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Shrawaks should be guaranteed efficient police protection for their persons and property." It was further said that, "should any tax be imposed for sanitary purposes such tax, I am to observe, must be imposed only with the consent of the British Government and will not be allowed to the Thakore Saheb of Palitana as personal income; but will be strictly secured for appropriation to the purposes for which it is to be raised." These orders again clearly bring out and emphasize the position that the Durbar has not full sovereignty and authority over the Shatrunjaya Hill; and that the British Government recognised the obligation on them to protect the vested interests and rights of a large body of British subjects. They further say that the Rakhopa payment was not a tax for revenue purposes, but was merely a payment to be made in return for certain services. This is apparent from the stipulation that for the sum of Rs. 10,000 to be paid by the Shrawaks they should be guaranteed effective police protection of their persons and property. That the Rakhopa payment was not a tax is clearly emphasised by the fact that it was always recognised and accepted that the Durbar was bound to compensate the pilgrims for any loss that may occur to them. In 1874 a pilgrim sustained a loss in respect of which the Durbar, after proceedings before the Political Agent, paid Rs.
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