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sud by htﬁogfuus from the Hon. Byrnmjt-c eejeebhoy Trust Set. tlement. 1872, to a sum ol rupees ﬁve lakhs and a half.

In 1872 Mr. Byramjee created a Trust Settlement tor the benefit ol his lamilv, and in connection with it he also launched a Charity Fund. This lund amounts to Rs. 2,tz.5oo. and its income is an- nually n plied by the Trustees to- wards 0 table purposes- This excellent charitv has borne good lruit and has heen the means of bringing into existence several in] institutions.

He died at his Bombay residence. “Byramjee Hall." ngon, an the 12th Sc tember iSr.

His son,. Numb I_\' Byram- iec Jeejeebhoy. was also {or many

at: a leading public man in

mbay and held seats on the Directorate of several Jomt Stock Companies. some of which he had himself founded. He was a Justice ol the Peace. a Fellow of the Bombay University. and a leading member at the llunicipal Corpora- tion and the Sanding Committee from 1872. the 'ear in which they were establis dm to shout £888. when ill‘heulth lorcerl him to gradually retire from active lite.

Mr. hmbhoy's son. )lr. Ros. tomjce. is also a Justice ol the Peace and Honorary 'strate,n Delegate ol the Ponce hiel ﬂatnmonial Court. and so ctr-member ol the Municipal Corporation at Bombay. He is a partner in the ﬁrm ol Messrs. Byrsmjee Jecjeehhov & Co. the Agents ot the Rlpon )lnnutnc- turing Company. Limited. He is also a Director at this and some other joint Stock concerns and u member of several charitable and educational institutions.

Sir JAllSE‘l'Jl JEEJEEBHOY. Raoul. wuhomol Purse: parents in Bombay on the and November. 1852. He won ﬁrst educated at home under the able tutelage of N. B. Hamilton, Esq. lalstricnln' in 1873. he psssed the Bigot Bnomination digns from t o lphtns' tone in 1875. Ila] ' bhoylu be was then) entered government service in 18 as Assistant Collector. Salt ue Department. Alter serving in reveal districts. he succeeded to the Boroutcy in :89!

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and naturally resigned his t. Sir Jnmsetji is the recognized cad oi the Parsee community in India, and one at the leaders of the Native community. The year at

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his baronetcv ano lound him a member of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The honourable and resiousihlc position ol the Sherifl nl mlmy was held by Sir jamsetjt in 18;”.

Sir Jamsetji is a Fellow of the Bombay University. a ustice ol the Peace and an Hony. agistrate. As a delegate ol the Parser: Chicl Matrimonial Court. and us the President at the Board ol Tmstct's ol the Parser Panchayat, Sir jam. sct‘i has gained deserving popu- larity lot his interest in all mum-rs pertaining to the Wcllarc ul his own community. To be selected u a representative of Bombay at the Coronation ol His Majesty the King-Emperor. Edward VII. Was an honour at which any man might justly lcel proud. and this honour. uni tie in Itsell, was bestoch on Sir‘lnmsctji by the Government of Bombay in 1902. and mav be taken us a sure prool ot the high estim~ ution in which Sir Jamsetji is held by that Government. This note will not be complete without especial mention being madeol the Sir Jum- setji Jeejeeb oy Benevolent Insti- tution. which institution owes its origin to the phihnthroplty ol the

ﬁrst Baronet and his consort. Lad Avabai. in 184.0. The object of t institution is the education of poor and other Parsee children. and in miti ting the evils of poverty and the ' ls consequent on inﬁrmity and old age among the Pursue common. ity. The institution has branches in diﬁcrent parts of India in which the aggregate number at children taught. free at cost. is about 3,500. Sir Jnmsctji is President of this institution- As far back as 18hr}. Sir Jamsetji married Miss Gutnhi. daughter at Mr. Rustomjcc Ardeshir Warm. sincr then the worth} couple have been blessed mth one son and three daughters.

)lr. JAMSET] EE CURSETJEE jEEJEEBHUY is a grandson oi the ﬁrst intranet. Sir Jamsctji Jec'eebhuy. K.c.B.. and third sun at t emcond Baronet. Sirjnmsctjrc jeeicebhny. who died in 1377. Air. jamsstjee (Tursetjce was born in Bombay in th: year 1860, and was cdurnted at Elphinstone Coll e in that city and niatriculntc at Poona. He was lor nine years one of the leading members old this local Slunicipal Council. and is on

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Honorarﬁ') Magistrate and notice ol the once. and u Mam or ol the Poona Suburban Municipality. Mr. jamsetiee Cursetjee is also a Trustee ol the Puritan Punch: t. and a “unher- ol the Joeioeb oy