " Kathiaw8.l' -proper. 171 " 165, 189 " .. "Review .. 197 " engagement agaInst 36 A'd Zamin" 70 " " " ren~wed. 41 A'smam SulMui 1 " memorandum on, by Colonel " Walker. 41 B by Mr'J' P. " " Wliioughby. 14],1'76 BabaJi 190 mInutes by .do. .. 200,207 Ba.bl Ver~ 81 " BaJokheraJ .. 86 • J Earnewall, Oaptain 56 Bavajl, JadeJ8. ... 138 Ja.m R.l.val 141, 143 BIJapul' 5 JastijI, Ja.m US BaMrvatla 63 Jetpur 166 Ebats 184 Jethvas 114: Bhatt security •• 185 JMlavad " .61, 70 Bhavnagar tribute 201 .. a.borigines of 65 " Bbayad of .. 63 " decennial bond 79 .. G.i.ekwar revenue 70 - Cambay, Chouth of ~. 5 " marauders of 65 Charans... 184, 186 " perpetual engagement 79 -Census of Jadejti, Jethva, a.nd Sumra Jade]R Rajputs ••. 140 population ... - 77,109, JtideJas - 114: 170, 174, " .list of ... 193, 198, Junagad 123 206,-211, " Navab of 124 ;rodlahandar 43 ~21 Chital 166 Jamaband, 83 FEMALE INFANTICIDE. PAGlI:. Measures adopted (commencing WIth the year 1805) by Lijutenant-Colonel A. Walker, • ResIdent at Baroda, and by oth~r officers, for the SuppressIOn of InfantIcIde 1D the Province of Kathui.war, &c. AccompanIed by reports, &c., by Mr J. P WJllongh. by, PolItical Agent 1D that proVlDce, and by hlS SUCCl;lssors, c/f. the subsequent measures adopted by those officers for the attaInment of that important object ...1-2'38 Correspondence on the subject • • 1 Letter from Lieutenant-Oolonel..!. Walker, dated 15th Marc~ 1808, on the a.bohtion of Female Infanticide .... 4: Extract from Sale's Koran • ... 28 ApPENDIX No 1 to the foregoing report ",b ApPENDICES Nos . .2 and 8 tb DItto Nos. 4, 5, and 6 29 DItto Nos '1, 8, and 9 W. DItto Nos. 10 and 11 30 DItto Nos. 12 and 13 31 DItto Nos. 14, 15, and 16 tb. Ditto Nos. 17 and 18 32 Ditto No. 19 34- Ditto No. 20 35 List of Jadejas, lllCludlDg BMyad not speCIfically mentIoned, who have renounced InfantICide ...... ib. ENGAGEMENT AGAIWST lNFAlfT1CIDB, obtained from the JadeJa and Jethva ChIefs In Katblawar ••• ...... ••. .. • • '" 36 Con·espondence on the subject '" . • . • • • tb. Mwnorandum from Wlthoba Dewanji, of Jadejas who have .preserved theIr daughters, and of those who have not 38 Correspondence • ...... 39 Meruorandulll specuying tbose JadeJas who have preserved their female chIldren 40 LlSt of presents to the daughters of the JadeJ3.s-Taluka. Dhrol and Bllliyad 41 • Renewed Eugagement agaInst .the practIce of Female InfantiCide, obtalDed from the Chief of Navanagar • ...... ill- CorrE!spondence relatlflg to Infanhcide...... • 4a A complete hilt, or partIcular register, comprIsing the names, fa.milies, places of abode, talukas, &c, of all the JadeJas, In JUIV' 1817, In Kathlawar, together With the age and number of their female offspring, saved or now hVlDg, SIDce the inh:oduction of • the InfantIClde arrangement by LIeutenant-Colonel A. Walker, In A.D. ISl07-08 44 Correspondence, contInuation of • .... 46 Letter from LIeutenant-Colonel A. Walker to the Secretary to the Honorable the .Court of Directors, dated 19th July 181Q, enploslllg a memorandum on the subject -of Female Infanticide .. ib. Memorandum above mentioned.. .. '" '. .. 47 Letter from LIeutenant ColonelA. Walker te the Secretary to the Honorable the Court of DIrectors, dated 27th August 181.9, reviewing the proceedlDgs WhICh had passed on InfantlClde smce the time of hIS qUittIng i'iidIa... 49 Flxtract from a letter from the Honora.ble the COl1rt of DIrectors to the Government of Bombay, dated the 1st March 1820 . ... 55 Extracts from a mlDute by the Honorable Mouns,tuarl ElphlDstone, Governor of Bombay, dated Camp Malia, 9th Jannary 1821 • ...... tb. Extract from a letter from the Secretary WIth the Right HOllorable the Governor on tour, dated 9th January 1821 . . '.. -...... tb. Letter from CaptalD Barnewall, PohtlCal Agent in KathiAwar, dated 16th July 1824, submittIng a statement shOWIng the number of JMieJ8.