▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁finally ▁extended ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁resident ▁had ▁suggested ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Ber th on ▁continued ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁injury , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁wished ▁him ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁even ▁when ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁fully ▁fit . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁disag re ed ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁retain ▁Ber th on . ▁As ▁a ▁comprom ise , ▁Ber th on ▁remained ▁in ▁N aw an agar ▁but ▁in ▁an ▁ost ens ibly ▁more ▁low ly ▁position ; ▁in ▁return , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁given ▁more ▁out ward ▁displays ▁of ▁favour , ▁including ▁the ▁upgrad ing ▁ ▁of ▁N aw an agar ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 3 - gun ▁sal ute ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁its ▁l ia ison ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁Furthermore , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁personally ▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 5 - gun ▁sal ute ▁and ▁officially ▁granted ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Mah ar aja . ▁Ber th on ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁but ▁remained ▁close ▁to ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁N aw an agar ' s ▁fin ances ▁were ▁improved ▁further ▁by ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁port ▁at ▁Bed i . ▁Enc ou rag ed