1904.] 
To 
G. N. Dutt— History of the Hafwa Ray. 
219 
E. A. Samuells, Esq. 
Co mmissioner of Revenue , Patna Division . 
Chupra, March 18th , 1858. 
Sir, 
I beg to report for your information tlie death of Maharaja 
Cliutterdharee Shaliee of Hutwa, which took place on the afternoon of 
the 16th instant at Hutwa. 
Throughout the crisis which has lately passed, the deceased Rajah 
proved himself a staunch ally of the British Government; his loyalty 
was never for one moment doubted, and from the very outset of the 
rebellion, the whole of his resources were placed at the disposal of the 
authorities in this district for the preservation of peace and order. 
The pergannah in the vicinity of Hutwa, as you are no doubt aware, 
adjoins the Gorackpore District, and yet when that District had been 
temporarily abandoned to anarchy and rapine, not a village on the 
Saran side of the boundary became the scene of disorder. 
By the decease of the Raja of Hutwa Government has lost a truly 
loyal subject. 
I have, etc. 
(Sd.) R. J. Richardson, 
Ojfg. Collector of Saran. 
To 
The Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Calcutta. 
Dated 22nd January, 1858. 
Sir, 
I have the honor to forward herewith a translation of an urzee ad¬ 
dressed to me by Koomar Rajendro Pro tap Shahee together with its 
enclosures; and two Khureetas, one for the Governor-General, the 
other for the Lieutenant-Governor. 
2. Rajendro Protap Shahee represents that he has obtained Certi¬ 
ficate of the Civil Court under Act XX of 1841, and that the petition 
of his uncles has been rejected ; he prays therefore that he may be 
vested with the usual hhilat, and that the title of Maharaja may be 
conferred on him. 
3. It is no doubt possible, though I think not probable, that the 
Tincle3 may succeed in obtaining a reversal of the Judge’s order and 
procuring a partition of the property. But the succession to the Raj 
is a matter quite apart. It rests with the Lieutenant-Governor to 
bestow the title on whom he pleases. There can be no ground for bestow¬ 
ing it on either of the two uncles who claim a share of the property, 
