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 also (ti-afﬁrm President oi the Boiler Commission and rx-oﬂlrt'o President oi the Albert Victor Leper Asylum. During the great Durhar at Delhi in 1002.3 Mr. Halliday was on special duty,— the supervision oi the erection ol the large camp oi His Honour the Lieutenattttiovernor oi B e n g a I. the general charge at it being en- trusted to him. When enjoying a well-earned holiday at Home in I003, Mr. Halliday'h interest in his proiessional career. induced hitn to study the Working oi the London Metropolitan Police Force. as also those oi Liwrpool and Mant‘hestt'r. For this purpose he was placed on special duty in England irom tst Septt'mlwr to 3rst October

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too}. and was greatly normed by Mr. E. R. Henry. now Chiei oi the Metropolitan Police (London). whilst the broader BXpCI‘ICIICC thus gained has been of much use to Mr. Halliday in the carrying out at his responsible duties in Calcutta. Mr. Halliday is a keen Volunteer and is Captain oi H (‘ompanv (Police), 2nd Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Riﬂes. and is also a vcrv popular member oi Calcutta society;. to had conferred on him during the visit of H. R. H. the Prince Wales the decoration oI M. V. 0.

Mr. ALFRED GEORGE HAR- RISON. Examiner of Accounts. I’. W. 0.. Bengal. was horn at Cape

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Town. South Africa. on 28th June “‘53. Ht: is lllt.‘ son at the late W. II. Hartiwu who was in the service oi the Honourable East India (‘otnpany and was a Judge at Bombay. Mr. Hart‘imn was educated at tho Roval Engineering ('ollr‘ge, ('oolurs Hill, and joined the I’nlnlic Vorks Department In 1870. He arrived in India in Novwnlwr 187i) and was. posted to Iiurma as Auﬁistant Engineer. In who hc wa~ appointed to the tst tirade oi Assistant Engineers and oihriatcd as Exwutiw Engineo. He m-rVed in the Public “'urks Secretariat. Rangoon. and Was tran‘ierrvd to the Act‘ountﬁ Esta!» lishniunt in August 1881. He was appointed to the other oi Iixamlncr oi Provincial Railway Accounts. and in 1882 he was posted to the ofﬁce oi Examiner OI l’. W. Accounts. North-“'05! Provinces and Ondh. in August 1885 he was appointed I‘ll-poly Examiner oi the Imperial State Railway Accounts. In 1886 Mr. Harrison was transit-trad to Bomhay. and in May of the «ante year was promoted to be Do: uty Examiner oi the rat Grade. )n return from furlough in 1888 he was appoint- ed to the oifice oi Gowrnment Examincr 0! Accounts. East Indian Railway. In June 1880 he joined the oilice oi Examiner at Public Works Accounts. Bengal. and in May tRoI was appointed Examiner. 4th Claus. 3rd tirade. In Starch 1802 he was appointed Examiner at Na ur and ofﬁciated as Govern- ment anminer oi Accounts, Bengal. Nagpur Railway. in addition to his own duties. from Ist Se )Itimllt‘f to 20th Navember 1892. In 1893 he acted as Examiner, P. W. Accounts. In Rajputana and Central India till x896. and in r897. on return from Ieaw, he was transient-d to the not". Provinces and udh temporarily [or famine Work. In December 18o7 he was transicrred to the oilice ol the Accountant- (ioneral. l’. W. D.. where he acted an Assistant Accountant-(iene-ral. In thrill he was appointed to the otiice oi the Examiner of Militarv Accounts. and in tooo to the oilice oi Examiner oi P. W. Accmtnts. Madras. Itt ctolwr up”, on retuni from leave. Mr. Harrison was pmth to the oﬂice ol Examiner ol Accouan, P. W. 0.. Bengal.

While at Cooper; Hill. Mr. Har- rison was. an enthusiastic Volun- teer. and he has acted as Paynuster oi the Nagpur Volunteers.

During furlough in 191:3 he lec- tured on accounts to the R. I. E. College. (mtwrs Hill.

Mr. ERNEST BIXFIEIJ) llAVELL. Princt oi oi the Govern- ment School oi . rt. Calcutta. was horn in England in that. He was educated at Rratling School and the Rom] College oi Art. South Ken- stngton. and is an Associate R.('.A. Mr. Haw-II came out to India In 1884. His first appointment was to the Southern Presudencv as Supt-rim tcndcnt ol the Madras School ol Art. when: he continued tor eight

years. resigning at the end oi that time. He then worde lor [our years in France and in Italv and was appointed to the Calcutta School oI Art in 1896. Mr. Havell has exhibited sculpture at the Royal Academy. London, and painting at the Royal Academy. Co a- ha en. and at private Exhibitions in iondon Galleries. He lias written la rely oi the Arts and Industries oi ndia. and his articles on lndmn Art have been rinterl m the English Review. " ie Nineteenth Century and Aiter." He has also published a "Hand-hook to Agra and the Tai.” and “ Bcnares. the Sacred City." giving sketches oi ilindn lite and religion. .\Ir. Havel]