( ११२) मल्हारराव महाराज गायकवाड यांचा खरा इतिहास. लिहिली कीं, महाराजांनीं गायकवाडांच्या कुटुंबांतील निकट आप्तवर्गांच्या योग्य रीतीनें नेमणुका करून द्याव्या, आणि कुटुंबांतील स्त्रियांस बडोदें सोहून पाहिजे तेथें राहण्याची परवानगी द्यावी, आणि त्यांच्या नेमणुका मुंबईसरकारास मंजूर होतील अशा ठरवाव्या. 'मुंबईसरकार यांनी कर्नल फेर यांस विचारले कीं, रखमाबाईखेरीज दुसऱ्या को णाविषयीं गायकवाडांबरोबर पत्रव्यवहार करूं नये असा तुझांस हुकूम दिला असतां तुझीं त्याजकडे अलक्ष कां के ? याविषयीं खुलासा कळवावा. ३१ आगष्ट सन कर्नल फेर यांजकडून खुलासा कळविण्यांत हयगय कधींच झाली नाहीं व त्यांस आपले कृत्य सदोष असे कधींही वाटले नाहीं. त्यांनीं ता• १८७४च्या पत्रांत मुंबईसरकारास असा खुलासा सांगितला कीं आपण ह्मणतां त्या- प्रमाणें गायकवाड यांस भी कांहीं लिहिलें नाहीं. सत्तापूर्वक सला द्यावयाची त्यापूर्वी त्यानीं या प्रकरणाकडे लक्ष द्यावे अशी सूचना मात्र केळी, आणि गवरनर साहेब यांच्या हुकुमास विरोध येऊ नये म्हणून मी बुद्धिपुरःसर त्यांत कोणाचें नांव लिहिले नाहीं. या वर्गाच्या लोकांच्या मुकदम्याकडेस महाराजांचें लक्ष लाविण्यासाठी सूचना केळी यांत मीं कोणाचीही तरफदारी केली नाहीं व सरकारचा हुकूम मोडला नाहीं. मुंबई सरकारास हा खुलासा समाधानकारक वाटला नाहीं. आणि वाटेल तरी diate members of the Gaekwar family, and permit the ladies to reside away from Baroda, should such appear to be desirable, their allowances, should be fixed with the approval of the Government of Bombay, and they can be paid according to lists to be furnished by the Gaekwar, the money being recovered from the Baroda State." (Blue Book No. 4 Page 33.)
- “ With reference to your yad to His Highnes the Gakwar, No. 1533 of
17th August last, calling on him “ to make suitable provision for all the immediate "members of the Gaekwar family, and to permit the ladies to reside away from “ Baroda, &c.," I am directed to request that you will explain your apparent dis- regard of the instructions contained in the last paragraph of my letter No. 22 P. of 6th instant to the effect that, except in the case of His Highness Rukmabaee, no .“ communication should be made to the Gaekwar or to the Durbar about any other la “dy without previous consultation with Government.” (Blue Book No. 4 Page 34.) ↑ " In reply to your confidential letter No. 26 P. dated 24th August 1874, in which you require me to explain why I called upon His Highness the Gaekwar to make suitable provision for all the immediate members of the Gaekwar family, and to permit the ladies to reside away from Baroda, I have the honour to point out that & reperusal of my yad to the Durbar, No. 1533 C. will show that I did not call upon His Highness to do as you state, but I merely mentioned the subject ( which is one of the most serious treated by the Commission ) for His Highness' serious attention prior to authoritative advice being offered if necessary. I purposely mentioned no individual either male or female, in consequence of the orders of His Excelleney the Governor, and though I might have mentioned Rukhmabaee, yet, as her case was then before Government, I thought it best to defer that also." (Blue Book No. 4 Page 40.)
