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416 expenditure. I was shown that the Hind u Ta hsi ld a r 455 of Batala, before whom the matter was pending, had been transferred and his place was taken by a Muslim. Along with this vision there were some indications that presaged my victory. I related this vision immediately to those present—one of whom was Khw a jah Jam a l-ud-D i n, Inspector of Schools, Jammu and Kashmir, and there were many others. Thereafter the Hind u Ta hsi ld a r was suddenly transferred and his place was taken by Miy a ń T a j-ud-D i n as Ta hsi ld a r of Batala. He made an honest inquiry and sent his report to Mr. Dixon, Deputy Commissioner Gurd a spur. By a happy co-incidence, he too was an intelligent and just official. He recorded an order to the effect that: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the head of a well-known sect and I do not have any doubt about his integrity. . . He accepted my objection and exempted me from any tax and closed the file of the case. 456 [Nuz ul u l-M as ih , pp. 228–229, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 18, pp. 606, 607] 1898 I had, by nature, a retiring disposition and did not take happily to meeting people, which bore heavily on me. My father was disappointed in me because of this and considered that I was like a guest in the house requiring only board and lodging and realized that I preferred to be left alone and was not happy in the company of people. He admonished me sharply over this and counselled me, day and night, openly and in secret, to try to make material progress and directed my attention to worldly attractions, 455 Officer in charge of a revenue subdivision. [Publishers] 456 On September, 17 1898 income tax exemption was granted. [Mirz a Bash i r Ahmad]