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sums has been solely vested in the British Government."
fixed to allow any opinion that
Col. Watson's opinion that it was not desirable to allow any enhancement of the sum fixed, was evidently prompted by the view that the “Rakhopa” payment was in fact merely in the nature of remuneration for services rendered in the way of protection to the persons and property of the pilgrims visiting the Hill. The quantum of such remuneration can have relation only to the expenses necessary to be incurred for such protection; and as the security of persons and property in Kathiawar was assured by and under the present paramount Power of the British Government; while the facilities of Railway travelling right upto Palitana had radically modified the burden of keeping watch, the expenditure incurred by the Durbar for the protection of the pilgrims had become merely nominal.
FORTY YEARS' TRUCE. The procedure adopted in bringing about the agreement of 1886 and making the ratification of Government necessary for its finality and validity, and the absolute powers reserved to Government to grant or withhold modification of the fixed annual sum after considering the respective arguments of the contending parties, entirely negative the present claim put
