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for Mr. Faridoonji as Private and Political 9&ret-
ary and for my uncle, Nawab Emad Jun^^l
Home Secretary. I was also Honorary Secre-
tary to the Victoria Memorial Fund of which the
Resident was the President. All this may have
helped to give Mr. Walker a correct notion of my
status among officials; and I found that he was
willing to place me on important committees and
commissions from time to time. In 1904 there
was an important commission appointed to enquire
into certain charges brought against some of the
Samctfthans for having unlawfully withheld the
amounts periodically due to the State. I presided
over this commission, went through all the cases
one after another, and wrote a report that may
have helped him and the Government to come
to the right decision. I have reason to believe
that Mr. Walker appreciated my assistance in
this and other matters.
A proposal had been made to introduce legis-
lation regarding our currency and coinage, and
bills were to be submitted to the Legislative
Council for the purpose. While they were under
examination by Mr. Walker, the Prime Minister
suggested to him that it might be helpful
if he availed himself of the legal advice of
certain officials, amongst whom I was one. Mr.
Walker may or may not have liked the idea, but
he did not wish to go against the Minister's wishes,
so it came about that I had the opportunity of
meeting him frequently for consultation. Some-
times he would send me a note asking me to have