...few or usage, however, has the daughter " of a Hindoo Rajah any right of succession to the " Raj, and it is entirely out of the question that we " should...principality, at a great cost " to the public revenue.* " We agree in the unanimous opinion of your Go" vernor, and the Governor of Madras, that the " dignity...

...succeed to a raj, the home authorities, to whom the question was submitted, very properly refused to create such a right for the sole purpose of perpetuating a titular principality at an enormous sacrifice of public revenue. The title was accordingly declared to be extinct. The territorial...

...that " by no law or usage has the daughter of a Hindoo Raja any right of succession to the Raj. and it is entirely out of the question that we should...sole purpose of perpetuating a titular principality." * But what has since happened ? The claim of the senior widow to the private property has been heard...

...Directors, after observing that the daughter had no right to succeed to the Raj, remarked1 — ' that it was entirely ' out of the question that we should create...titular principality, at a great cost to the public ' revenues.' Even those who consider the existence of native states so desirable, that they would go...

...law or usage has the daughter of a Hindu Raja any right of succession to a Raj," and that it was " entirely out of the question that we should create...titular principality at a great cost to the public revenues." Such was also the view of Lord Dalhousie, who took care to observe that he was not dealing...

...no law or usage, however, has the daughter of a Hindoo Rajah any right of succession to the Raj, and it is entirely out of the question that we should...remains to express our cordial approbation of the [ *80 ] intentions you express of treating the widow, daughters, and dependants of the late Rajah with...