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 and is vitally interested in the social and intellectual development oi lll.‘ countrymen.

Mr. FRASK EDWIN HWY- THl‘lR. lndiatt Public Works De- pertinent, Under-Secretary to Gov- ernment ol Punjab in the Irrigation Brunch at the Public Works Depart- ment. received his training .is an engineer in the Thomas-on College. On his zippomtutt-nt to the Depart them he was posted to the Punjab Irrigation Works on May 315!. 1381. He Wits appointed Assistant litigi- neer in December ot the some tear. and became Elrﬂlllvc Engineer in February 1805. lbs present ap- pOimment dates since October lotus.

Mr. \\'ll-l.l.\.\l BANKS HWY- THER. FRJBAH Superintan mg Engineer. (‘entnil tirele. Hen- gnl. wns horn in Birmingham till the 7th February visit. llr is. the sewnd son at the Lite Henry (.u‘y- ther. who was hit a numiier nt years in the Public Works Department ol Central India and .itterwartls with the Government ot the North- West ProvinCeS. Mr. tiwyther W1: it member ol the firm of Silt-=95. Gwyther and Braitsmi belt-re he came out to India to join the Pub- lic Works Department.

Mr. “K B. Gwyther joined the Public Works Department in

November t876, and was pOSlNl Apprentice Engineer to the 3rd

Calcutta Division. He was ap-

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pointed Assistant Engineer. 3rd grade. in 1878, and to the sod grade in th‘yq. (in pus-sing his Departmental Sundnrd Examina- tion he was posted as Astaistant En- gineer. 4th (.llt‘llll-‘l Division. He had practical training in England trom April 1854 to September 18%. He was promoted to the Ist grudt- oi Assistant Engineers on jiintiary tst. 1885. and in 1888 llc’ul'u‘l' the othcc ol the Chiel Engineer, BridgH and Roads Branch. and nthciitted d5 Executive Engineer. He was placed on special dutv ill the Public Works Seen-hum in February 1890, and on 5th March trio: he was appointed an EXc- cutive Engineer. tth grade attach. ed to lll' Puliliq Works Secre' tariiit. In 1898 he was uppuinIEd Executive Engineer ttst grade) to the l'entml (ircle, which H the most important in India. t'lllllﬁlC‘ ing as it does the whole ul (lil- cutta. In r903 .\Ir. Gwyther wm appointed Supvnntending Engineer of this important Circle. He has greatly distinguished hitti- seli as an architccr during his career in the Public Works Depart ment. many of the modern public buildings of Calcutta having been designed by him. In tgo3 he was appointed a Fellow at the Calcutta L‘niversitv.

.\lr. FREDERlCH LOL‘ll HA1.- LIDAY (Captain. :ml Bath, Calcutta l'ul. Riﬂes), Olliciating Commis- Sinner oi the Calcutta Police. helongs In a lamily which has for many years been connected with India and has gained high honors and reputa- tion in the connm'. A grandan of Sir Frederick]- Halliday, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal from 1854 to :859. he IS a son of Mr. F. Myttori Halliday, late of the Indian Civil Service (one ol the last of the old llaileybury Civilians). who was Commissioner oi the Patna Dix-i. sion. and was afterwards Senior Member at the Board of Reventie

rim to his fl'lll’l’mt‘nl in 18m. Mr.

alliday was born at .‘Iozuﬂerpore in Behar. India. He was educated at Home. at Beckenhnm in Kent. and also at the well-known army school at Wimbledon. oi \lessrii Bracken- hiiry and Wynne. Coming to India in t885. Mr. F. L. Hallidny joined the Ben al Police Service in Septem. her of t t year. his first appoint-

ment being that ot Assistant Super- intendent at Bhagalpur. Passing through the sevvral grades of As-

stsunl Stitn-rititendent. he lit-came District Superintendent ot Police in June 3805. receiving his next step in April 1890. and in December root was promoted to the tourth grade of District Superintendents. [hiring his service Mr. Hallidayhas been closely connected with the Calcutta Police. as in September 1391?- he was ofﬁciating as Deputy (ammo-sinner of the Metropolitan Police Force, and on sen-r31 other occasions tinttl February :90: when he received the substantive appoint- ment. His long experience and intimate knowledge ol the Calcutta Police and their work led to his being appointed Ofﬁciating Commie» sioner in September moo. in Septem- ber 1901 and again in 1904,;tnd on the Commissioner-it Police forced- ing on leave in Was, .\Ir. nulliday had again been selected for the officiating appointment. Ex-otﬁcto lli‘ is. also appointed .1 Vﬂllt)! ol the Alipori- Jail and Presidency jail. a Memher ot the Board at Manage- ment oi the Alipore erormatory School. and ot the Committee at Management at the Government Workhouse. and has powers at a rat Class Magistrate in the 24‘ Pargannhs and is also trafﬁct'o ln-

spector ol Factories in Calcutta. evoﬁcto Visitor 0! Native and European Lunatic Asylum and