- females born ;md pre- -served in the Western PeUlnsula of GUJarat ... 56 Statement above menitoned 57 Halar tb Macbn Kantha •• 60 .correspondence, contlDnahop of ..•. 61 Statement of fines leVIed In the peninsula of Kathlawar in the years 18~1, 1822, 1823, and 1824, and how appropnated. .... 63 Statement shOWIng the estImated expense attendant on the m&.rrlage of 189 Jadeja. females, of the four ranks and classes, the number that it IS estllllated are to be marrIed each year, w}th the sum usually expended on each .... tb, Correspondence, contin nation of...... 64 Translate of notes receIved from the Karknn stationed a.t Santalpur Chorar, con taInjng IlSts of female chIldren preserved 1>y the JlldeJas of that tAluka. in coni'ornllty to the engagemept entered Into by the Chiefs on the 3rd l;farch 1817; also translate of notes receIved from the Karkun at Oharchat 68 Correspondence, contmua.tIon of._ ... ." ,b. Names of those JadeJas"of the Dhrol Bbliyad who had presents JDade them by Mr. Langford, on account of thelr haVIng saved danghter/!... 72 ~ 264-d ii CONTENTS. Letter from Mr. J. P. Willoughby, Pohtlcsl Agent, Kathiawar, dated 24th September 18M, submittiDIr observatlons on the subJect of Female Infantlclde ,', ..• 74 • Draft of a proposed Proclamat.Ion to be lilsued on the subject of Female Infanti, cide in Kathiawar .. .. . •...... 83 Government reply to Mr. WIlloughby's letter, dated 22nd November 1834. •• ~tl Letter from Mr. J. P. Willoughby, dated 12th Apnl 1835, subllljttmg the joint proceedmgs of Captain La.ng and hImself, In investigatmg a charge of Infantlcide against Jadeja Suraji, Chief of Rajkot 87 Government reply, dated 2nd"'-une 1835 '" 91 Letter from Captain W. Lang, Acting Political Agent in KAthlawar, dated 11th February 1836, reporting the removal of the attachment whlch had been placed on the RaJkot Talitka., on account of the conduct of Jadeja SuraJi, the Chief 93 ::Memorandum on the abo\-e letter by Mr. J, P. Wuloughby, Secretary to Goveln, 'ment, dated 8th July 1836 ...... '" ... 96 Letter from the Pohtlca1. Agent in Katbiawar, dated 10th September 1831), reporting another case of Infanticide, commItted by .JadeJa VuaJl of Khlrasra 98 Government reply, dated 9th October 1835 ...... •.• ... '1(12 Letter from the Politioo.l Agent, dated 16th SepteJJlber 1835, reportlng another case, and submlttmg the deposltions .,' 10d Government reply, dated 9th October 1835 ... • 105 Letter from J. E1'8kme, Esq., Pohtical Agent In Kathlawar, dated 30th June 1837, submitting his report on Female InfantICide in Ka.thi&war for the years 1835 and 183&...... 106 ApPENDIX A to the above report •.• 130 ApPENDIX B.-ProclamatIon 131 ApPENDIX C..-Clrcular '. 132 ApPENDIX D.-Receipts and disbursements on aCCOunt of MohoRaH and the InfantICide Fund .,...... 1S3 ApPENDIX E.-Resolutions passed by the several Rajas and Rajput Chief's (when assembled at Chapaheri by Mr. Wdkmson, the Political Agent at Bhopal) for better carrylDg Into execution the orders issued by them, prohlbltlDg Female Infanticide ;iVithm their several terrItories; the object of these resol~ tions being the removal of the causes which lead to Infanticlde .•• 135 ApPENDIX F.-Instructi'ons Issued to Munshi Gulam Mahomed, when appOInted agent for taking the census of the J6.dejas • 126 Letter from Mr. J. Erskine, the Pobtjcal Agent, handing up a letter from hls First Assistant, Captain liang, with remarks thereon '" ... . •. lSi' Captain'Lang's letter, submlttlDg bis proceedings 1n a ca~ of suspected lurantl Clde in the family of JadeJa. Bawajl, brother of the princlpal Gralna of -the . SMpur Taluka.... '. ... '" , ... Mmute- of SIr Robert Grant, dated 30th April 1838, expressing a deSire that Mr. Willoughby, the Pohtical Secretary, wIll!nake such observatIOn, as may suggest themselves to him on Mr. Erskine's report, or on the subject of Female InfantiCide fo~ the ye41'8 -1835 and 1836 .. .. , .. .. 