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Mr.
H.D Rendall, I.C.S (administrator) From 22nd Jan 1911 A.D to 1920 A.D. Soon after the sad demise of Nawab
Sahib sir Rasul khan, owing to the minister of the
present Nawab Mahabat khan III, the administration
by taken up by Agency Officials. Mr. H. D. Rendall,
I. C. S., the Junagadh State at Rajkot was appointed
the administrator of the state, who took charge
on 6th February .the new hospital which was built
outside the town was utilized as the administrator’s
Office. Mr.. Rendall went home on leave from the
15th Nov. 1911, so Mr. L. Robertson, I. C. S., the
political advisor of H. E. the governor of Bombay,
took charge as the administrator. On the 12th December,
there was a Coronation Darbar of his imperial Majesty
the king Emperor George Owing to illness; the Minor
Nawab Sahib could not attend the Darbar at Delhi.
But
the event was fittingly throughout the State.
Funds
were collected to erect a fitting memorial of
this unique event and out of the funds the Coronation
Memorial Zenana Hospital was built apposite to
the RasulKhan general Hospital.
The scheme for the division of the Bhavnagar –
Gondal – Junagadh – Porbandar Railway
system into integrates was decided upon. Consequently
the JUNAGADH STATE RAILWAY became a separate integral
system of April 1911 A.D.
The Sunnat Shadi of the Minor Nawab Sahib was
celebrated in March 1912 A.D. with great rejoicing
Tudor – Owen, I. C. S. was appointed tutor
and guardian to the Minor Nawab Sahib (on 25th
January), opening of the Junagadh – Bikha
– Line was performed by Mr. J. Sladen. Agent
to the Governor in Kathiawar 19th may. The spacious
building opposite Jumma Masjid called Circle,
was turned into Law Courts. So the open of the
court performed by Mr. J. Sladen, Agent to the
Governor in Kathiawar on the 18th July.
H.E lord Sydenham Clarke, governor of Bombay visited
Junagadh in February 1913. A.D. H performed the
opening ceremony of the coronation memorial Zenana
hospital for parda-nashin ladies.
The administrator, with the sanction of the governor
of Bombay, sent the minor Nawab Sahib to England
companion Sheikh Mohammed Bhai in company with
the Minor chief of Palitana under the personal
care of Mr. Owen and in March 1913, A.D.
Mr.. Rendall returned from leave and took charge
as Administrator from Mr. L. Robertson 1913. A.D.
During this time, Mr. Ismail Abrehani was the
Private Secretary to Her Highness the Ma Sahib
of the Minor Nawab Sahib.
In
1913 A.D. local Silver Kori coinage was stopped,
but the copper Dokdas at a fixed rate of exchange
for an Anna has been continued, in the interest
of the poorer classes.
In
1914 (26th April), Minor Nawab Sahib returned
from England. Afterwards he and his companion
Sheikh Mohammed Bhai were entered at the Mayor
College, December Mr. W Bladen, who had been recently
appointed as the Head Master of the BAHADUR KHANJI
was appointed as Tutor and Guardian to the Minor
Nawab Sahib.
Vazir Sahib Sheikh Bahauddin died on 14th July
(1914) and was buried in the Mausoleum built by
himself near the Mahabat Makbara.
On the 4th August (1914) war broke out between
Great Britain and Germany. Imperial War Relief
Fund was opened I the Junagadh State.
In
1916 April Minor Nawab Sahib left the Mayo College,
Ajmere and stayed at Junagadh. Special arrangements
were made for instruction in religious and Urdu,
under Mr. M.A. Fakih, the Sessions Judge of the
State, He and this companion accompanied the Administrator
in his tours to the State, and inspected and noted
everything that they saw, Minor Nawab Sahib visited
the State institution and inspected departmental
work and quarters in each Mehal.
In Feb. 1916 A.D. His Excellency Lord. Willington
G.C.I.E, Governor of Bombay, visited Junagadh.
During his stay in Junagadh, His Excellency laid
the foundation stone of the new building of the
BAHADUR KHANJI High School.
The First Session of the Kathiawar Muslim Educational
Conference was held at Junagadh in the Mahabat
Madresa compound in October (1916) under the President
ship of Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed, present Vice Chancellor
of the Muslim University , Aligarh Agent to the
Governor in Kathiawar attended the opening ceremony
of the conference. It was organized by Mr. Ghulam
Mohamed Munshi Bar-at-Law.
An
Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition were held
at Junagadh in February 1917 A.D. there were also
Fancy Fair and the Munster Lucky Bag Lottery.
The gratifying news that on New Year’s day
1st January 1918. His Imperial Majesty the King
Emperor was pleased to confer salute of thirteen
guns on His Highness the Nawab Sahib and a personal
salute of fifteen guns to the present Nawab Sahib
was received with great celebrations throughout
the State.
The construction of the Vera Val Talala section
of the Vera Val UNA Extension was completed (on
2nd April 1918).
With the cordial concurrence of the Minor Nawab
Sahib, through the Administrator, this State signified
its desire, by undertaking an annual contribution
of five lakhs of rupees to the Imperial cause
during the continuance of the War, which offer
has been great fully accepted by the Supreme Government.
The Minor Nawab Sahib and the people of the State
joyfully welcomed the close of the Great War in
the righteous triumph of the allied cause. It
was most unfortunate that the time of victory
was overclouded by other disasters in the shape
of influenza epidemic, the onset of famine etc.
With a view to celebrate the joyful occasion of
the signing of the peace treaty, December 13th,
14th, 15th and 16th were declared as general holidays.
On 31st March 1920, His Highness the Nawab Sahib
was invested with his powers and thus ended the
Administration.
The problem of Vera Val Port has several years
engaged the anxious attention of His Highness
Sir Rasul Khan, the late Nawab Sahib. So during
the administration, the harbor improvement scheme
has been begun in 1914. Up to 31st March 1918
A.D. Rs.5 lakhs were spent.
State lands are held on four different tenures.
Under the Administration, it was decided to introduce
cash assessment. In the beginning, assessment
rates had been sanctioned for a period of only
five years in 1912 A.D. and then it was fixed
for 20 years.
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