Kalat Affairs [‎355v] (118/172)

Kb el at Government, was never denied
to Colonel Phayre ; what was objected
to by me was bis persistently adhering
to, and allowing his attitude towards
that Government to be guided by
views which I, as head of the Pro
vince, had pointed out to him repeat
edly were wrong, and did not meet
with my approval. In words he pro
fessed “ to give effect to whatever
orders may be issued” in bis letter
No. 1725 of 5th December I860,
paragraph 4, hut in recent corres
pondence especially, he has shown
that he was disposed to work directly
contrary to those orders. Whatever
his views may be, I maintain that
he is bound to act in accordance with
the instructions which I, as the
person responsible for the proper ad
ministration of the whole Province
under Government, conceive it neces
sary and expedient to give. The
terms used in this paragraph show a
very wrong sense of the nature of
due subordination to superior autli^
rity, and I trust that I may he fa
voured with an early exposition of
the wishes of your Excellency, in
respect to the mode in which politi
cal matters on the Erontier are t0 be
conducted, so that I may he saved
having to comment again on such a
very improper line of conduct as
Colonel Phayre has ventured on
adopting in this letter.
ment, exercise full/freedom of represen-
tion on all matter^ connected with my
duty, the only limit to those powers
being that I address all my reports, &c.
to you as Commissioner of the province ;
but to be oblig/d to mould and subor
dinate all my/reports upon the detailed
working of ^y sphere of administra
tion in all if4 branches, so as to corres
pond with /your ideas, would be in
deed an abdication of my proper func
tions, which I am bound in honor to
exercise /o the best of my ability, with
>endence of mind that befits
iition. After my reports leave
they are open to fair criticism
ire accepted or rejected as may
r right to my superiors; thus,
;h I brought out that narrative ct in
spifte of my knowing that you dissented
f^om the opinions expressed therein”
fs you are pleased to express it, yet, I
have to learn that the Government was
displeased at my bringing such a mass of
distinguished evidence to light as that
narrative contains; indeed, it is the
more valuable now, that I have been
casually enabled to endorse it by the
confirming evidence of General Jacob’s
letters.
42. In your 10th paragraph you
state as follows—“ Now, however, that
in addition to enuunciating wrong
views and principles of action, you
have further ventured to act upon them
treating the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Khelat
unjustly, and censuring him when he
was carefully and studiously carrying out
the orders I had issued, I must inter
fere and desire that you udll abstain
from acting on the opinion you have
chosen to form, and simply" follow,
both in your own conduct and in corres
pondence with the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,
Khelat, the instructions quoted above.
These you are well aware were approved
of by the Government of India in Mr.
Seton-Karr’s letter No. 961 of the 13th
July 1869, and should not have been
deviated irom in the slightest decree,
either in thought or deed. I refer^you
to that letter, as also showing that Cap
tain Harrison is directed to mark care
fully all he sees and hears, and he should
legularly report noticeable events to
Government. I do this particularly
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