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APP. XXVII
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other property said to have been seized by them, who, observed that the 'Kasba of Samana being in the Amaldari of Raja Sahib Singh, his complaint should be made to him'; and also, on the 12th of July 1811, in reply,
Dasaundha Singh and Gurmukh Singh complained to Colonel Ochterlony, agent to the Governor-General, against Sardar Charat Singh, for their shares- of property, &c.; and, in reply, it was written on the back of their arzi, 'that since, during the period of three years, no claim was preferred against Charat Singh by any of his brothers, nor even the name of any co-partner mentioned; and since it was advertised in the 'Ittila Nama' delivered to the Sardars, that every Chief should remain in the quiet and full enjoyment of his domains, the petition could not be attended to,' the insertion of these answers to complaints is intended as examples, and also that it may be impressed on the minds of every Zamindar and other subject, that the attainment of justice is to be expected from their respective Chiefs only, that they may not, in the smallest degree, swerve from the observation of subordination, It is, therefore, highly incumbent upon the Rajas and other Sardars of this side of the river Sutlej, that they explain this to their respective subjects, and court their confidence, that it may be clear to them, that complaints to the officers of the British Government will be of no avail, and that they consider their respective Sardars as the source of justice, and that, of their free will and accord, they observe uniform obedience.
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And whereas, according to the first proclamation, not the intention of the British Government to interfere in the possessions of the Sardars of this country, it is nevertheless, for the purpose of meliorating the condition of the community, particularly necessary to give general information, that several Sardars have, since the last incursion of Raja Ranjit Singh, wrested the estates of others, and deprived them of their lawful possessions, and that in the restoration, they have used delays until detachments of the British army have been sent to effect restitution, as in the case of the Rani of Tirah, the Sikhs of Chulian, the Talukas of Karauli and Chehloundy, and the village of Chiba; and the it
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reason of such delays and evasions can only be attri^ buted to the temporary enjoyment of the revenues, and subjecting the owners to irremediable losses, It is, therefore, by order of the British Government, hereby proclaimed that if any one of the Sardars or others has forcibly taken possession of the estates of others, or
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PROCLAMATION OF PROTECTION
355
other property said to have been seized by them, who, observed that the 'Kasba of Samana being in the Amaldari of Raja Sahib Singh, his complaint should be made to him'; and also, on the 12th of July 1811, in reply,
Dasaundha Singh and Gurmukh Singh complained to Colonel Ochterlony, agent to the Governor-General, against Sardar Charat Singh, for their shares- of property, &c.; and, in reply, it was written on the back of their arzi, 'that since, during the period of three years, no claim was preferred against Charat Singh by any of his brothers, nor even the name of any co-partner mentioned; and since it was advertised in the 'Ittila Nama' delivered to the Sardars, that every Chief should remain in the quiet and full enjoyment of his domains, the petition could not be attended to,' the insertion of these answers to complaints is intended as examples, and also that it may be impressed on the minds of every Zamindar and other subject, that the attainment of justice is to be expected from their respective Chiefs only, that they may not, in the smallest degree, swerve from the observation of subordination, It is, therefore, highly incumbent upon the Rajas and other Sardars of this side of the river Sutlej, that they explain this to their respective subjects, and court their confidence, that it may be clear to them, that complaints to the officers of the British Government will be of no avail, and that they consider their respective Sardars as the source of justice, and that, of their free will and accord, they observe uniform obedience.
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And whereas, according to the first proclamation, not the intention of the British Government to interfere in the possessions of the Sardars of this country, it is nevertheless, for the purpose of meliorating the condition of the community, particularly necessary to give general information, that several Sardars have, since the last incursion of Raja Ranjit Singh, wrested the estates of others, and deprived them of their lawful possessions, and that in the restoration, they have used delays until detachments of the British army have been sent to effect restitution, as in the case of the Rani of Tirah, the Sikhs of Chulian, the Talukas of Karauli and Chehloundy, and the village of Chiba; and the it
is
reason of such delays and evasions can only be attri^ buted to the temporary enjoyment of the revenues, and subjecting the owners to irremediable losses, It is, therefore, by order of the British Government, hereby proclaimed that if any one of the Sardars or others has forcibly taken possession of the estates of others, or
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