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1902,] S. 0. Hill —Account of late Maharaja Nubhissen Bahadur. 
performance of your mother’s obsequies.” Moharaja Nobocrishna, as 
soon as he heard the above, locked up the Treasury (then called Money 
Godown) and left the key on the table of Mr. Varelst, soliciting bim 
to remove his doubts by sending for the person who accused him 
together with one of the Members of the Council and desiring them to 
examine and receive the Cash in Balance at the Treasury, upon which 
Mr. Varelst endeavoured to pacify the Moharaja by using expressions 
of politeness and wished him to depart in the temper he came, hut 
the Moharaja said that if the Cash at the Treasury was not examined 
such measure would degrade his character. Mr. Varelst said to the 
Moharaja: “ I am well acquainted with your character and conduct, 
there is no doubt but the Cash is in the Treasury ; ” notwithstanding 
which, the Maharaja replied saying: “ As long as the Cash shall 
remain unexamined the imputation both on you and me shall increase.” 
Finding the Moharaja inflexible, Mr. Varelst sent a Counsellor to the 
Treasury who examined the Cash account and found a surplus of 7,00,000 
Rupees belonging to the Moharaja and apprized Mr. Varelst of it, who 
was very much ashamed, apologized and delivered back the key of 
the Treasury to the Moharaja, but the Moharaja declined receiving 
the key saying, when you were informed of the embezzlement on my part, 
you could disgrace me immediately by summoning and detaining me 
until you had examined and received the Company’s Treasure, but, instead 
of doing so, you have kindly preserved my character. In your absence 
no other Governor will do me so much favour, for which reason I think it 
proper to resign to you all the high and important offices of the Hon’ble 
Company, which I have the honour to hold and not to do service any 
more from this day. 
On the next day, Moharaja Nobocrishna Bahadoor removed all 
the public offices which he had in his house to Mr. Varelst, namely, 
Moonshee Dufter (Persian Secretary’s Office), Aruz Beguy Dufter (Office 
of the Individual presenting all Petitions and representing such as may 
have been made verbally), Tuhseel Dufter of 24-Pergunnahs, Collector 
Office of the District of 24-Pergunnahs, Maul Adaulut of 24-Pergunnahs 
(Financial Court of that district), Cutchery of Jota Mala (a tribunal 
trying causes relative to tribe or caste), &c., and remained unemployed, 
devoting the remainder of his days to Religion and preparing himself 
for future life. 
Moharaja Nobocrishna Bahadoor presented a valuable spot of 
ground for the erection of Saint John’s Church, the present cathedral, 
without accepting the sum of 45,000 Rupees offered by the Council for 
the same and constructed a Highway known by the name of Rajah’s Jan- 
gal or Dike from Behala near Calcutta to Coolpy—about 16 coss in 
