Baroda Administration Report 1906-07

On the occasion of His Highness'3 landing at Bombay on the 17th he was received at the Apollo Bender by the Collector of Bombay in the absence of the Under Secretary to Government in the Political Department. [...] An elaborate programme of festivities was prepared by the Central Jubilee Commemoration Committee at Baroda and the same with changes to suit local convenience was followed in all the mofussii towns and villages_In the city of Baroda the celebrations commenced with the firing of a salute of 21 guns and prayers for the long life of the Maharaja in churches of all denominations early in the morn [...] The afternoon was occupied in feeding the poor the sick and the inmates of the Lunatic Asylum and in the distribution of sweet-meats to school children and the birth-day Darbar was held at the same time in the Laxmi Vilas Palace. [...] When the procession reached the public offices near the Kothi the enthusiasm of the students and the public reached its climax and the carriage of the Maharaja was with his permission unyoked and drawn by the students. [...] Of measures pending final enactment at the close of the year mention may be made of the Encumbered Estates Bill the Government Management of Private Estates Bill the Court Fees Bill an.d the one to revise the Code of Criminal Procedure.