140 Memorandum oD Mr, Erskine's report, by Mr. J P. Wdloughby, dated 8th September • 1838 .. 141 ApPENDIX No.1 to the foregoing memorandum 14~ DItto No.2, "b ApPENDICES Nos. 3 and 4 150 Ditto Nos. 5, 6, a.nd 1 tb. Dltto Nos. 8, 9, anti 10. ... 151 DItto Nos, 11 and 12... . , • . ... 15J Mmute on Mr. E1'8klDe's report by the" Honorable the Governor, dated 20th September 1838 .. 159 Minute by the Honorable 'Mr. Dunlop, dated 22nd September 1838 160 FUl'ther minutes of Government . . ... • ... fb, Letter from Mr. J. Erskine, Politictl Agent in Kathlli.w3r, dated 31st December 1831,regardmg the acceptance of a bribe by an Infanticide cenllOr ... 162 Reply of Government, dated the 16th May 1838 , ., ... 164 Letter from CaptalD G. LeGrand Jacob, dated 23rd October 184], submlttlDg a report on the Jadeja. and Jethva populatIon of Kathlawir, together'wlth remarks on the subject of InfantICIde generally 165 ApPENDIX A to. the foregoing Report 170 . DItto B -...... 171 Dltto C' In Ditto D 113 Ditto E 11' Ditto F ]75 DItto G and H.. .• ••• ,b_ Memorandum by Mr. J. P. Willoughby, Secretary to Governmeut, on the foregoing J;eport ... 176 Minute by the RIght HOllOrable the Governor " '" 180 Note, aUudmg to the order&lS8ued to the Acting Pobtical Agent • ... ill. Further letter from Captam G. LeGtand Jacob, dated 28th November Itl!2. on the subject of his former report . , ,E>. .APl'llliDIX A to the forf'going letter 182 Ditto B ... . .• lS3 OONTENTS. PA.GE-. ApPBNDICES C and D 183 ApPlilND1X E 184 Ditto F ...... 1 .. tb. Reply of Government to the foregOIng letter, dated 17th May 1843 tb. Correspondence on the subject of Frlze Essays ... .. ••• 186 Correspondence between the PolItical Agent in Kathiawar and Government, on the subject of FemMe Infanticide " 189 Table of the proporhons of the Jade]a seXes In Kathlawar, from under ten years to one year, as the same stood on the 1st January 1845 193 Ditto of the J ethva sexes ib. Ditto of the Sumra sexes ...... tb. Statement showlDg the nu.mbers of the children at one petlod above the numbers which stJ.ould correspond with them, after deductlDg deaths In the next perIOd.' 194 Letter from LleuleItant-Oolonel W. Lang, dated 25th Au.gust 1846, forwarding tIle returns of the Jtl.deja, Jethva, and Sumra populatIOn of Kath1tl.war, for the year 1845, With statements of the receipts and dISbursements of the Infauticide Fund for the same year • .. • tb. Cl'lnsus of the Jethva poprtIatlDu lD Kathlawar, for the year 1845 198 Ditto of the JadeJa populatlOn •. .... ~b • Ditto of the Sumra population . ., . tb. Reply of Government to the foregolDg letter, dated 26th February 1847 199 Minute by the Honorable Mr. Willoughby, Member of CounCil, Bombay, concur red lD by the Board, dated the 24th March 1848, revlewmg the Kathiawar Infanti- Cide report for the year 1846 • . . .. aoo Letter from the Pobbcal Agent 1D Katblawar,odated 30th December 1848, submlttmg the usual census reburns of the J adeJa, J ethva, and Sumra populatIOn of that provlDce, for the year 1847 ... •. '. ••• 202 Reply of Government, dated the 2nd March 1849. • 203 Letter from the Political Ageut, dated 2.2nd December 1849, submlttmg the usual ..annual returns of the JadeJa, Jethva, 'and Sumra populatIOn, for the year 184:S ••• 204 Census of the J adeJ~popnlatlOn of Kathlliwir, for the year 18408 .. 206 Ditto of the Samra population ... 207 Ditto of the Jethva population ...... tb MlDute by the Honorable Mr. Willoughby, dated 18th'June 1850, concurred In by the Honorable !\Jr. Blane ." ...... ib. Letter from the Pohtrcal Agent, dated 31st December 1850; forwardmg the usual census returns of the Jadeja, Jethva, and Sumra populatlOn, for the year 1849, together With the trIenmal returns ... .,. .... 