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7. There are 2-61 Mahomedans employed in the Forest Department as per Table E. Of
these, three are employed on salaries of R30 and upwards, as shown in Table F :—
TABLE E.
Forest Department.
Nasik ...... . ... 62
Khandesh ......... 14,4
Nagar
Satara .......... 33
Sholapur ......... 16
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TABLE F.
Forest Department. R
1 on 150
1 on 80
1 on . 40
8. The number of Mahomedans employed in inferior grades is, it will be seen, large,
and can bear just comparison with that of other classes. But, on the other hand, the number
employed on salaries of R30 and upwards is but small. This is due not to any unwillingness
on the part of officers to employ’Mahomedans, but to the fact that, as a body Mahomedans, are •
not educated, and too often when they are educated they have only learnt the Hindustani or
Persian languages which cannot by any possible chance fit them for employment in a Presi-
dency where Marathi, Gujerathi, and Canarese are the chief languages spoken, and thelan-
sruagesin which all vernacular official work is conducted.
■O’ O
9. In my opinion it is to be deeply regretted that encouragement is given to the establish-
ment of so many Hindustani schools. If such schools are established, the qualification to enter
them should be a previous knowledge of the vernacular of the district.
From H. N. B. Erskine, Esq., Commissioner in Sind, to His Excellency the Governor in Council, Bombay,—
No. 1379, dated Karachi, the 2nd August 1882.
I have the honour to submit the information called for by Your Excellency on the subject
of the number of Mahomedans who are employed in Sind in the offices under my control.
2. Being under the impression that a separate reference had been made to the Judicial
Commissioner, I did not at first call for details regarding the judicial branch of the public
service from him, and consequently the figures I now give do not include this department, re-
garding which a supplementary return will be forwarded when ready.
3. The statements 1 now submit show conclusively, so far as Sind is concerned, that
Mahomedans have no grounds for complaining that they do not get a fair share of valuable
appointments, or for asserting that they are shut out from the public service. Some branches
of the service seem more popular with them than others, but in all they are well represented,
except in the judicial, and at present no Mahomedan is a Subordinate Judge.
4. In what may be called the General Department, including Revenue, the most valuable
appointments are those of (]) Deputy Collector, (2) Daftardars, (3) Mukhtyarkars; of these, in
the case of the first, 35 per cent, are held by Mahomedans, in the case of the second, 25 per
cent., and in the case of the third, 53 per cent.
5. If we turn to the Police Establishments, it appears that out of 16 Inspectors, 14 are
Mahomedans, or 87 per cent. While all the Sub-Inspectors (these are only three) are Maho-
medans, and the same predominance of Mahomedans is observable in the lower grades of the
force.
6. In the Registration Department, Mahomedans are also well represented. Out of 31
special Sub-Registrars 26 belong to this creed, while of ex-officio Sub-Registrars, 2 out of
21 are of the same religion.
7. In the Salt Department again, none of the Superintendents are Mahomedans, but 50
per cent, of the Assistant Superintendents are, also 50 per cent, of the Inspectors, and 75 per
cent, of the Sub-Inspectors.
8. So in the Educational Department; out of three appointments of Deputy Educational
Inspectors, one is held by a Mahomedan, the appointment of Sindhi Translator to the Depart-
ment is held by a gentleman of the same persuasion, while of the higher class of schoolmasters
—under which term I include all drawing salaries of over R30 per mensem—56 per cent, are
Mahomedans.
9. It is needless to pursue this method of treatment further. What I have stated above
sufficiently proves that in Sind the Mahomedans have retained a share—and a very large share-
of all the better classes of appointments.
7. There are 2-61 Mahomedans employed in the Forest Department as per Table E. Of
these, three are employed on salaries of R30 and upwards, as shown in Table F :—
TABLE E.
Forest Department.
Nasik ...... . ... 62
Khandesh ......... 14,4
Nagar
Satara .......... 33
Sholapur ......... 16
261
TABLE F.
Forest Department. R
1 on 150
1 on 80
1 on . 40
8. The number of Mahomedans employed in inferior grades is, it will be seen, large,
and can bear just comparison with that of other classes. But, on the other hand, the number
employed on salaries of R30 and upwards is but small. This is due not to any unwillingness
on the part of officers to employ’Mahomedans, but to the fact that, as a body Mahomedans, are •
not educated, and too often when they are educated they have only learnt the Hindustani or
Persian languages which cannot by any possible chance fit them for employment in a Presi-
dency where Marathi, Gujerathi, and Canarese are the chief languages spoken, and thelan-
sruagesin which all vernacular official work is conducted.
■O’ O
9. In my opinion it is to be deeply regretted that encouragement is given to the establish-
ment of so many Hindustani schools. If such schools are established, the qualification to enter
them should be a previous knowledge of the vernacular of the district.
From H. N. B. Erskine, Esq., Commissioner in Sind, to His Excellency the Governor in Council, Bombay,—
No. 1379, dated Karachi, the 2nd August 1882.
I have the honour to submit the information called for by Your Excellency on the subject
of the number of Mahomedans who are employed in Sind in the offices under my control.
2. Being under the impression that a separate reference had been made to the Judicial
Commissioner, I did not at first call for details regarding the judicial branch of the public
service from him, and consequently the figures I now give do not include this department, re-
garding which a supplementary return will be forwarded when ready.
3. The statements 1 now submit show conclusively, so far as Sind is concerned, that
Mahomedans have no grounds for complaining that they do not get a fair share of valuable
appointments, or for asserting that they are shut out from the public service. Some branches
of the service seem more popular with them than others, but in all they are well represented,
except in the judicial, and at present no Mahomedan is a Subordinate Judge.
4. In what may be called the General Department, including Revenue, the most valuable
appointments are those of (]) Deputy Collector, (2) Daftardars, (3) Mukhtyarkars; of these, in
the case of the first, 35 per cent, are held by Mahomedans, in the case of the second, 25 per
cent., and in the case of the third, 53 per cent.
5. If we turn to the Police Establishments, it appears that out of 16 Inspectors, 14 are
Mahomedans, or 87 per cent. While all the Sub-Inspectors (these are only three) are Maho-
medans, and the same predominance of Mahomedans is observable in the lower grades of the
force.
6. In the Registration Department, Mahomedans are also well represented. Out of 31
special Sub-Registrars 26 belong to this creed, while of ex-officio Sub-Registrars, 2 out of
21 are of the same religion.
7. In the Salt Department again, none of the Superintendents are Mahomedans, but 50
per cent, of the Assistant Superintendents are, also 50 per cent, of the Inspectors, and 75 per
cent, of the Sub-Inspectors.
8. So in the Educational Department; out of three appointments of Deputy Educational
Inspectors, one is held by a Mahomedan, the appointment of Sindhi Translator to the Depart-
ment is held by a gentleman of the same persuasion, while of the higher class of schoolmasters
—under which term I include all drawing salaries of over R30 per mensem—56 per cent, are
Mahomedans.
9. It is needless to pursue this method of treatment further. What I have stated above
sufficiently proves that in Sind the Mahomedans have retained a share—and a very large share-
of all the better classes of appointments.