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54 as the first Mutwalli under the new order. In 1821 the property of the Trust was sold in putni tenures, the sum obtained amounting to upwards of six lacs of rupees. As the appeal of the former Mutwallis was still before the courts it was made a condition of the sale that, in the event of the case being lost, the purchase money should be restored with interest. The sum obtained was therefore invested in government security so as to be available in case of need.

The case having been finally decided in 1835, in favour of the action taken by Government, new regulations were drawn up confirming the Trust and creating the 'Mahomed Mohsin Education Endowment Fund.' The Government of India made known its decision in the following terms—

'The Governor-General in Council, deeming himself to have succeeded to the full authority and power assigned by Haji Mahomed Mohsin to the Mutwalli considers it to be entirely in his power to determine upon the appropriation of the funds, subject of course to the condition of adhering as closely as possible to the wishes of the testator in points on which they have been declared.

'Now it appears that the growing income from the Jessore estate was the only fund in the testator's contemplation, and the expenses of the Imambara, the Mutwalli's allowances, with the pensions and establishment, are charges specifically