मैं १२२ ) मल्हारराव महाराज गायकवाड यांचा खरा इतिहास. भाषरून मुंबई सरकारांनी त्यांस वेळोवेळी ने टपके दिले तींच वाक्यें प्रमाणास घेऊन मुंबईसरकारास यांनी आपलें वजन अगदीं अयोग्य पालीं खर्च केलें असें निदर्शनास आणून दिलें आहे. त्या पत्तांतील सारांश येथें लिहिला असतां बस्स आहे. तारीख २८ जानेवारी सन १८७५चें हें उत्तर आहे. * त्यांतील सारांश खाळीं लिहिल्याप्रमाणे आहे:- -
- "His Excellency the Governor-General in Council regrets that, in conse-
quence of this protest the necessity is imposed upon him of reverting to matters which, it was hoped, were disposed of by my letter No. 2563 dated 25th November last, and of pointing out that the time and manner of Colonel Phayre's removal were rendered necessary by the acts of that officer himself, the inadequate manner in which they were dealt with by the Bombay Government, and the omission of the Bombay Govern- ment to keep the Government of India informed of their proceedings and those of Colonel Phayre. From the conduct of Colonel Phayre previous to the appointment of the Com- mission, the Governor-General in Council had entertained considerable doubts whether he possessed the discretion, conciliatory bearing, and appreciation of the questions he had to deal with, which were necessary for effectually meeting the difficulties before him. It was believed, however, that Colonel Phayre possessed the confidence of the Bombay Government; and the Governor-General in Council considered that the report of the Commission and the clear and precise instructions of Government there- on made his course plain and unmistakable and left no opening for the injudicious exercise of discretion and no room for misunderstanding on his part. Under these altered circumstances there appeared to the Governor-General in Council no sufficient reason for withdrawing his confidence from Colonel Phayre, especially at a time when such a course would certainly have been misunderstood by the Gaekwar, and have added considerably to the difficulties at Baroda. The Government of India having arrived at this decision, it was obviously necessary to inform the Gaekwar that Colonel Phayre possessed the full confidence of Government. The Governor-General in Council learns now for the first time that the Bombay Government would have cordially assented to a change in the Residency at Baroda, if it had been suggested in the orders passed by the Government of India on the report of the Commission. There was nothing whatever in your letter No. 1196, dated 5th March 1874, forwarding the report, to indicate that these sentiments were entertained by the Government of Bombay. This being the opinion of the Bombay Government at the time when my letter No. 1586, of 25th July 1874 was received, it was their plain duty to have informed the Governor-General in Council that the confidence which he reposed in Colonel Phayre was in their judgment misplaced. The Governor- General in Council cannot admit that the reason assigned by Bombay Government for not having suggested the removal of Colonel Phayre, viz., that there was no other appointment of equal worth at their disposal in which he could be employed, is a proper or sufficient one. The Governor-General in Council cannot consent to treat the private interests of the public service as of secondary consideration compared with the private interests of the servants of Government; nor can he permit any officer to be retained in an appointment for which he is unfit, on the ground that he will suffer a pecuniary loss if removed. Not only, however, was no recommendation made for Colonel Phayre's removal on receipt of the instructions of 25th July, but the Government of India were not informed of subsequent proceedings on his part, which, if brought to notice, would have induced the Governor-General in Council to request the Bombay Government to