208 ComparatIVe statement of the Jadeja population m Kathlawar, between the years 1847, 1848, and 1849 •• 211 Ditto of the Sumra populatlOn ." 212 Ditto of the Jethva populatlOn tb Reply of Government to the foregoing letter ... 213 Letter from the Pohtical Agent, dated 20th December 1851, submittIng the usnal InfantICide returns for 1850 ...... 214 Reply of Government 215 Letter from the PolItICal Agent, dated 18th D~cember 1852, submiti;~g fhe usual Infanticide report for the year 1851 216 Reply of Government '" . • 218 Letter from th~' First l\sslStant PolItical Agent m charge, dated 14th Apnl le54, 8ubmlttlDg tIle InfantiCIde report for the year 1852, With the triennial report ... 219 Comparative statement of the JadeJa population In Kathlawar, for the year '1850, 1(1)1, and 1852 ... 221 Ditto of the Sumr~ population 222 Ditto of the J ethva popdtatlOn.. zb' ResolutlOn of Government on the foregoing letter ...... 223 Letter from the Actmg PohtlCal Agent In Kathlawar, dated the 21st December 1854, submitting the usual annual returns of the J adeJa, Sumra, and J ethva. populatIOn, for the year 1853, and the account current of the Infanticide Fund ...... 224 ResolutIOn of Government on the foregoll~ letter 225 Letter from the ACtlDg Political Agent, dated 23rd August 1855, submitting the usual InfantiCIde report, for the year 1854 ...... ~b. Resolution of Government on the foregoing lettel' 227 Letter from the Actmg 'PolitClal Agent In Kathll~war, dated the 23rd' March 1854" relative to a case of F.emale Infanticide among the Moh"vars at Malia. '. tb. Reply.o£ Government...... 231 Further letter from the Actl'ng PolitIcal Age'lt, da.ted the 11 th July 1855, on the same subJect ... • "" 232 ..... 233 Reply of qovernment • t •• .•. ..-. • • Letter from the ACtlDg Pohtlcal Agent in Kathlliwar, dated the 5th Juue 1855, forwardmg copy of correspondence relative to a reductIon III the expenses of RIJ,Jput JDlJ,rnages ...... n. ... ",b Refer~nce of Government to .e ActolDg PolItIcal Agent m Clutch 235 Reply of the Actmg Political Agent In Cuteh. dated 9th July 1855, submlttIllg copy of correspondence relative to the reductIon of marrlage expenses, &c...... tb. ResolutIOn of Government. • c..... n. / ... J8 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. PAGES InfantIcide, memorandum by M1'. J P WIlloughby 141,176 Apperdlces to Colonel Walker's report " ~ lUu~e8 by do· 200, '207 on Infanticide ... 28 to Mr. ErskIne's report on J ditto, ... 130 to Mr. Willoughby's memo. Jade;"s, list d ! ••• 44 randum ...... 149 to CaptalD Jacob's report... l~O K to Captam Jacob's further report t.. 182 KOlli.n, Sale's ... 28 .. B L Ba.rnewall, C~ptalU 56 Lang CapmlU ... 87, oa, 131, 188 Bll.waJl, JadeJ3. 188 Langford Mr .:. 71 c Oenslls of Jll.deJa, Jpthva, and Sllmrn. \I al'rl ages , J.irr,l,t 68,233 populatton ... 77, 1011,170,174,193, Memorandum, Colol el Walker',! ... _ 47 1 ~8, 206, 211, 221 " lIt Willoughb) 's 14],176 ~rohvars of M.\.ba 227 • Maclm Kanthn. .., • 60 • D p Dbola .~. .. . 2'~7 Dunlop, Honorable Mr.... : 160 Presents, hst of ... 41 ProclamatIon, Infljutlude .• f.3 E Palllu 237 Elpbmstone, Hon. l-lountstuart 55 • R Engagement agaInst InfantICide 36 I'enewed 41 RepOI ts all InfanhClde 161, 194, 202, Erskl~e, Mr. J " 106, 137, 162 20t., 208,214.216, 21P, 221, 2:.!5 .t<;ssays, prize '" 184 F s ~.ln~alpur ChO! ar 68 Fiue. • 68 SMpur· ... "138 Sur:tJl, JadeJIt 87 G Statement~, comparatIve 211, 221 140 T H Table~ or se~e:! 193 • Ra.ta.r v I ... 98 InfantICIde, Fpmale 1,4, 74,87, 1(6,165,189 w " engagement agamst 36 W.tlker, Colouel A 406,47,40 " renewed 41 " tll\JUghby, Mr. J. !'. .. , 64, 74, r.7, " memorandum on, by Vol 96, 141,176, 200,207 " Walker 47- Wlthoba DIVItDll 3d B 264-6