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Fasli the question of the succession to the Anagondi gadi came before your Highness’s Government. Although some of the officials of your Highness’s Government were opposed to the measure, your Highness was graciously pleased to save the old gadi from extinction by recognising me as the head of the samasthan. In carrying out your Highness’s orders the Minister saddled the samasthan with an annual peisheush of Rs, 10,000. I represented that this peisheush was against precedent as the samasthan was never in the habit of paying any since its transfer to your Highness in 1601. The samesthun was however placed under attachment and the Subedhar of the Southern Division directed to visit Amagondi and report on its finances, The Subedhar after due inquiry reported that the samasthan was not in a position to pay any peisheush, Upon this the Minister increased the peisheush from 10,006 to Rs. 18,800 annually with retrospective effect and demanded immediate payment of three yours’ peisheush, I requested the Subedhar by telegram to allow me to manage the samasthan till the end of that year 1299 Fash, pending a representation to your Highness. This the Subedhar declined to do. Mr. Dunlop next visited Anagondi and reported to the Minister the utter ‘inability’ of the samasthan to pay any peisheush. This report had no effect. In April 1290, I submitted a representation to your Highness through the Private Secretary, Nawab [Umadu-ul-Mulk, The Nawal although repeatedly requested to obtain your Highness’s orders, does not seem to have placed my representation before your Highness. On the last occasion the Nawab told my counsel that he might go to the Resident for redress, In 1205 lash and subsequently my mother Rant Kuppumana borrowed from Bansi Raja certain movies, the repayment of which was secured to him by means of annual payments from the revenue of Korgat and Sangameshwar, two of my private Inam villages. Bansi Raja having disregarded my frequent demands for a statement of accounts, the further payment of instalments was stopped. Upon this Bansi Raja, with the assistance of Intesar Jung, took forcible possession of the villages. All my letters to the Revenue
