A fresh post of Political Advisor to the Crown Representative was created, with a cabinet rank.
Employees of the political service were predominantly European, although small numbers of Indians were employed.
The large states had full legislative and judicial powers, and the role of residents would tend to be mainly diplomatic.
In smaller states, some of the legislative and judicial functions would be carried out under the guidance of the political agents, or directly by them.
[8] In addition, the rank of Agent to the Governor-General (AGG) was used for officers in charge of collections of states in a region, which were then called Agencies.