A COLLECTION OF TREATIES, ENGAGEMENTS AND SANADS RELATING TO INDIA AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES COMPILED BY C. U. AITCHISON, B.C.S., UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT VOL. IV CONTAINING THE TREATIES, &c., RELATING TO THE CENTRAL INDIA AGENCY. PART I--CENTRAL INDIA AGENCY, BHOPAL AGENCY AND SOUTHERN STATES OF CENTRAL INDIA AND MALWA AGENCY. Revised and continued up to the end of 1930 under the authority of the Fbreign and Political Department. CALCUTTA. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CENTRAL PUBLICATION BRANCH 1933 Price Rs. 6-4 or 10. Government of India Publications are obtainable from the Government of India Central Publi- cation Branch, 3, Government Place, West, Calcutta, and from the following Agents :- EUROPE. OFFIan OF TnE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA. INDIA HoiUS. ALDWYCH. LONDON, W. C. 2 And at all Booksellers. INDIA AND CEYLON : Provincial Book Depots. MADRAS :-Superintendent, Government Press, Mount Road, Miadras. 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AGENT IN PALESTINE:-SteimatZky, Jerusalem. * Agents for 1 ublication, (I ai:,tion only CONTENTS. PART I. TREATIES, ENGAGEMENTS AND SANADS FELATING TO THE STATES, ETC., IN CENTRAL INDIA IN POLITICAL RELA- TIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THROUGH TIIE AGENT TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, CENTRAL INDIA. INTRODUCTION. PAGE. NARRATIVE . I I. CENTRAL INDIA AGENCY. (I)INDORE. NARRATIVE . 10 TREATIES, etc., No. I.-T,'eaty of peace concluded with Maharaja Holkar on the cessation of hostilities, dated 24th December 1805 .. Declaratoiy articles annexed to the treaty of peace conc.lud(d with Jaswant Rao Holkar, dated 24th Decem her 1805 28 II.-Treaty of pea(.e concluded with Maharaja Holkar, dated (ith January 1818 (Treaty of Mandasor) 21 Ill.-Engagement concluded with 1ahli-ja Holkar for the ourcliase of opiti grown in i\Ialwa, dated 18t] Fehrua 'v 1826 32 IV.-Sanad granted to Tukoji Rao Holkar on his succession to the Indore State, dated 9th November 1844 . 34 V.-Adoption ,.anad Qranted to the Ruler of Indore, dated 11th March 1862 35 V.-Memoranduin of railway concessions, dated 1864 38 VJI.-Enagcienit entered into by Maharaja Holkar for capitalising his contributions for the Alahidpur Contingent and Malwa Bhil Corps, dated 7th July 1865 37 VIII.-Agreeinent w ith Maharaja Holkar regarding a loan to the British Government of one crore of rupees for raihway purposes, dated 28th April 1870 . 38 IX.-Pwtl agrement with Mabaraia 1-olkar, dated the 27th January 1878 40 X.IKharita to Maharaja Holkar on the conclusion of negotiations for an exchange of territory, dated 25th May 1881 42 Memorandum of territorial exchanges between the Government of India and Maharaja Holkar from 1861 to 1880, dated 25th September 1880 . 43 XI.-Agreement between the British Government and Maharaja Holkar for the abolition of transit duties on salt, dated 9th December 1881 62 XII.-Supplementary article to the above agreement, dated 12th December 1883 62 CONTENTS 1.-CENTRAL INNIA AGENCY-continued. (I) INDORE-concluded. PAGE. TREATIES, etc., No. XIII.-Agreement executed by Maharaja Holkar for the more effective discipline and control of the Indore Imperial Service Troops when serving beyond the frontiers of the State, dated 7th May 1901 . 63 XIV.-Deed executed by the Indore Darbar ceding to the British Government full and exclusive power and jurisdiction over the lands in the State occupied by the Nagda-Muttra Railway, dated 30th September 1905 65 XV.-Memorandum of terms between the Government of India and the Indore Darbar for the production and purchase of opium, dated 1926 65 (II) MEDIATISED ESTATES. 1. BAI. NARRATIVE . 22 TREATIES, etc., No. XVI.-Deed of settlement executed by Malhar Rao Holkar in favour of the Zamindars of Bai, dated 1825 . 72 2. BILAUDA. NARRATIVE 22 3. DHAORA GANJARA. NARRATIVE 22