A 1902 Envelope From Deoli to Kotah Addressed to Agency treasurer
Agency Treasurer in British India
The Story
Residency and Agency system enabled the British to exercise control on Princely Kingdoms.
The Residency system appointed a British Resident to the Princely Kingdoms. In return the Princely Kingdoms were assured protection through deployment of company troops. The Princely Kingdoms also had to pay for the maintenance of the troops. This was seen as a system of indirect rule by the British. The British Resident ensured that the Kingdoms did not maintain military forces other than for internal policing.
The Agencies encompassed Princely Kingdoms where the agent was a representative of the Viceroy and the hinterland where the agent was in charge of law and order.
Rajputana consisted of three residencies and six agencies.
The residencies were Mewar Residency, Jaipur Residency and Western Rajasthan Agency which was headquartered at Jodhpur.
The agencies were Alwar, Bikaner, Eastern Rajasthan, Haroti-Tonk, Kotah-Jhalawar, and Southern Rajputana.
A 1932 Envelope Addressed to JW Young
Governance In Jodhpur During the Time of JW Young
The Story
The State Council of Jodhpur was constituted on 30thSeptember 1932 and was as under:
- President – His Highness the Maharaja Sahib Bahadur
- Vice President – Mr. J.W. Young, O.B.E (Acting)
- Finance Member – Mr. J.W. Young, O.B.E
- Judicial Member – Rao Bahadur Thakur Chain Singhji of Pokaran
- Member-in-waiting – Rao Bahadur Rao Raja Narpat Singhji
- Revenue Member – Munshi Himmat Singhji K Maheswari
Mr. J.W. Young travelled to England on 5th November 1932 to attend the Third Session of the Round Table Conference and returned on 20th January 1933. The letter above was written to him whilst he was in England for the conference. His Highness Jodhpur too left for England on 4thOctober 1932 and returned on 6th December 1932.
On 10th May 1933, the Government of India formally approved the constitution of the Government of Jodhpur and the State Council was reconstituted.
- President – His Highness the Maharaja Sahib Bahadur
- Chief Minister – Mr. J.W. Young, O.B.E
- Finance Member – Mr. J.W. Young, O.B.E
- Judicial Member – Rao Bahadur Thakur Chain Singhji of Pokaran
- Home Minister – Thakur Madho Singhji of Shankwas
- Revenue Member – Munshi Himmat Singhji K Maheswari