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 R. N. Hensley, J.P., Chairman 01 the Metropolitan Asylum Board. London.

Mr. HARRY NELSON HESEL- TINE. Asst.~St-crctary tothe Gm" crnment ot India. Finance Depart- ment. joined the service in April
 * 88! and held vnnom appoint-

merits until August than. when l e was ap tnted to the above post. Kr. Hes-e tine is graded as an oﬂicer in Class I" ol the Enrolled List of the Financial Department.

Mr. JOHN CHARLES HEWITT was born in London. on 20th Sep. tember 1862. and was educated at Old Hall College. Hertlordshin'.

Durham, and the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill. having also received a practical training in England on the con- struciion oi the thdley and Pendleton Ratio-av. He joined the Public “(irks Department. Ben- gal. in Novemler 188a and was rated as Assistant Engineer. 2nd

radc. to tlze Calcutta Division. passe irzg his Prolcssionzil Examination in Septuul'tr 1887. He acted in the sane catntit ' in estate. Haunti- hr h and (hot: .‘ag ur. and in 1 Agnes appointed tot e tst (Bride ol uisiant Engineers. Passin his Detartitental hxamtnation in lay 1892. Mt. Hewitt was appointed to the Eastern Sane Divisionmnd went on Itnlough in regs. On his return he was posted to the Althoyapada-

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Jaj ur Division. where he ofﬁciated as xeeutivc Engineer. 3rd Grade. and m 1897 was amounted Eise- cutive Engineer. rd tirade. per- manent. and in he ary moo was posted to the Dacca Din-non. In addition to his own duties he held charge ot the 031cc ot Inspector of World. Fzstem Circle. trom Octo~ her too" to janoary toot. ohtmn- mg his apiointment as Inspector oI “'orks c that Circle on the 15th January rcpt. Mr. Hevntt was con- tinned as Executive Engineer. 2nd Grade, on the :4th February root. and in 1903 took privilege leave. combined with furlough. {or eight months. He nos appointed l'ndcr- Secretary. P. W. D. (Roads and Buildings). in January nm.

The Hon. Sir. JOHX PRESCOTT HEWETT.C.S.I.. C.I.E.. nits born at Barkham, Kent, England. on August 25th. 1854. He istheeldest son of the Rev. John Hewett. He was educated at “Winchester Col- lege and Balliol College. Oxford. In 1875 he entered the Indian Civil Service. and arrived in India in 1877. Mr. Hewett first served in the North-“hum Provinces and Oudh as Awntant Magistrate and Collector, and .krtsistam (‘om- mist-sinner. In "48,; he was placed in charge ol the I imperial Gazetteer and in the iollowing year he acted as Assistant Arumntantdiem-ral. In April t8“... he um appointed Junior Secretary to the Board nI Revenue. He ot‘l’icinted as Under. Secreth to the Cuivernment 0! India. Home Department, in :881). and was Cmiﬁrmcd in this nppoitib ment in August “‘87. During 1888 and 159:. Mr. He‘vtt ofﬁciated to Private Secrrtnrv to the Vice. my nl India. In March 1890, he acted as Secretary to the Govern— ment 01 India. Horn.- Dc xirtmenl. and in the same year he Iled the important position at Otﬁctattng Census Commissioner lot India. For his distinguished service:- he re- moved the C. l. E. decoration in May 189:. In 1893 Mr. HeWett was appointed Deputy Comniis. sinner. and during that year he served as Secretary to the Royal Commission on Opium. In April 189... he was appointed a Magi:- trnte and Collector. and in Decem- ber 1895 he recrived the appoint- ment ol Secretary to the hour!»

ment of India. Hattie Dcputment‘ In December t898. Mr. Hewett received the decoration of the C. S. I. for his services. In the same year he was appointed a member ol the Plague Commission. Mr. Hewett then nthu'nted as Chit-I C ommissioner oi the Central Pro- vinces. and in Nowth 1903113: was continued in this very im- portant iosition. He acted as tem- porary ember ol the Governor- Gcncral's Council from August to December 1904. and in December 1904 he received the appointment to the new post created by

hard Curzon—the direction ol the Department oi Commerce and In- dustry. For many years the grow-

ing importance til the tommerce oi Indiu made it an increasingly difficult problem [or the Government to grapple with tho many issues raised. It was realised that the only way to meet the difficulty and adequately deal with the important claims oi the business community was to create it new Department in which business matters could he locum-d. Lord Curran. with his characteristic energv. set. about establishing this new partmcnt. but he was keenly alive to the Incl that its succeca Would largely be due. to the man who was en- trusted with the very considerable task of Iauntthin it and directing it, energies in Itt' right direction. Under the control at n pcrtunctory