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CHAPTER XVI.
Rs. 72,50,388, besides thirty lakhs worth of government paper
converted'into War Loan by the Darbar.
The State also made valuable gifts of material to the war in
the shape of engines, tents, carpets, etc., besides procuring horses and
mules for war purposes. Twenty horses valued at Rs. 5,651 were
given to the army free of cost: 30 mules ami 104 camels were
supplied on payment and 217 camels and 14 ponies were procured at
very short notice for use by the Railway authorities in Mesopotamia.
Animals which died in service in Mesopotamia were replaced at an
expenditure of Rs. 45,000.
The total war contributions of the State are thus represented
by the following figures :—
Men . ... ... 4,000.
Money ... ... 6 lakhs of rupees.
Investments ... ... 1 crore of rupees.
Chamba.
The State of Chamba, also in the Punjab, has an area of 3,216
square miles and a population of 134,251. The history of the State,
which was founded by a Rajput Chief of the Solar Dynasty, dates
back to the fifth century A. D. Surrounded on almost every side
by lofty impassable mountain-ranges, the State maintained its
independence for a long time in the earlier periods of Indian History
and capitulated only in the times of the final Moghul conquest of
India. The State came under British influence in 1846. The
present Rider of the State is His Highness Raja Sir Bhure Singh,
K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., who was born in 1869 and succeeded as Ruler of the
State in 1904.
The State recruited 499 combatants for the Indian Army and
there were 27 casualties among them. The cash contributions of the
State amounted to Rs. 2,68,641, of which Rs. 1,50,000 were a
contribution to the General War Fund. The State invested
Rs. 3,83,600 in the two War Loans. Among materials supplied for
war purposes was a quantity of two thousand man nds of potatoes
CHAPTER XVI.
Rs. 72,50,388, besides thirty lakhs worth of government paper
converted'into War Loan by the Darbar.
The State also made valuable gifts of material to the war in
the shape of engines, tents, carpets, etc., besides procuring horses and
mules for war purposes. Twenty horses valued at Rs. 5,651 were
given to the army free of cost: 30 mules ami 104 camels were
supplied on payment and 217 camels and 14 ponies were procured at
very short notice for use by the Railway authorities in Mesopotamia.
Animals which died in service in Mesopotamia were replaced at an
expenditure of Rs. 45,000.
The total war contributions of the State are thus represented
by the following figures :—
Men . ... ... 4,000.
Money ... ... 6 lakhs of rupees.
Investments ... ... 1 crore of rupees.
Chamba.
The State of Chamba, also in the Punjab, has an area of 3,216
square miles and a population of 134,251. The history of the State,
which was founded by a Rajput Chief of the Solar Dynasty, dates
back to the fifth century A. D. Surrounded on almost every side
by lofty impassable mountain-ranges, the State maintained its
independence for a long time in the earlier periods of Indian History
and capitulated only in the times of the final Moghul conquest of
India. The State came under British influence in 1846. The
present Rider of the State is His Highness Raja Sir Bhure Singh,
K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., who was born in 1869 and succeeded as Ruler of the
State in 1904.
The State recruited 499 combatants for the Indian Army and
there were 27 casualties among them. The cash contributions of the
State amounted to Rs. 2,68,641, of which Rs. 1,50,000 were a
contribution to the General War Fund. The State invested
Rs. 3,83,600 in the two War Loans. Among materials supplied for
war purposes was a quantity of two thousand man nds of potatoes