রাজকাৰ্য্য হইতে অবসর গ্রহণ » १ ১৮৯৭ সনের জানুয়ারি মাসে, ১০ মাসের ছুটি লষ্টয়া, রমেশচন্দ্র বিলাতযাত্রা করেন । ছুটি ফরাইলে তার তিনি সরকারী কৰ্ম্মে যোগদান করেন নাই,—বৎসরে হাজার পাউণ্ড পেনশনে অবসর গ্রহণ করিয়াছিলেম । তিনি যোগ্যতা ও সুনামের সহিত দীর্ঘ ২৬ বৎসর কাল উচ্চ রাজপদে অধিষ্ঠিত ছিলেন, ইচ্ছা করিলে, নিয়মানুসারে আরও ৯ বৎসর থাকিতে পারিতেন । অগ্রজকে লিখিত নিম্নোদ্ধত পত্ৰখানি • সরকারী চাকুরীর প্রতি তাতার প্রকৃত মনোভাব কতকটা পরিস্ফ .# > হইলে ;– I have received yours of the ist August. I know I an risking something by supporting the Congress party in one of their proposals, viz, the separation of the Judicial and Executive Services. The “powers that be will not be pleased with me for this, and they may even go so far as to stop my expected promotion to a pucca commissionership, giving some false reasons for it. But I am willing to risk so far. It does not matter very in uch to me whether during the next three years of my service they keep the as a firstgrade Collector, which I am, or make me a Commissioner. On the other barud, I have fe!t am iutense joy, not miere!y in serving the interests of my country, but also in making my power felt by the Indian Government. They have treated me on the whole fairly, but not with any special favour, The doors of the Secretariat have been kept closed to me, I have not been emplyed for a day in any special post, and I have seen my juniors appointed as Secretary to the Government, as Senior Secretary to the Board, as Inspector-General of Police, and in other special and highly paid appointments. I do not complain of this, but I only state these facts to show that if Government is not disposed to repose any real trust and confidence in me, I am free to utilise my powers and abilities, such as they are, to the benefit of my country in other ways. And Government will feel this when they see &
